Parking lots hold terrors for the brave:
\nthe simple act of shopping is preceded
\nby trials that’d roll Ford over in his grave
\nbecause we know that if we don’t succeed at<\/p>\n
parking so we exit from the spot
\nnose first, we’ll leave it, quaking, in reverse,
\nafraid of hitting someone also not
\nable to see past that SUV, or worse:<\/p>\n
driving a luxury car that hitting will cost you
\nmore than the shopping is worth for the rest of the year.
\nThe only solution is back in or look for a through:
\nfor a through lets you exit without any fear for your rear.<\/p>\n
So throw aside terror and heed this through hunter’s advice:
\nthe through is for shoppers a way to make stopping quite nice.<\/p>\n
* * *<\/pre>\nBackground: <\/strong>
\nEver since that expensive rear-ender in the parking lot
\n(The coast was clear, and I was backing out
\nwhen somebody else backed into my path)
\nI will no longer park where I have to back out:
\nI park only in throughs. I would rather park
\nin a through and walk a hundred feet than
\nin a back-out near the Main entrance.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NaPoWriMo Day 6: Looking to avoid backing into a parking lot rear-ender. (#1057) Continue reading