Someone raged at me over a parking spot

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On Sunday I went to a renaissance fair with some friends and I had agreed to meet one of said friends at his apartment nearby where the fair was. I pull up to the apartment building and park in an open spot of a lot where about 5 other cars are parked. A guy suddenly comes out and says “don’t park there!. This is my property!”. I say “what about all these other cars?”

“You’re gonna argue with me!?!”

I was so irked by how I was being talked to that I flipped off the guy. He flipped me off back. My friend who lived there witnessed the whole thing and said something to him. Didn’t hear what it was. I got in my car and parked in the street. My friend had some choice words for him.

My parents later told me that I shouldn’t “do something that can lead to an altercation”. After I was told that it made sense. Worst case scenario, he could’ve had a gun and been triggered enough to shoot at me after I flipped him off. The more I think about this incident the more shook up I feel about how quickly things can get really bad for me.

It's best to view such people as being nuts and just try to humor and placate them.

I feel really sorry for you because this happens in our street and it is a horrible experience. There are no signs or restrictions however there are certain people who are very possessive of the space outside their property. Families are also getting more cars, for example the family of 5 down the street have 5 cars and there is just not enough space anymore to accomodate this.

So, sometimes I am jammed in on both sides, receive verbal abuse or stares depending on where I park and it is just insanity. I drive one of the smallest cars sold (not that this should matter).