Observations in the Parking Lot
I was walking through the parking lot in the never ending quest for my car when I noticed a rather large truck backing out. Not wanting to be hit, I paused so the driver could pull out when I noticed a red car speeding down the aisle. My natural assumption, of course, was that the red car would stop since the truck was almost halfway out of his space. Not only that, but he was looking in the opposite direction of the car - a clear indication that it would be a wise move for the red car to stop and wait. However, the driver in the red car had his sights set on the parking spot across from the truck and about three spaces closer to the storefront and was determined that no one else would get that spot. Since the truck was leaving and I was on foot (and there were no other cars driving in the aisle) I am still not too sure who the red car was racing against. The thought crossed my mind (after I realized where the driver was heading) that perhaps I should have left my buggy in the road and run over to the parking spot and stood there, effectively stealing his spot. But, then again, if this guy wasn’t going to stop for a truck, there was no way he was going to stop for me, although I am only slightly less intimidating than a truck. Fascinated, I watched the truck continue to pull out and the red car continue to speed forward. I waited for the red car to honk, but obviously his horn was malfunctioning (or his hand - which never reached for the horn). Bracing myself, I waited for the crash. Much to my amazement, the car swung around the truck as it backed out and into the coveted parking spot. The truck, meanwhile, continued to back out and left. I’m not sure he ever saw the red car. Simply astonishing. There is no real moral to my story, or even a very good reason for sharing it other than a realization I have been horrible about updating my blog and a need to post to keep it current. But I suppose, if one practices, one can learn to manuver a car with the dexterity and sheer stupidity shown by the driver in the red car - perhaps that is a lesson worth learning.