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IamSauerKraut t1_irispdm wrote
What do you expect from cheap mitsubishi autos?
WangnanJahad t1_irj38pl wrote
Blaming everyone and everything but the driver for their idiocy is the Maine way of life.
IamSauerKraut t1_irj526q wrote
Mitsubishi automobiles have long been known to be cheap and prone to sudden equipment failure - goes at least as far back as the Cordia-L line.
dr_cl_aphra t1_irj53we wrote
Just how…
Way2L8AND1 t1_irj7vfc wrote
They should make it yellow with a big STOP si......... Oh....... Hmmmmmm....
Present_Assistant_60 t1_irj822p wrote
That’s every Walmart every State
raynedanser t1_irj8kig wrote
Those poor posts.
Or is it the clientele? Like maybe consistently people who should no longer be driving?
Alibutts1983 t1_irj8sog wrote
I will never understand this…like, HOW DO YOU NOT SEE THIS POLE?! I’m baffled that these people are allowed to drive 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Imagine_Gravity_0007 t1_irjoptp wrote
Better a pole then a person...
thanksdeer t1_irjp1qj wrote
Its happened at least 3 times this year at this specific walmart iirc
Fit_Photograph_5239 t1_irjp381 wrote
Why is it that people turn completely retarded in this particular parking lot?
Puzzleheaded_Bid1579 t1_irjpl7k wrote
Lmao I was just there
Present_Assistant_60 t1_irjpoql wrote
AtariHeavy26 t1_irjsaop wrote
It jumped right out in front of them.
IndecisiveKitten t1_irjswmi wrote
These are my words exactly EVERY time this happens - people on Facebook are always like "why don't they just get rid of them?!"
Because if they can't see a fluorescent yellow cement pole how the hell do you think they're going to see a pedestrian walking in that same spot?!
DidDunMegasploded t1_irjv5jd wrote
He tried to cut corners and got his corner cut.
Or in this case...kinda looks like it sliced.
DidDunMegasploded t1_irjv9it wrote
Aha, oh no...this one is infamous for this specific pole.
The amount of accidents that have happened there I can't count on two hands.
DidDunMegasploded t1_irjvfcv wrote
Couldn't have picked a better adjective to use than the ableist slur, huh?
I'll mark you down on my Ableist List regardless. Thanks for outing yourself. Didn't think we'd get an addition today!
Lieutenant_Joe t1_irjyn6j wrote
This one in particular literally has its own Facebook page. Exclusively for posts like this.
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smokinLobstah t1_irjzqti wrote
Texting.
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katinthehat26 t1_irk066b wrote
I love how the guy in the middle had to get a R-E-A-L close look. Ayuh. Think you got a post in your wheel well there, bub.
riefpirate t1_irk0wvq wrote
Well she stopped .
saigonk t1_irk2jb1 wrote
No idea, its like a magnet for stupid drivers.
Entropy_Greene t1_irk6se3 wrote
I’m here probably once or twice a week and I always miss the good stuff.
kintokae t1_irk7vyc wrote
I bet this post won’t age well.
MOM_COME_WIPE_ME t1_irk8l49 wrote
Lol Maine is awesome
grc207 OP t1_irk9b1i wrote
I think they were all trying to free it up before the cops came. It didn’t work.
grc207 OP t1_irk9ftj wrote
This particular pole guards ADA parking. Imagine if that were a wheelchair van instead of the post?
Ran_0ut_of_time t1_irka2tt wrote
Was this today, Gdog? 😜
grc207 OP t1_irkaasr wrote
It was a fortuitous trip to Wally World for me today.
NuXboxwhodis t1_irke2op wrote
Dude how does this keep happening I genuinely do not understand
flabbergasted-528 t1_irke35d wrote
Theres an idea. Maybe its a giant magnet under that yellow paint. Lol
Pisces42 t1_irke7d4 wrote
The boat ramp at the lower town dock in SWH should have it's own fb page too. 😂
urlocaldesi t1_irkerg4 wrote
I was going to ask if there’s a running tally of this pole v. cars in this particular parking lot, this year alone. I feel like we’ve seen at least 5 this year, if not more.
raynedanser t1_irkfcpr wrote
I see what you did there.
therealwolfe1982 t1_irkgbub wrote
Oh it’s the clientele…that’s my Walmart and trust me. Right during covid I was in line (15-20 minute minimum wait while various checks, cards and EBT get denied, items are put back, etc etc) and this woman walks too close to the woman behind me in line and the woman behind me goes “six feet, BITCH” and then holy hell here we go…SMFH. If LA is the armpit of Maine, and it is, the Auburn Walmart is the longest, curliest, skankiest hair in that armpit. Stay away!
Lieutenant_Joe t1_irkh8hx wrote
I honestly think Rumford-Mexico is way worse than Lewiston-Auburn, which is a distant third (Augusta’s pretty bad too)
GlockInMyVW t1_irkhg5f wrote
What happened at the Biddeford one?
FleekAdjacent t1_irkisz8 wrote
I can’t speak about this particular person, but it’s a good idea to remember that in general, people are driving around after successive bouts of brain damage. The shit I’ve seen on the roads in the last year is a good indication that a lot of people aren’t even aware of the world around them.
We pretend not to notice this because it would raise too many uncomfortable questions.
DonkeyKongsVet t1_irkjfhr wrote
So looking at this particular case People just simply hit the pole because they can’t turn and keep right? But instead they drive like they do in the road and execute the turn in the wrong side of the road? They gotta do that lazy diagonal rather than turning like 90 degrees and keeping right?
grc207 OP t1_irklsaw wrote
I could make a good case for them passing the store entrance on the passenger side just behind them, maybe having a car parked illegally in the fire lane on the sidewalk, and becoming distracted. But there was no car on the curb when I was there.
EngineersAnon t1_irklx0t wrote
Either you cut your wheels hard and back up, and accept that you're going to ding your front bumper fascia again on the way back, or you wait for the tow truck to winch you sideways off her.
At least, that's what it looks like from this one medium-range picture.
DonkeyKongsVet t1_irkm2sl wrote
Yes but in this particular case from what I see on the photo it’s just the lazy diagonal turn and they didn’t see the pole walking back to their own car
CobaltAzurean t1_irkpl1f wrote
I used to work at the Farmington Walmart and we'd hear about it every goddamn time someone hit that friggin pole.
UrchinSquirts t1_irkrx2t wrote
I’ve been working in MA for the last year and I have newfound respect for the drivers there. Aggressive? Yes, but heads-up and courteous in order to make traffic flow well. I know: I’m shocked, too, but I’ve picked up a couple of solid traffic techniques.
sporky211 t1_irks5sv wrote
I will say however that the closer you get to Boston the worse it really does get especially on the mass pike people get reckless in the 2 lane parts
UrchinSquirts t1_irksc3b wrote
Granted. My positive experiences are on the Cape, where congestion demands teamwork if anyone wants to get anywhere.
critical_courtney t1_irkvqbj wrote
Those poles just jump out in front of so many cars. They should consider tying them down!
Dirty_Lew t1_irkvux0 wrote
They should have a curb around it at least
eljefino t1_irky9km wrote
It's like that can-opener railroad bridge in North Carolina.
DidDunMegasploded t1_irl0kat wrote
There was a stop sign pole that got knocked over by the Home entrance. Same with a handicap pole. Granted, though, it doesn't happen often like with Auburn, but it's funny to look at.
That Walmart is more eccentric in its customers ans pedestrians than its poles, though.
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Alevans8 t1_irl3vft wrote
I don't think the Walmart in Mexico is bad at all but then again I'm from south Florida so.....🤷🏻♀️ to me the little Wally world here isn't so bad. Lol
Lieutenant_Joe t1_irl49l4 wrote
There was an article a couple years ago about how Walmart employees at the Mexico one were caught literally raking trash down towards the nearby river bank
Alevans8 t1_irl7iht wrote
Yikes.....I'm new to Maine. I have only been here a month and I live in Mexico. That is horrible! With that aside I'm lovin it here so far, the kids and I are looking forward to seeing snow.🌨☃️❄🏂
NotSickButN0tWell t1_irlej7n wrote
This parking lot is the hell mouth!!!
Dudeabides207 t1_irm7c8c wrote
SWH represent! 11 this season if I’m still current on the numbers…
PoorInCT t1_irmb0hi wrote
It was probably the pillar on the driver side. I got to be extremely careful when I know there's pedestrians around
Pisces42 t1_irmfotp wrote
I think it's someone who works at Beal's who has been keeping track in the Bar Harbor Parking Show page.
And then there's The Bar. 😂
Motor_Commercial_543 t1_irmfrrg wrote
I'm also from South Florida and nothing here is as bad as it was there!
Huge_Strain_8714 t1_irmgf8p wrote
Sure that's a Walmart? Them thar people look terribly underfeed
sweetpeanut_ t1_irmj6yt wrote
That area is gorgeous but the Mexico Walmart is the saddest Walmart I’ve ever seen
Lieutenant_Joe t1_irmjd5f wrote
Northwestern maine in general is absolutely beautiful, but the human element throughout much of it leaves a bit to be desired
Idk why the fuck I have to look at confederate flags in a state where we sent more of a percentage of our population to die in the civil war than any other union state
pudleduk t1_irmkwo1 wrote
I have to say, the parking lot layout for that shopping plaza in Auburn is awfully designed. Narrow lanes, through lanes right across the middle, untold number of stop signs but one notably left out. I almost always leave there feeling like I drove the parade with the Kora Temple Shriners!
Fit_Photograph_5239 t1_irml1o8 wrote
Lmfao "ableist". You're on fucking reddit crying about a word.
Lieutenant_Joe t1_irmm0e9 wrote
You moved there at pretty much the best time, autumn is absolutely the best season to be in that part of the state (really, any part of the state, but especially that one).
I hope the difficulties that come with our winters don’t sour the novelty of snow for you. Storms get bad in the mountains.
DidDunMegasploded t1_irmnt5z wrote
A slur, mind you. There are a million adjectives in the English language you could have gone for instead, but you went with the ableist slur, which is very telling and shows just how much you hate disabled people. Pure ableist behavior. Easy indicator.
I'm not crying at all. On the contrary, actually. I just busted a lung knowing you'll be getting a one-way ticket to hell. It's always fun calling out ableists as I see 'em, and it's even more fun seeing 'em get blasted on Reddit.
Keep hating on people that don't affect you or your life. And keep on cryin' about it.
DidDunMegasploded t1_irisl63 wrote
Man, just a little bit further before turning instead of cutting the corner and that wouldn't have happened. Big oof.
Can't beat the stupidity of whatever happened at the Biddeford one, though.