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Old November 15th 04, 02:41 PM
TF
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The employee parking is a good idea, thanks.
I was thinking about that last night, too, at a different place.
TF

"Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message
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> I've found it is often much safer to park WITH cars than to park away from
> them. Pick your spot, find one with lots of room, and then park in nice

and
> straight and in the middle.
>
> When you appear to be paranoid or too good to park with the rest, many
> resent that and want to show you that you are not.
>
> Park in the middle and most ignore you.
>
> Also, it is less likely that a shopping cart caught be the wind or
> carelessly let go downhill will roll into you, as they are as likely to

hit
> a car on either side of you as yours. Also, it doesn't stand out someone
> absently mindedly drives along looking at their purse or the back seat and
> crashes into you out in the wide open spaces.
>
> The other option is to park out on the far edge of the lot where the
> employees typically park, and then you can park among the cars to shelter

it
> and not worry about someone opening a door into it as they have probably
> been there a few hours before you and will be there a few hours after you

so
> no one will be coming out and leaving while you are in the store.
>
>
>
>
> "TF" > wrote in message

...
> > So, tonight I found my remote parking spot with no cars on either side,

5
> > empties each side.
> > Some ****ing yahoo in a beamer full of kids pulls up right next to me.
> > I watch and of course, the back door flys open so hard that it pops

right
> > back closed again, then some kids rolls out the back.
> > It was clearly as if the dad said, "get it son...I'll give ya a five

spot
> if
> > ya get it good".
> >
> > This completely amazes the **** out of me.
> > Saving grace?
> > It missed my car by about 1/4", but I seriously wanted to spin out a

pile
> of
> > rocks onto the beamer trash...I didn't.
> > TF
> >
> >
> >
> >

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