Feb 23, 2008 -
Laziness
I took this picture this week from a window at work overlooking the parking lot.
I've touched on this before in earlier blog posts, but this is getting ridiculous.
Why can't people park between the lines in a parking lot?
Is it really that difficult? Considering I can center my 96-inch-wide Dodge Ram dually in these spaces with no problem, why can't these much-narrower-car drivers figure out where their vehicle is? I do something very simple when I park... I open the window and look. Then I spend the extra 30 seconds to re-straighten when needed. And yes, I open the window in cold, rain,. and snow - it's not going to be open that long anyway.
And of course, as in the picture, you have the domino effect... when one person is on or over the stripe, everyone else feels the need to do the same "so that they have room". Not me. I center my truck in my space... if that means the driver of the car next to me has to get in from the passenger side and climb over... oh well! Should've parked properly when you had the chance.
When I'm at the supermarket, a shopping center, or whathaveyou, I try to park somewhat away from the masses. Not because I'm worried about being dented or scratched, but because A) I can walk just fine and need the exercise whenever I can get it, and B) it gives me all the room I want to maneuver the truck. As I walk in to the store, I always marvel at the parking prowess of those who can't be bothered to park one stall farther from the door than they deem necessary - and they are never straight or between the stripes.
C'mon... just spend the short time to park properly. If you're already late, an extra 30 seconds isn't going to change anything.
