Ahrg, Brian just called. 3 kids out of a group of 9 or 10 14 year olds tried to mug him on his walk home from the store, a few blocks away. He scared them off with yelling, but they were locals. Cops coming over. May get another trip to NE station if he wants company, and they want him to go.
I'll be sure to tell the regular Y security guy (they're closed now, but are open until 10 weeknights) because it happened right near there and he can ID them too, as well as keep an eye out & notify the police.
Feh.
And here I was coming to report that I think it is hilarious that I still park like I'm driving the sentra. When I get out of the car, where my car begins and ends is way further from the next car than I estimated. And the mazda actually almost fits outside the garage without sticking into the alley. I could totally park back there now, since my neighbor doesn't and I can angle it. Still need to measure actual width and see about actual parking in garage. Which will also mean calling the locksmith so I can get the back door rekeyed and then an actual lock put on the door from the basement to the house. eta: Oh, and get a functional garage door.
I'm gonna *try* to be nicer to this car and keep it cleaner. I was better with the sentra in the early years, but by the time I moved here, eh. And the damned trees didn't help.
So sorry brenda, many vibes for your father for a good treatment and outcome.
We've had a couple cases of prostate cancer in the family, one aggressive, one not. Both have gone well so far.
Oh Brenda, I am so sorry. I hope the treatments prove more than moderately aggressive and kick the cancer's ass.
Given cancer, this is, I keep reminding myself, a much less bad one than many. And his overall health is decent, given he's in his mid 70s, so.
Also, I am so fucking glad he's got the VA. We should all be so lucky.
Oh Brenda, I am so sorry. I hope the treatments prove more than moderately aggressive and kick the cancer's ass.
What Lee said.
I'm sorry.
And here I was coming to report that I think it is hilarious that I still park like I'm driving the sentra.
I am laughable parking my car. Except for parallel, that I can squeeze it in pretty perfectly most times. But just a general spot and I clearly give myself between six inches to a foot more in the front than I need. Parking Mom's Prius is even funnier. Because that's about a foot shorter than my car. I just kinda float it in the middle of a spot.
Fuck cancer!
And here is wishing lots of zits for those little muggers.
That's rough, brenda. May his treatment be completely effective!
I parallel park at home. Given the rear windshield is about 6" from the end of my car now, where before it was at least 2',even KNOWING that, the gap I leave is funny. And the front? It isn't that much shorter, but I cannot see the end and I'm not used to it. So my almost-tiniest-car on the block swims where I think it can barely fit. I'm smaller than a prius...
My street is absurdly wide, and one way, so while I parallel park, I'm super sloppy anymore about how far from the curb I am. You can be 18" out and nobody bats an eye.
