PARK PLACE

Our daughter, Joni, has lived in Chicago for 3-4 years now. When Cindy & I have gone to visit her and Ryan...outside of the 'traffic'...one of the biggest hassles is finding a place to park.

They live in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago...a popular place...lots of young folks...established older folks...a good place to live. But parking is at a premium. It isn't uncommon for cars to be parked bumper-to-bumper...as if the only way to get the car 'out' of the parking spot is to stand on the sidewalk and 'push' the car sideways into the street. There is no way to put the car in reverse-bump the bumper on the car behind you-turn the wheel as hard as you can-go forward until you bump the bumper on the car in front-repeat-repeat-repeat-until you're finally out. I am amazed.

When talking to Joni & Ryan about winter time parking, they told us about the 'unwritten' rule of digging cars out of their parking space. After digging and digging and finally getting the car out...the car owner will many times put a lawn chair or garden hose or some object in the parking spot to hold it until they return to re-park their car there. And other drivers 'respect' the work that the car owner did to clear it out and won't park in the cleared out spot. (I'm guessing too that they know...there'll be HELL TO PAY if they do park there.)

Well, it sounds like now the street department is no longer supporting that 'unwritten rule'.

'They' may not support it...but you better believe I will.


Dan