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Proper-Ad4006 t1_jdst2hl wrote

Reply to comment by cr777cr in YTT in RVA? by cr777cr

They already started their spring training and they said on their Instagram that it will be the only training they do this year :(

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shalomfromus t1_jdsl7fb wrote

Reply to Towing at the VCU 7/11 by Allkin06

Or, OR, just hear me out here: people could just follow the rules posted on the signs. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Sure, it sucks. But there’s no amount of time that is appropriate to park there if you’re not going in to 7/11. If you park there and don’t go into 7/11, why is that anybody else’s fault?

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We3dmanreturns t1_jdshlir wrote

Reply to Towing at the VCU 7/11 by Allkin06

Gotta be a spotter watching the lot if they’re coming that quick, in some states and cities spotters are illegal but I’m too lazy to figure out if that’s the case in VA.

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I_Got_A_Truck t1_jdsh6b8 wrote

Reply to comment by Allkin06 in Towing at the VCU 7/11 by Allkin06

If there are signs and people are parking there anyway to go to a different business, it’s the tow company’s job to tow them. If anyone is being the parasite in this case, it is the person knowingly parking in the spots designated for 711’s customers.

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RVAGuywithNoID t1_jdsgc7q wrote

Reply to comment by Allkin06 in Towing at the VCU 7/11 by Allkin06

How do you know it's never full? Are you literally watching it 24/7? Not saying you're wrong but there could be times when it is full (like lunch/dinner hour) and you just never see it.

I don't agree with a grace period. The signs are clear. Parking is for customers of 7-11 only. If they give an inch assholes will take a mile and ruin it for others. They have to be consistent. If the parking really is what you say it is though, all the more reason why Christian's could pay for the use of a few spots.

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Allkin06 OP t1_jdsdak5 wrote

Reply to comment by RVAGuywithNoID in Towing at the VCU 7/11 by Allkin06

Im replying to your additional comment.

It's literally half full at any given time. Let's say a customer runs into Christians for 5 minutes to get food, then the tow truck driver comes and takes up three spots just towing the car....you could argue they are actually making it worse taking up multiple spots to tow the car. Maybe a compromise from the tow company would be a small grace period at the very least... but that wouldn't make them money, and we all know that's what it's all about.

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RulerOfTheRest t1_jdsd2m0 wrote

Reply to comment by Allkin06 in Towing at the VCU 7/11 by Allkin06

Years ago, the 7-Eleven were more lenient with folks parking there for short periods to hit one of the other establishments, they even had a couple of spots where servers at the Village could park. But it started getting abused, the parking lot was always full with folks not going into the 7-Eleven, and that's when they introduced the zero-tolerance policy. I think the abuse escalated when VCU turned the parking lot across the street into dorms. As for the handicap patron, there is a reserved spot for HC placards in front of the Village, and I believe a couple more along Grace not far from Christian's...

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Allkin06 OP t1_jdsbqii wrote

Reply to comment by RVAGuywithNoID in Towing at the VCU 7/11 by Allkin06

Oh for sure, there are several signs. Typically those signs are meant to discourage prolonged parking in my personal experience. If you're there for a long time (let's say a long time is 10 minutes) I totally get it, you're congesting the lot and it becomes a problem. It's the way they go about it, with the tow truck driver just sitting there for hours parked around the corner just waiting for unsuspecting victims. It really rubs me the wrong way.

It would be nice if Christians had some parking spots though I do agree with you there!

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RVAGuywithNoID t1_jdsav8w wrote

Reply to Towing at the VCU 7/11 by Allkin06

Maybe Christian's should pay the owner of 7-11 for the use of a couple of the spots if so many of their customers are parking there?

Tow truck drivers are parasites sure and I'm certainly not defending them but the signs in that lot are very clear. They're for 7-11 customers only. Not Christian's. If you're parking there to go anywhere else, you're FA and FO.

If all the spots are full from customers going elsewhere and someone pulls in to go to 7-11 and can't find a spot, 7-11 just lost a sale and that's not fair to them when they own the lot for their customers.

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