Cousin Micki's Amazing Parallel Parking Tips, U.S. Has Most COVID Cases & Our New Announcer Lou!

[TexasTowelie]

[Rhiannon12866]

1. There was no chance that this large vehicle would fit!

Made me anxious!

[TexasTowelie]

2. I've only had to parallel park twice in my life

and one was on the driving exam. The other time was when I lived in Austin. I didn't try to fit into such a tight spot though.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. I haven't tried it for a long, long time. But I remember it from my driving road test!

I was obviously nervous and the instructor gave me a break - I did manage it, but he gave me a second chance, asked me if I could get closer. And I passed! Whew!

And even if she somehow managed to squeeze in there, there was no way she could have gotten out unless one of the other vehicles moved...

[2naSalit]

4. Not to brag or anything...

But it made me recall one of my biggest parallel parking triumphs ever when I parallel parked a full sized 18 wheeler in downtown Seattle at some high end hotel. I had an audience and everything, glad it was a fancy rig that time! It just slid right into the spot that a fire truck had just exited.

Now I drive an SUV and I just run over the curb to make sure to cut down on going back and forth, though I have few opportunities to parallel park out here in flyoverland.