May 2001

This month is special, because we have a quadrouple header!  That's right, it's a four-way
tie for the honor of being Tardsite's monthly top dingleberry!  This month even has a theme:
the trials and tribulations of parking.  For most of us, parking our car is routine and uneventful.
But for some select individuals, it would appear that parking is a serious mental challenge.

Hmm...I'm not aware of any police departments around here that use unmarked Toyota Previas for their departmental grocery shopping.  Are the police getting sneaky?  Or is it more likely that this van's owner is a jerk and/or moron?
Let me guess.  If you park ahead of the No Parking sign so that you can't see it, and also on top and in front of the No Parking painted on the pavement, then the rule doesn't apply, right?  Plus it helps that your car is giving off a sparkle from the sunlight that says in a seductive tone: "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful!" Photo courtesy of Patrick Garmon
Yep, that must be it.  As long as you park in front of the No Parking sign that's sitting there in plain sight, it doesn't apply! Never mind that it's clearly visible and in broad daylight. If you're in front of it, you can't see it, and if you can't see it, it's simply NOT THERE!!! The irony is that this guy is stopped right next to a parking lot!  I guess he was too cheap to spend the $4.50 -- it's much more convenient to just stop and obstruct a whole lane. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Burdine
I've always considered Minivan drivers a little suspect just by virtue of their vehicle choice (yeah, yeah, go ahead and flame me and tell me I'm evil). Seeing this stellar attempt at parallel parking -- an attempt in which the minivan repeatedly made contact with the sedan behind it -- confirms those suspicions. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Burdine