What do you call those concrete things in parking lots

[smoogatz]

that act as buffers as you nose into a parking space (and/or that you trip over in the dark)? Is there an actual word for them?

[Mutley]

1. Concrete thing in parking lots.

:P

I have no idea if there is an actual word for it.

[smoogatz]

2. You know what I mean, though, right?

Maybe five feet wide by six or so inches tall by maybe 10 inches thick, usually pinned in place with a couple of pieces of re-bar.

[cordelia]

12. Oh, yes

Working the midnight shift years ago. I arrived at work about 10PM, tripped over one of those things going into the building, and spent some quality time with the ER people. Nothing serious.

After the hospital visit I got to work the rest of the shift with torn pants, scraped knees, palms, and forehead.

I call them 'scab slabs', but that's from my own experience. I don't know if they have a name, though. I am too traumatized by the memory to go look. <sarcasm>

[smoogatz]

24. I'm sorry this happened to you.

I've got a better one, though. A non-profit I used to work for, which shall remain nameless, had wooden ones in their lot for years, and the lot was always very dark at night. One night a resident/guest was coming home after an evening on the town, tripped over one, fell down and shat himself. Then he realized he'd locked his keys in his apartment (I'm not making this up), and ended up having to walk nearly three miles to a friend's house with crap in his drawers. Guy was a frickin' lawyer on top of it. Did not sue, fortunately, but the wooden wheel stops (as I now believe they're called) were removed pretty much the next day.

[Mutley]

40. Oh yeah.

I drag the front of my car over them often enough.

:rofl:

[warrior1]

3. They're call

Oil pan removers.

[smoogatz]

5. True dat.

Also good for tearing the hell out of any plastic fairings that might be attached to the front of your car.

[GOPisEvil]

4. I call them curbs, but I don't know if that is the correct term.

[smoogatz]

7. You might be right: I think of a curb as being a continuous unit

that kind of surrounds or defines the perimeter of a road or parking lot, say, but that might be as close as we get.

[DS1]

6. After you trip over them at night, they're called Tirades

ba dum tiss

[Parche]

8. Thats Really Dark

:woohoo: :hi:

[DarkTirade]

14. ...

[smoogatz]

9. Or possibly "lawsuits."

At least if you live in SoCal.

[democracyindanger]

10. Car stops

Exciting, huh?

[smoogatz]

17. God, really?

Well okay then. Thanks!

[sniffa]

20. We call them curb stops up here

I ran over one once and almost fucked up my Camry for good.

[Deja Q]

11. Dildoes for King Kong

[smoogatz]

13. Who's the superhero who's made out of rocks?

Not the Hulk; the other guy. They might look kinda sexy to him, maybe. If he was lonely. And enjoyed that kind of thing. Not that there's any reason he shouldn't.

[DS1]

16. Thing

His asshole puckers whenever it's CLOBBERIN TIME!

[smoogatz]

18. You realize they're going to lock this thread now.

A thread about car stops.

Oy.

[DarkTirade]

15. ... I used to have a name for them and now I can't for the life of me remember it.

Ah well. I'm sure as soon as this thread is old enough to be archived I'll remember it. :P

[A HERETIC I AM]

19. Wheel Stops.

http://www.barcoproducts.com/store/index2.asp?DEPARTMENT_ID=88

[smoogatz]

21. Hey!!

By Jove, I think you've got it. Give the man a kewpie doll!

[A HERETIC I AM]

23. Does it have to be a Kewpie doll?

Can't I have the plastic Kazoo on the top shelf instead?

[smoogatz]

25. Sorry. You have to hit the bullseye

on that Texas real estate lawyer to get the kazoo.

[A HERETIC I AM]

26. Dammit.

All right, fine. Give me the fuckin doll.

I need a martini now.

Which one of these games gives martini's away?

[Critters2]

28. That's the game Parche is running--> back that way. nt

[smoogatz]

31. The one in my kitchen that you put ice and vodka in and shake up.

It's not really a game, I guess, but when you're done you get a prize.

[democracyindanger]

27. No, car stops

http://www.vestilmfg.com/products/ldsol/car_stops.htm

:mad:

[A HERETIC I AM]

32. Yeah? Well your answer only stops cars....

my answer stops anything with wheels.

So there.

Off to throw a baseball at the McCain sitting above the water tank.

[smoogatz]

34. Oo! Oo! Can I play?

How many throws for a quatta?

[A HERETIC I AM]

37. Tree

Tree trows for a quatta.

(Martini up, btw - done)

[smoogatz]

39. Lucky you.

Still at work. Soon, though.

[RoyGBiv]

22. Fuckin' thing ...

That's what I call them anyway.

[Critters2]

29. I just call 'em "things" until I run over one. That's when the f-bomb gets added. nt

[EFerrari]

38. Sonuvabitches for variety.

[hyphenate]

30. Parking blocks

http://www.nitterhouse.com/masonry/products/specialty_products/parking_blocks.php

[JoePhilly]

33. Bumpers?

[mainegreen]

35. bumps.

why complicate things?

:shrug:

[many a good man]

36. One of those damned things ruined my wedding night

21 years and 10 months ago I eloped with my beloved. We left the world behind and checked in to the Chevy Chase Motor Lodge for our first night of wedded bliss. I carried her across the dark empty parking lot up to our suite.

With my bride in my arms, in my flip flops, I stepped over one of those damned parking barriers. I could not see it, but the iron spike was not pounded down far enough and protruded a good two inches above grade. My naked big toe swept across it and it tore a huge gash out of it. I bled profusely, squishing along all the way up the stairs to our room. Blood was squirting out endlessly so I headed straight to the bath tub to pour cold water on it. The tub filled with blood and swirled down the drain like a scene out of Psycho.

Needless to say we were so horrified and I was so weak from loss of blood that we were unable to consummate our marriage that evening. However, I am happy to say, that that dreadful first night did not serve as bad omen. Instead, we have been happily married ever since.

[Gormy Cuss]

41. Car stops.

see:
http://www.concretecarstops.com/