Big Rock asks:

Earlier this week I noticed one car who backed into a spot and was not parking between the lines. This happens occasionally, and it can be caused by people parking too close to the line next to you so you have no other choice.

This morning I noticed the same car that I spotted earlier this week who parked over the line in the exact same spot, and there were no people parked on either side. I watched the woman get out of her car and I proceeded to park a few spots away. As I walked past her towards the stairwell, she had her drivers side door wide open futzing around. I was tempted to let her know that there are lots of good driving schools in Boston that she could attend to help her parking situation, but I didn't. Instead, if she does it again I will back into the spot next to her between the lines. I would be able to fit but it would block her from entering her car via the drivers side. Pure Schadenfreude.

Is it asshole-ish of me to do this?

Dr. Masshole replies:

As with so many things in life, the answer is: It depends. On the one hand, Dr. Masshole wants to say go ahead, get it out of your system and give her what she so richly and obviously deserves. Who the hell does Ms. Thang think she is? Some Newton princess in daddy's Lexus SUV out for a day of shopping at the Atrium? Ooh, people like her just make Dr. M. SO FRICKIN' MAD!

Ahem. On the other hand, what kind of car do you drive? Is it of recent vintage, i.e., a vehicle that you still take to Scrub-a-Dub every month or so? If so, you'll have to suck it up and try to forget about her (after raging about her in your head for a couple of minutes), because otherwise when you come back, you might just find her car gone and a nice long key scratch along the side of your car. Needless to say, this is the perfect reason to drive a 1994 Hyundai to work.