That's Outrageous!

Nincompoop Doesn't Know How to Park: For most residents at Park Grossmont Estates in La Mesa, parking is simple and easy. There are always exceptions though. In this case, the owner of a late-model, black Ford Explorer just doesn't get it. There are two (2) prime parking spaces on the left side of the Bari Ct cul-de-sac. This nit-wit is occupying both of them.

Each unit at the Park Grossmont complex gets one reserved parking spot, and it is a difficult situation for every household in possession of multiple vehicles. The cul-de-sac spots are important because they are almost as close to the building as the reserved spots, and therefore the first choice for street parking. It becomes urgently necessary, out of consideration for the neighbors, to make the most efficient use of the cul-de-sac spaces possible. The grey Honda Civic pictured at bottom (to the left of the happy face) provides a fine example of the correct parking method.

Well, we've only got five (5) good cul-de-sac spots to use, and this yahoo is using two (2) of them.

Everyone makes mistakes, and it is understandable how the driver might have somehow misjudged the parking distance while in a hurry. Maybe it was night-time, and he/she (who are we kidding; we all know it's got to be a 'she') is uncomfortable without a parking spotter. There is more to this story however, and it gets worse. That Explorer has been parked there for weeks now. Cobwebs are growing off the bumper.

Happily, justice appears to be on the way. Some type of document has been placed beneath the wiper blade. It is most likely a parking ticket. Hopefully the ticket carries a penalty demanding that the Explorer be impounded and sent to a recycling facility where it can be turned into toilet paper, with which we can all do as we deem fit.

On the bright side, all of this has presented to me an occasion to pay tribute to my favorite Reader's Digest regular feature, "That's Outrageous!". I have always been fond of the whole concept behind "That's Outrageous!", and I like to think that it has been instrumental in my formation as a writer and a person, which is a huge compliment as you can see. It looks like this blog is going to be a great venue for my own personal version of "That's Outrageous!".