I asked my lovely wife if I could contribute to her blog after I read her post titled: Nothing?!
Thanks for all the ideas for my weekly (or so) posts, but I think I'll call them: Lynn's Lines. Just in case any of you wonder if I blog...I do - I just blog about stuff most 'young' and 'normal' people would consider boring - Hispanic Genealogy. If you read Spanish or for some bizarre reason you are interested in hispanic genealogy feel free to visit.
You can tell a lot about someone by the way they park. Example: some of you know that I take the Express bus to and fro work everyday, which allows me a lot of time to think (or sleep). The other day, as I was waiting for my bus to arrive, I watched 'Mr. Mustang' pull into his spot. Mr. Mustang parks in the same spot every day - he makes his own spot (no lines) at the end of the row, and apparently he is the only one that doesn't notice the bus making a 3 point turn in order to get past his lazily parked pinto. I'm patiently waiting for the day when a bus takes his side mirror, or even better just rams his car into the junk yard.
Parking usually turns into an argument for Tricia and me. Let's take WalMart as the classic example. I prefer to save time and just pull into the first available spot I see - who cares if there is another spot closer, at least I get to stretch my legs. Tricia on the other hand likes to drive slowly up and down the isles looking for the 'perfect parking bargain.' Starting with the lanes closest to the store doors, and then makes her way slowly away from the store. Usually she ends up where I would have parked anyway. She's usually mad that I didn't 'apply' myself and try to find something closer, and I get mad, because she takes too long.
So, what kind of parker are you? You may fall into one of these categories or a number of others...please don't tell me that you park on top of the yellow lines.
8 comments:
I'm a perfect parker, thank you very much.
I’m more of a hypocrite driver. If I’m driving then I go slowly up and down the aisle looking for the closest spot. If Mike is driving then I think "just hurry up and park already we can walk".
But always within the lines.
It depends on the day. If I don't feel like walking, I will drive and wait until a close spot opens up.
If its a nice day and I feel like I need some exercise (or I don't want to park by other cars), I park clear in the back and walk.
It is a pet peeve of mine when people think that they are better than other people with cars and park over a few lines, or just right so that nobody can fit next to them.
I have to say...when I read your post it made me think of me & Matt...he is like "GET ER DONE!" and I could drive around forever on certain days.
I look forward to more Lynn's Lines!
I am more of a selective parker. I like to find a spot that is not by a crookedly parked car and not by any carts. Most of the time I park far away and just walk.
I am like you, I just park and walk it! I am not patient enough to drive around looking for a great spot! Except if it is bad weather and I have Oaklee with me, then sometimes I drive around looking for a good spot!
I HATE hoofing it in from a parking, so I drive around until I find something that meets my standards. Although, my patience does run thin, and I say "Fine!" and just park out in the boondocks. But usually, the pickiness pays off. You also have to consider the walk back out to the car....
My Dh calls people who roam for a good space parking vultures. However, this whole post reminded me of that one Seinfeld episode where George and another guy sit all night fighting over a space...one pulled in front first, one pulled in back first. The really funny thing is that in NYC people really do that.
We just score ourselves a handicap sticker and park in the handicap spot- solves all of our problems... just kidding. But if you have ever carried Brady in a carseat- it feels like a handicap.
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