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January 25, 2005

Flop (not to be confused with my blogging friend Flip)

I tried something today that I haven't tried since I was 16: parallel parking.

It didn't work.

I was trying to find a parking spot anywhere close to the sports medicine clinic where I had the ankle stuff and the toe stuff examined. The only available spot was in a metered parallel spot. So I gave it a whirl.

I got the car in the spot without too much problem but there was a distance of about 3 feet between my car and the curb. Had it been likely that someone would've interpreted my parking as a job done by a little old lady, I would've left it and gone on inside. I think the Vanderbilt University rear-window decal would've given me away, though.

So I just circled around the parking lot 17 times (yes, I counted) until I saw someone leaving and then I snagged their spot.

At least I didn't have to feed quarters to a hungry machine just for the privilege of parking. Personally, I think it's a rip-off anyway because I already pay $200 a semester for campus parking privileges.

Oh, and the toe got a clean bill of health...well, as "clean" as an infected toe minus the nail can be. As for the ankle...physical therapy is still on the planner for awhile.

Posted by Anna at January 25, 2005 06:07 PM

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