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May 08, 2009
Goodbye to all that
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Hi everybody. Today I'm in Syracuse, waiting for my flight back to O'Hare. I expect to get home about 9 o'clock, and parking at 9 on a Friday night in Lincoln Park is usually somewhere between a root canal and prostate exam on the comfort level.
But guess what? Not for me! You see, next to my apartment, there's a house with a big driveway, and the owners rent out parking spaces in it. As my mind wandered yesterday, I thought to check Craigslist to see if there were any parking spots available on my block.
Fate was on my side that day - the people next door had posted an ad 15 minutes before advertising the availability of a space in that driveway. I about peed my pants with excitement. We exchanged e-mails, and the next thing I knew, I had put a check in the mail and found myself a parking spot next door to my house. I am extremely, extremely pleased at this development.
It will be bittersweet, however. There are certain things I'll miss about street parking. The sheer thrill of finding a coveted spot in front of my building. The adrenaline rush of executing a perfect parallel park as onlookers watch.
And that's about it. Parking on the street sucks. Yes, I won't be able to lay claim to awesome parallel parking skillz, but I'll also be less stressed out. I'll be able to take my car out on the weekends and at night, knowing I'll have a place to park when I get back. I won't have to worry about drunk drivers smashing up poor Yoshi. Nobody will give me a ticket for having a sticker on the wrong side of my windshield. I won't have to squeeze into a too-small spot. I won't have to climb out the passenger side of my car when I park at the spot where the curb is so high, my door won't open. All in all, this is a massive relief.
entry no. 1369
Posted at May 8, 2009 04:25 PM