Comments on: The parking place http://online.worldmag.com/2009/01/07/the-parking-place/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:00:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karen O http://online.worldmag.com/2009/01/07/the-parking-place/comment-page-1/#comment-386309 Karen O Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:57:08 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18485#comment-386309 KI - I certainly can sympathize with that. Here in Conn. the winter weather isn't so pleasant. Ice on the parking lot is even worse for trying to walk. KI – I certainly can sympathize with that. Here in Conn. the winter weather isn’t so pleasant. Ice on the parking lot is even worse for trying to walk.

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]]> By: KI http://online.worldmag.com/2009/01/07/the-parking-place/comment-page-1/#comment-386111 KI Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:46:59 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18485#comment-386111 Where I live it is very understandable why one wants a close parking space to a building and then is willing to walk long distances indoors. Any kind of a wind when the temps are well below zero is a could reason. Thomas, neat story. What a gift! My husband loves to go past a space I point out to find a better one. Then we will drive and drive and drive... Where I live it is very understandable why one wants a close parking space to a building and then is willing to walk long distances indoors. Any kind of a wind when the temps are well below zero is a could reason.

Thomas, neat story. What a gift!

My husband loves to go past a space I point out to find a better one. Then we will drive and drive and drive…

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]]> By: kimberly http://online.worldmag.com/2009/01/07/the-parking-place/comment-page-1/#comment-385831 kimberly Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:18:25 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18485#comment-385831 I am currently parked at a Starbucks, right across from a little Mexican bar/restaurant. The drive-thru line made it too tight to get around the building & park in the Starbucks parking, so I parked in the Mexican bar/restaurant spaces. I keep glancing out the window to see if anyone's towed my car yet ... safe so far. :) I am currently parked at a Starbucks, right across from a little Mexican bar/restaurant. The drive-thru line made it too tight to get around the building & park in the Starbucks parking, so I parked in the Mexican bar/restaurant spaces. I keep glancing out the window to see if anyone’s towed my car yet … safe so far. :)

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]]> By: Singing Sand http://online.worldmag.com/2009/01/07/the-parking-place/comment-page-1/#comment-385626 Singing Sand Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:49:52 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18485#comment-385626 Exactly the same as my mom-on-law, Karen. Then again, I've been complaining to my husband lately that I don't seem to have time for regular walking anymore, yet when I get to work I look for the parking space closest to the building! Exactly the same as my mom-on-law, Karen. Then again, I’ve been complaining to my husband lately that I don’t seem to have time for regular walking anymore, yet when I get to work I look for the parking space closest to the building!

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]]> By: Karen O http://online.worldmag.com/2009/01/07/the-parking-place/comment-page-1/#comment-385605 Karen O Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:37:54 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18485#comment-385605 My mom laments that her neighborhood is not a good place for taking a walk (fast traffic, no sidewalks). She drives to a place over 30 minutes away from her home to swim & take an occasional exercise class. But when she parks in a parking lot, she uses her permit for handicapped parking so she doesn't have to walk far. My mom laments that her neighborhood is not a good place for taking a walk (fast traffic, no sidewalks). She drives to a place over 30 minutes away from her home to swim & take an occasional exercise class.

But when she parks in a parking lot, she uses her permit for handicapped parking so she doesn’t have to walk far.

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]]> By: Thomas http://online.worldmag.com/2009/01/07/the-parking-place/comment-page-1/#comment-385544 Thomas Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:35:40 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18485#comment-385544 This is a funny anecdote posted on a local group about built envirnonment issues, about the perceived difficulty of parking in the city, versus at large suburban malls. The local Galleria mall, located out in the 'burbs, has acres of parking lots. I'm one of those who will grab the first available spot and walk a ways, but some people circle like vultures for the prime spaces. But you seldom hear people complain about how difficult it is to find a space, or how far they had to walk to get to the store they wanted to go to. But ask people to find a parking spot in the city, and oy. Overheard in a church for a concert ""I like the music but the parking around here is atrocious! I had to walk <b>TWO BLOCKS</b>!!" Oh, the horror of it! It was also observed that you never hear people in car-"friendly" areas complain "The walking here is atrocious. I had to drive two blocks just to get to the strip mall across the street!" :) This is a funny anecdote posted on a local group about built envirnonment issues, about the perceived difficulty of parking in the city, versus at large suburban malls.

The local Galleria mall, located out in the ‘burbs, has acres of parking lots. I’m one of those who will grab the first available spot and walk a ways, but some people circle like vultures for the prime spaces.

But you seldom hear people complain about how difficult it is to find a space, or how far they had to walk to get to the store they wanted to go to.

But ask people to find a parking spot in the city, and oy. Overheard in a church for a concert “”I like the music but the parking around here is atrocious! I had to walk TWO
BLOCKS!!”

Oh, the horror of it!

It was also observed that you never hear people in car-”friendly” areas complain “The walking here is atrocious. I had to drive two blocks just to get to the strip mall across the street!” :)

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]]> By: NJLawyer http://online.worldmag.com/2009/01/07/the-parking-place/comment-page-1/#comment-385511 NJLawyer Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:05:29 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18485#comment-385511 My best friend is like Pauline's husband. I will just park and walk, but this woman drives around and around and around. By thetime she finds a spot, we could have shopped and returned to the car to leave. My best friend is like Pauline’s husband. I will just park and walk, but this woman drives around and around and around. By thetime she finds a spot, we could have shopped and returned to the car to leave.

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]]> By: matthew http://online.worldmag.com/2009/01/07/the-parking-place/comment-page-1/#comment-385505 matthew Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:50:20 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18485#comment-385505 Being in a large family, we had a large van. 15 passengers, plus boat racks we simply left on. Most garages couldn't fit us even without the racks on top. Visiting San Francisco to see Les Miserables performed at the Curran, we were anticipating quite the time finding street parking which would let us stay for 4 hrs. My dad dropped us off at the theatre and drove off to find the parking. He returned only a few minutes later reporting he'd found parking, free, right across the street. There was a section of curb only just long enough to fit our van. Unpainted. No signs. No meters The friendly garage attendant directly across the street had flagged my dad down, discerning his intention, and noted that when he drives to work, he parks in that spot. But he'd not driven that day, and so offered of what he had. We were, needless to say, flabbergasted. Being in a large family, we had a large van. 15 passengers, plus boat racks we simply left on.

Most garages couldn’t fit us even without the racks on top.

Visiting San Francisco to see Les Miserables performed at the Curran, we were anticipating quite the time finding street parking which would let us stay for 4 hrs.

My dad dropped us off at the theatre and drove off to find the parking. He returned only a few minutes later reporting he’d found parking, free, right across the street.

There was a section of curb only just long enough to fit our van. Unpainted. No signs. No meters

The friendly garage attendant directly across the street had flagged my dad down, discerning his intention, and noted that when he drives to work, he parks in that spot. But he’d not driven that day, and so offered of what he had.

We were, needless to say, flabbergasted.

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]]> By: fisherman http://online.worldmag.com/2009/01/07/the-parking-place/comment-page-1/#comment-385451 fisherman Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:14:22 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18485#comment-385451 This is another one of your splendid illustrations of the fact that God's blessings are often not what we expect or think we deserve. And, your response reveals that our blessings from God are more often focused on our relationship with Him than on making us conveniently comfortable. Thank you! I will try to apply this the next time my prayer doesn't seem to be answered as I expect. This is another one of your splendid illustrations of the fact that God’s blessings are often not what we expect or think we deserve. And, your response reveals that our blessings from God are more often focused on our relationship with Him than on making us conveniently comfortable. Thank you! I will try to apply this the next time my prayer doesn’t seem to be answered as I expect.

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]]> By: Cheryl D. http://online.worldmag.com/2009/01/07/the-parking-place/comment-page-1/#comment-385424 Cheryl D. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:08:14 +0000 http://online.worldmag.com/?p=18485#comment-385424 In Chicago one also had to be creative with finding parking. Sunday morning finds the neighborhoods of some churches filled with cars on medians and all sorts of interesting things. One time I was driving down a Chicago street with my Southern sister, and a truck was parked on my side of the street. Checking to be sure there was no oncoming traffic, I passed the truck on the other side of the street. My sister asked anxiously, "Is that legal?" Well, clearly I had no other alternatives--I couldn't back up to the next intersection and go around the block or sit and wait for the truck driver to come back to his vehicle. Yep, it's legal--in the city you do what you have to do! In Chicago one also had to be creative with finding parking. Sunday morning finds the neighborhoods of some churches filled with cars on medians and all sorts of interesting things. One time I was driving down a Chicago street with my Southern sister, and a truck was parked on my side of the street. Checking to be sure there was no oncoming traffic, I passed the truck on the other side of the street. My sister asked anxiously, “Is that legal?” Well, clearly I had no other alternatives–I couldn’t back up to the next intersection and go around the block or sit and wait for the truck driver to come back to his vehicle. Yep, it’s legal–in the city you do what you have to do!

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