I *can* parallel park. But most people prefer that I don't.
Faith: A kid. Angel's got a kid. Wesley: Connor. Faith: A teenage kid born last year. Wesley: I told you, he grew up in a hell dimension. Faith: Right. And what, Cordelia spent her last summer as… Wesley: A divine being. Faith: Uh-huh. Can I just ask--What the hell are you people doing?
'Why We Fight'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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Steph L. - Jul 24, 2012 2:21:42 pm PDT #15293 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
DavidS - Jul 24, 2012 2:23:08 pm PDT #15294 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Emmett is only impressed if I do the parallel park with one shot into a space with less than a foot of clearance.
smonster - Jul 24, 2012 2:29:43 pm PDT #15295 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I either get parallel parking right the first time, or have to do it again and again. I'm certainly getting plenty of practice here, though not anything like SF. My most impressive parallel parking accomplishment was a pick-up truck and 16' foot trailer; I think it took three tries.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 24, 2012 2:31:54 pm PDT #15296 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Despite getting my liscence late for me area (17) and not having a car for 4 years now, I got sick of driving after spending 3 years commuting 2 hours a day to college, then moving to Rochester and hen commuting back to Livonia to do theatre and then moving back to Livonia and working inRochester for 2 years. So much highway driving in snowstorms where you white-knuckle it because there is no path in the snow. Plus Livonia is on the side of a plateau so so many hills in tiny crappy cars in the snow.
tommyrot - Jul 24, 2012 2:33:30 pm PDT #15297 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I learned to parallel park on a huge '73 Mercury Marquis. I actually had some trouble learning to parallel park my first Ford Focus, as it had a much tighter turning radius than the big cars I was used to and required a somewhat different technique.
When backing up while parking, my current Focus does this cool sci-fi-ish beeping to let me know how close I am to the car behind me.
tommyrot - Jul 24, 2012 2:35:42 pm PDT #15298 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
My most impressive parallel parking accomplishment was a pick-up truck and 16' foot trailer; I think it took three tries.
My most impressive was parallel parking my '72 Mercury Monterey with a big trailer. One time was backing up uphill on gravel--it took me two tries. The second time was at a motel while a skeptical employee watched--I did it perfectly and quickly on my first try.
Jesse - Jul 24, 2012 2:36:06 pm PDT #15299 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, I've finished packing my books and shredded the pattypan squash I'll never eat, even though they are so cute. That's enough, right?
DavidS - Jul 24, 2012 3:28:55 pm PDT #15300 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My most impressive parallel parking accomplishment was a pick-up truck and 16' foot trailer; I think it took three tries.
Three tries or not, that's pretty impressive.
DavidS - Jul 24, 2012 3:29:40 pm PDT #15301 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I've finished packing my books and shredded the pattypan squash I'll never eat, even though they are so cute. That's enough, right?
Sure! What does one do with shredded pattypan squash?
Fry it into fritters? With fresh herbs and parmesan?
§ ita § - Jul 24, 2012 3:32:16 pm PDT #15302 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My car's right wing mirror angles down when I parallel park--it took me a month to notice, and another couple weeks to realise it was a feature, not a bug. Still fucks me up more than it helps me. I can't place what it's showing me in space usefully.
My sisters FB is proving to have a dry wit, and little hesitation to show it in front of a bunch of women he hasn't met in the discussion around what do do for my sister's birthday. But if he thinks I'll fall for the obvious mislead about sex with midgets--I've met my sister. I think maybe she's slept with one guy under six foot? But I'm not going to be the one announcing that to her exes.