Blogfinger

Blogfinger photo June 26, 2017. Ocean Grove.

If they asked me I could write a book about how many different motives are there for screwing around with parking…..let me count the ways.

We have been talking about manipulating cars in order to save a space for someone. But others play other games, like the guy with the fancy-pants Tesla shown above. This Florida driver parked on Delaware Avenue in such a way that no one could park behind him or in front of him. He left 8 feet in back and 12 feet in front.   Why? To protect his car of course.

On the same block, around the corner from my house, is a car which is being warehoused. It sat a block a way for several months, and now it is moved to this location, probably to sit un-driven for more extended periods.  We know that such a purpose is common in OG, and it is often by people who don’t even live here.  For example one guy has a girlfriend who lives in town. He drives her second car and leaves his car sitting around in the Grove. He does not live here.

Then there are those who park a car at the ocean front to use as a beach locker.  And there are the sloppy parallel parkers and those with driveways who take a spot on the street awaiting the arrival of a guest. Then, when the guest arrives, they pull onto their driveway and/or garage   (it can work for two spaces).

There probably are other tricks as well, all of which result in less parking spaces for Grovers.   Couple these parking games with the invasion of the parking snatchers  (as, for example the Giant Flea Market and the barbarian Asburian hordes) and we have a bit of a problem Houston.

HAROLD LANG AND BEVERLY FITE    from Pal Joey