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Which of the following is the most likely reason you post in a thread

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So many thoughts.

1- My BF drives a big ass pick-up. So I now understand the need to back into a space.
2- I cannot park with the radio on. Am I alone?
3- I can parallel park like nobody's business. /nailbuff
4- To quote George Costanza, "I'm very good at going in reverse in my car."
5- I park and un-park quickly. I like that. Adjusting the mirrors, applying lipstick, plugging in my phone, etc. All that can be done as I drive out of the lot. Yet, I hit a lot of curbs :) Perhaps I need to tweak my strategy there.

I can't back up for shit....I hate backing up for any reason. But I am in and out of a space like that! I can do all the primping :rolleyes: with the car in motion. Don't sit there for half an hour buckling your seat belt....GO!
 
I'm one of those people that will pull straight through whenever possible. If not, I'll back in to a stall. Two reasons:

1. I drive a big ass truck. It's not easy to maneuver in parking lots, particularly when others park too close.

2. I don't back up well. I'm aware of my deficiency and compensate for it. If I MUST back up, it's better to back in to a space of my choosing than wait and try to back out of one. While I'm parked other drivers come and go, so I have no control over my "back up" clearance.

I park far away from the doors- away from all the inconsiderate idiots who have no qualms about distributing door dings on nice cars. They really irritate me- So, I walk.
 
once upon a time, parallel parking was required to get a driver's license here in Texas. Now, I'm not sure what the requirements are? A pulse?

Still is.

1. I drive a big ass truck. It's not easy to maneuver in parking lots, particularly when others park too close.

2. I don't back up well. I'm aware of my deficiency and compensate for it. If I MUST back up, it's better to back in to a space of my choosing than wait and try to back out of one. While I'm parked other drivers come and go, so I have no control over my "back up" clearance.

I back in 100% of the time. I also drive a truck but you can call me Mater because I drive better in reverse than forward. :cool:

I can connect to a trailer WAY faster than the hubs. I have good truck bed/ hitch/ spacial awareness. I think it was from helping my dad as a kid and not being strong enough to muscle the 3 point PTO on the tractor so I had to get it right or I couldn't change the implements.

I also park in BFE and walk 95% on the time because with the lift on my truck, if someone parks on the line, I can't get into the truck at all.
 
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I back in 100% of the time. I also drive a truck but you can call me Mater because I drive better in reverse than forward. :cool:

I can connect to a trailer WAY faster than the hubs. I have good truck bed/ hitch/ spacial awareness. I think it was from helping my dad as a kid and not being strong enough to muscle the 3 point PTO on the tractor so I had to get it right or I couldn't change the implements.

I also park in BFE and walk 95% on the time because with the lift on my truck, if someone parks on the line, I can't get into the truck at all.

Take me for a ride in your dualie, SIS??
 
do y'all need a moment alone?

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I back in 100% of the time. I also drive a truck but you can call me Mater because I drive better in reverse than forward. :cool:

I can connect to a trailer WAY faster than the hubs. I have good truck bed/ hitch/ spacial awareness. I think it was from helping my dad as a kid and not being strong enough to muscle the 3 point PTO on the tractor so I had to get it right or I couldn't change the implements.

I also park in BFE and walk 95% on the time because with the lift on my truck, if someone parks on the line, I can't get into the truck at all.

This is probably one of the hottest posts I've ever seen on Lit. :D
 
I park far away from the doors- away from all the inconsiderate idiots who have no qualms about distributing door dings on nice cars. They really irritate me- So, I walk.

The real bear of working in the city, and a very old city at that, is that with limited space, parking spots in the lots and garages are as small as humanly possible. Almost everyone has at least one ding or scrape on their door. It's unavoidable.
 
The real bear of working in the city, and a very old city at that, is that with limited space, parking spots in the lots and garages are as small as humanly possible. Almost everyone has at least one ding or scrape on their door. It's unavoidable.

None on my cars Lustful...
 
Saunters in. Suspects it will be a quiet next 3 or 4 days around here. I'll probably have to answer my question just to facilitate engagement.....nahhhhh.....

i'm enthralled with parking lot (or car park for you Brits) behavior. The people that always back into a stall, the people that pull straight through into a stall, those that drive around forever looking for that closest spot, those that can't back out of their stall to save their life. So what is it about parking between two straight lines along with a bunch of other people doing the exact same thing, that makes it so hard?
To quote Raymond Babbitt, "Of course, I'm an excellent driver."
 
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