Parking wars: when Spanish audacity meets Lebanese tenacity.

8pm, Feb 5th, 2014 outside the Porchester health club on Queensway, Central London. A Lebanese guy starts to reverse into an available parking space only to find his path blocked by (what I believe to be) a Spanish lady. She told him that her husband is on his way and she was saving the parking space for him. The Lebanese guy was having none of it and a fifteen minute stand off ensued; along with about twenty vehicles backed up. All parties were adamant and passionate but well behaved and for the most part, civil; which is not a given in London these days. Several of us told the lady that the Lebanese gentleman was in the right and that a 'person' can't stand in a parking spot and save it for someone but she refused to relinquish the spot. Then hearing that the police had been called and seeing that the circus was being recorded, her husband told her that they should give up and drive off but she still refused for a while. Eventually they conceded defeat and went on their way.

Parking wars: when Spanish audacity meets Lebanese tenacity.

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8pm, Feb 5th, 2014 outside the Porchester health club on Queensway, Central London.

A Lebanese guy starts to reverse into an available parking space only to find his path blocked by (what I believe to be) a Spanish lady. She told him that her husband is on his way and she was saving the parking space for him. The Lebanese guy was having none of it and a fifteen minute stand off ensued; along with about twenty vehicles backed up.

All parties were adamant and passionate but well behaved and for the most part, civil; which is not a given in London these days.

Several of us told the lady that the Lebanese gentleman was in the right and that a 'person' can't stand in a parking spot and save it for someone but she refused to relinquish the spot. Then hearing that the police had been called and seeing that the circus was being recorded, her husband told her that they should give up and drive off but she still refused for a while. Eventually they conceded defeat and went on their way.