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This just cracks me up

14 years ago

People parallel parking in front of our office. Can't believe how many people pull up, back up, pull a little forward, back up a little more, pull a little bit forward...there's no one else on the darn block. I just pull right up and get out of my car.

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angelaid
Original Author
14 years ago
Dang it, wrong forum again. *shaking head*
lorijean44
14 years ago
Well - it's funny anyway! I got a great visual. :D

Lori
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maureen_me
14 years ago
Maybe they're using their cars to roll out dough. ;o)
coconut_nj
14 years ago
Or to crack nuts???
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14 years ago
Angelaid if the only way we can get you to post here is by mistake........we'll take it!
foodonastump
14 years ago
Thanks, you just sent me over to youtube where I've been cracking up for the past half hour!

Here is a link that might be useful: big car small spot
jessyf
14 years ago
This is my favorite one - starts at 49 seconds. DH actually looked into how they modify cars to pull off the very last parking job.

Here is a link that might be useful: driver bloopers
trixietx
14 years ago
I can visualize what you are talking about, sounds like me trying to park.

In May we were in old San Juan, Puerto Rico and you would not believe the parking. The streets were two lane and one lane was parked cars, about 6 inches apart. Someone would pull out and here was someone else ready to park and they did a great job. Many times we thought that the vehicle would not fit in the spot and they didn't zig zag in and out, about two moves and they were in there.
I kept wandering what would happen if our taxi met another car, who would have to back out, but it didn't happen.

I guess they have their system and like in Mexico the horn is supreme, there was alot of honking going on!
Gina_W
14 years ago
I'm an expert at parallel parking, having lived in West Hollywood, LOL.

A friend rented a car in Paris and parked on the street to go to dinner. When she came back she started to cry (she's a crier) because the car was squished in by the other cars. Some guys helped her by picking up the tiny car and moving it out of the spot!
wizardnm
14 years ago
My DM didn't learn to drive until she was in her 40's, when she realized I might not be living with her forever, she decided it was time to get her license. We had a 2 1/2 car garage with one big garage door.

I drove up one day and her car was side ways in the garage. When I asked her why, she said that she knew she needed to be way over to left side, so I'd have room to put my car in. But after an hour of trying to jockey the car around, she gave up.

I still tease her....

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annie1971
14 years ago
When I took my drivers test in the '60's, the officer strapped himself in tight and told me to parallel park. I pulled forward; turned; pulled forward; turned, etc. He finally told me to continue on; and finally at the end (I passed the test), he asked, "Do you know what you could have done to have successfully parallel parked?" "No, what?" I asked. "PULL OUT AND START OVER!", he cried! Oh well, like I said, I passed! Still driving, but I always remember that advice when I'm trying park.
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