If you’ve driven with me before, you know I hate and have great difficulty parallel parking my car.  I can’t see jack out the back and can’t tell how far away I am from the cars.  Today I went over to C’s place and there was a premium parking spot right in front.  It looked a little tight but it was right in front so I decided to try.  My first attempt I went in too sharp and then a car was waiting for me – so I got extra nervous.  Then I tried again and then I still couldn’t see and then there were all these people on the sidewalk so I got even more nervous because I was afraid I might tap the car behind me and that would be NG and EXTRA NG with people watching.  So I gave up and drove away.  How embarrassing.  =

I parked extra extra far away and walked to C’s place.  Then as I waited for C to open the door, this corolla tries to park in the spot.  It’s an older man and woman and they try several times and they get into the spot fine.  But then for whatever reason, they keep backing up and I was thinking, “hmm, he’s getting awfully close to that Nissan.”  Then he pulls forward again.  He’s in the spot perfectly already so I’m not sure what he’s doing (but maybe he can’t see either).  Then he decides to back up again.  Back up…back up…back up…um…TAP!  He totally taps the car behind him!!!  I was just staring at them.  Then he pulls forward and parks as if nothing happened.  Just at that time, C came so went in and didn’t see if they even checked the other person’s car.  But I’m so glad that it wasn’t me!!!  And so glad people weren’t watching!  I should practice parking my car sometime lol.