Parking for the Uninformed
Why do perfectly sane individuals choose to park in the fire lane (or fur lane if your from the south? )I guess everyone else in America probably refers to this area as an emergency lane. This is the lane that is usually marked by yellow paint and hash marks outside of grocery stores and other large businesses. Just for those who don't know, this lane is for emergency vehicles in case of an EMERGENCY. The fact that you just don't want to park your car and walk across the hot July pavement does not constitute an emergency. I have seen emergency vehicles use the emergency lane when there was not an emergency. In fact once I was trying to leave the grocery store with my infant daughter and as we made our way to the handicapped ramp to roll the buggy down, we were almost hit by an ambulance that decided it had to park in that exact spot. Now I do not disagree with ambulances using the emergency lane to park because an EMT crew may get a call when they are picking up there Rotiserie chicken. This would mean that they would have to leave quickly with little hassle. If I were the one on the receiving end of that call, I would like to know they could leave quickly. The people I have a bone to pick usually drive fast cars and are from the ages of 16-12. They leave there windows down and the music blaring. I don't know what they run in the stores to do, but I never see them shopping. The other people I have a problem with are the people that park in the emergency lane because they don't want anyone to touch or accidentally ding there car. Well, I am waiting for the day that an emergency really does happen and that guy's classic 66 Corvette with the three thousand dollar metallic flake paint job gets run over by a fire engine because there happens to be an emergency on that day. This bad habit of not knowing where you are suppose to park is not limited to those with expensive cars and sound systems. Perfectly respectable people do this also. One day I was going to pick up a pizza at my local pizza provider and I was searching for a parking space. I was almost hit by a little Volvo that just had to park at the door of the establishment. I was looking at the car and blessing them out for all they were worth as I carefully parked my car. As I was walking the 10 extra steps these people were trying to save, I realized that the car was being driven by one of my co-workers. I couldn't believe it. I guess when it comes down to it. This is simply a case of the have and have nots. You are either a person who parks in the legitimate parking spaces, or you are a person who has a special license that gives you permission to park anywhere you want. Man I wish I knew where to get one of those special licenses.
Why do perfectly sane individuals choose to park in the fire lane (or fur lane if your from the south? )I guess everyone else in America probably refers to this area as an emergency lane. This is the lane that is usually marked by yellow paint and hash marks outside of grocery stores and other large businesses. Just for those who don't know, this lane is for emergency vehicles in case of an EMERGENCY. The fact that you just don't want to park your car and walk across the hot July pavement does not constitute an emergency. I have seen emergency vehicles use the emergency lane when there was not an emergency. In fact once I was trying to leave the grocery store with my infant daughter and as we made our way to the handicapped ramp to roll the buggy down, we were almost hit by an ambulance that decided it had to park in that exact spot. Now I do not disagree with ambulances using the emergency lane to park because an EMT crew may get a call when they are picking up there Rotiserie chicken. This would mean that they would have to leave quickly with little hassle. If I were the one on the receiving end of that call, I would like to know they could leave quickly. The people I have a bone to pick usually drive fast cars and are from the ages of 16-12. They leave there windows down and the music blaring. I don't know what they run in the stores to do, but I never see them shopping. The other people I have a problem with are the people that park in the emergency lane because they don't want anyone to touch or accidentally ding there car. Well, I am waiting for the day that an emergency really does happen and that guy's classic 66 Corvette with the three thousand dollar metallic flake paint job gets run over by a fire engine because there happens to be an emergency on that day. This bad habit of not knowing where you are suppose to park is not limited to those with expensive cars and sound systems. Perfectly respectable people do this also. One day I was going to pick up a pizza at my local pizza provider and I was searching for a parking space. I was almost hit by a little Volvo that just had to park at the door of the establishment. I was looking at the car and blessing them out for all they were worth as I carefully parked my car. As I was walking the 10 extra steps these people were trying to save, I realized that the car was being driven by one of my co-workers. I couldn't believe it. I guess when it comes down to it. This is simply a case of the have and have nots. You are either a person who parks in the legitimate parking spaces, or you are a person who has a special license that gives you permission to park anywhere you want. Man I wish I knew where to get one of those special licenses.
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