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Started by 1995hoo, March 06, 2019, 08:39:20 AM

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kphoger

Quote from: 1995hoo on March 06, 2019, 02:44:49 PM
kphoger, those threads seem to address issues other than what you call the actual parking space/spot/stall/whatever.

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hbelkins

Also, "parking place."

"I drove around the parking lot forever before I found a parking place."


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abefroman329

Quote from: 1995hoo on March 06, 2019, 01:50:07 PM
In my mind, a "parking ramp"  would mean the entire structure consists of a sloped ramp that has parking spaces along its sides (or along one side). A garage like the one seen in the original post (it's at the Franconia—Springfield Metro in Virginia, BTW) has levels connected by ramps, but the levels themselves aren't sloped. So to me it makes no sense to refer to the whole thing as a "parking ramp."

Hence why "parking ramp"  is a great example of a regionalism, I guess.




Quote from: abefroman329 on March 06, 2019, 09:48:28 AM
"Parking ramp" isn't as weird as "duck, duck, brown duck"

Putting the cheese inside of the cheeseburger is weird, but also delicious.

That second one raises the question of whether it's a Jucy Lucy or a Juicy Lucy.  :-D

Shit, yeah, gray duck, not brown duck, sorry.

I don't know how we decided on going to Matt's Bar over the 5-8 Club, but there it was a Jucy Lucy, so Jucy Lucy it is.

Beltway

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Quote from: 1995hoo on March 06, 2019, 12:11:43 PM
Quote from: Beltway on March 06, 2019, 10:03:12 AM
I would surmise that the design plans for the parking garage are what those construction workers are commenting on.
Could be. Some of the communications in question didn't refer to the plans, but of course they probably assume context an outside party doesn't know about. (BTW, it was obvious what "parking stalls"  meant. I was just curious about the use of the word "stalls"  as opposed to "spaces." )
A friend of mine who works for a construction company thought "stalls"  sounded absurd when I asked her the same question from the original post.

If fits within the English noun definitions for "stall" --

stall noun
Definition of stall (Entry 1 of 5)
1a : a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn
b : a space marked off for parking a motor vehicle
2 a : a seat in the chancel of a church with back and sides wholly or partly enclosed
b : a church pew
c chiefly British : a front orchestra seat in a theater –usually used in plural
3 : a booth, stand, or counter at which articles are displayed for sale
4 : a protective sheath for a finger or toe
5 : a small compartment
a shower stall
especially : one with a toilet or urinal
: the condition of an airfoil or aircraft in which excessive angle of attack causes disruption of airflow with attendant loss of lift
: a ruse to deceive or delay

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stall

Like many words, there are a whole variety of different uses and definitions.
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kphoger

I also use the term "sparking pot" frequently.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

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MNHighwayMan

Quote from: abefroman329 on March 06, 2019, 03:52:22 PM
I don't know how we decided on going to Matt's Bar over the 5-8 Club, but there it was a Jucy Lucy, so Jucy Lucy it is.

Without the "i" is how I learned to spell it, but I've seen it both ways.

I've also never been to either place, so I have no opinion on their interpretations. I can make a damn good one at home, though!

abefroman329

Quote from: MNHighwayMan on March 06, 2019, 04:38:27 PMI've also never been to either place
You should go to Matt's.  We had to get there right when they opened for the day so we didn't have to wait forever for a table, but it turns out there's no such thing as "too early in the day for a Jucy Lucy."

1995hoo

Quote from: Beltway on March 06, 2019, 03:55:30 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 06, 2019, 12:11:43 PM
Quote from: Beltway on March 06, 2019, 10:03:12 AM
I would surmise that the design plans for the parking garage are what those construction workers are commenting on.
Could be. Some of the communications in question didn't refer to the plans, but of course they probably assume context an outside party doesn't know about. (BTW, it was obvious what "parking stalls"  meant. I was just curious about the use of the word "stalls"  as opposed to "spaces." )
A friend of mine who works for a construction company thought "stalls"  sounded absurd when I asked her the same question from the original post.

If fits within the English noun definitions for "stall" --

....

Sure, but I don't think that invalidates anyone's opinion who thinks "parking stall"  sounds stupid or weird.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

Beltway

Quote from: 1995hoo on March 06, 2019, 05:51:04 PM
Quote from: Beltway on March 06, 2019, 03:55:30 PM
If fits within the English noun definitions for "stall" --
Sure, but I don't think that invalidates anyone's opinion who thinks "parking stall"  sounds stupid or weird.

My main point was that a lot of engineering profession terms sound weird when you first hear them. 

This was the first time I heard that term, and I found it today in response to your original question.

I have always called them "parking spaces" or "parking spots", but now that I think about it the terms "space" and "spot" sound rather general and not precise at all.
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I call them either "parking spaces" or just "spots".

GaryV

I generally call them parking spots.  As in, "That idiot driver couldn't even figure out how to park; he took up 3 spots."

The building as a whole may be called "parking structure" - generally this is more formal usage, such as on a city website.  Less formally, they are called decks or ramps, about equally interchangeably.  For example, at a local hospital the online campus map calls them decks, but the sign on the building says ramp.



1995hoo

^^^^

Yeah, I used "structure"  in the first post because I was trying to be as generic as possible to avoid leading anyone to use any particular term(s).
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

Beltway

Quote from: 1995hoo on March 07, 2019, 07:25:52 AM
Yeah, I used "structure"  in the first post because I was trying to be as generic as possible to avoid leading anyone to use any particular term(s).

"Parking structure" was part of the keywords I used to find that design guideline.  So that apparently is part of the common civil engineering terminology, and they don't really like the term "garage".
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1995hoo

Quote from: Beltway on March 07, 2019, 08:09:33 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 07, 2019, 07:25:52 AM
Yeah, I used "structure"  in the first post because I was trying to be as generic as possible to avoid leading anyone to use any particular term(s).

"Parking structure" was part of the keywords I used to find that design guideline.  So that apparently is part of the common civil engineering terminology, and they don't really like the term "garage".

I saw a sign (not a BGS) somewhere that used the term "parking structure."  I don't remember where it was, but I think it was a Metrorail station in Northern Virginia, presumably Springfield or Vienna because those are the two I've used the most often over the years and they both have garages (while I use Van Dorn a lot too, it just has a small surface lot). I can't rememver what the sign said otherwise, though. I'll try to remember to look for it tonight on my way home.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

VTGoose

Quote from: briantroutman on March 06, 2019, 01:05:06 PM
I've really only heard "bay"  used in connection with auto repair shops where there are separate designated work areas for individual vehicles–typically with each area having its own roll-up door. I could also imagine "bay"  being used to describe fire stations or similar environments where one large structure has designated parking areas with separate entrances for those areas.

That how we refer to the space at the rescue squad -- it is a large part of the building to park ambulances and other equipment, with five individual accordion doors on the front and back of the building to allow access to each parking lane in the bay.

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hbelkins

Parking deck -- not parking ramp -- is the phrase I meant to use describing the facility where we parked for that Richmond meet. A post above reminded me of that. Parking deck was a new term to me as well.


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1995hoo

Quote from: hbelkins on March 07, 2019, 11:40:20 AM
Parking deck -- not parking ramp -- is the phrase I meant to use describing the facility where we parked for that Richmond meet. A post above reminded me of that. Parking deck was a new term to me as well.

I've heard the term "shelf"  used as to one particular facility for which I think "deck"  would be equally appropriate–it's a single level of parking near Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, it's located on a structure above another level, and it's not accessed via a ramp. For football parking purposes they call it the "West Shelf"  lot (I used to have a permit for that lot for gamedays).

In the Street View it's the structure to the left. The parking underneath is a separate lot for gameday permit purposes.
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"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

kphoger

Quote from: hbelkins on March 07, 2019, 11:40:20 AM
Parking deck -- not parking ramp -- is the phrase I meant to use describing the facility where we parked for that Richmond meet. A post above reminded me of that. Parking deck was a new term to me as well.

To me...

garage = the structure
ramp = the incline road between levels
deck = the top level, open to the sky
bay = something at the mechanic's shop, not at a parking structure
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

Mark68

Quote from: kphoger on March 06, 2019, 04:27:54 PM
I also use the term "sparking pot" frequently.

If you want to spark pot in a parking spot, just make sure it's on private property.  :bigass:
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Mark68

What I saw in that picture was 2 things:

Two empty parking "spaces" that some a-hole will use both of because his car is too special to be parked near enough to other cars so that someone else might *accidentally* touch his car.

If they had the "Compact Only" label, I would see two spaces where someone will park their full-size SUVs.
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1995hoo

Quote from: Mark68 on March 07, 2019, 02:40:22 PM
What I saw in that picture was 2 things:

....

If they had the "Compact Only" label, I would see two spaces where someone will park their full-size SUVs.

In that garage it'd likely be an F-150 parked backwards and sticking out into the aisle because the driver thinks he's supposed to back in because other pickup drivers do it, but he does a crappy job because he is afraid of the wall behind him.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

Mark68

Quote from: 1995hoo on March 07, 2019, 04:20:04 PM
Quote from: Mark68 on March 07, 2019, 02:40:22 PM
What I saw in that picture was 2 things:

....

If they had the "Compact Only" label, I would see two spaces where someone will park their full-size SUVs.

In that garage it’d likely be an F-150 parked backwards and sticking out into the aisle because the driver thinks he’s supposed to back in because other pickup drivers do it, but he does a crappy job because he is afraid of the wall behind him.

Yep, that too!
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1995hoo

Quote from: 1995hoo on March 07, 2019, 08:33:08 AM
Quote from: Beltway on March 07, 2019, 08:09:33 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on March 07, 2019, 07:25:52 AM
Yeah, I used "structure"  in the first post because I was trying to be as generic as possible to avoid leading anyone to use any particular term(s).

"Parking structure" was part of the keywords I used to find that design guideline.  So that apparently is part of the common civil engineering terminology, and they don't really like the term "garage".

I saw a sign (not a BGS) somewhere that used the term "parking structure."  I don't remember where it was, but I think it was a Metrorail station in Northern Virginia, presumably Springfield or Vienna because those are the two I've used the most often over the years and they both have garages (while I use Van Dorn a lot too, it just has a small surface lot). I can't rememver what the sign said otherwise, though. I'll try to remember to look for it tonight on my way home.

This is indeed at the Springfield Metro–an overhead sign on the pedestrian bridge you use to exit the station. Didn't get a picture because I would have been in other commuters' way (plus I just wanted to get home and eat dinner). The sign simply has an arrow directing you to the "parking structure,"  which is a pretty reasonable term for the 5100-space structure that is essentially two garages connected to each other.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

hbelkins

Quote from: 1995hoo on March 06, 2019, 08:39:20 AM
See photo. What term do you use to refer to the areas between the white lines (and the areas in which those vehicles are parked)? Not the overall structure, just those particular areas within the overall structure.

I'll explain why I ask this after there are some responses. Has to do with something I saw at work yesterday.



Did you explain why you were asking, or did I somehow miss that? Or do you not yet have sufficient responses before you give us your reasoning?


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