"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> James Silverton > wrote:
>
>> >
>> My objection to garage parking for groceries is partly because of
>> handling shopping carts and partly because it is difficult to actually
>> see free spaces. The nearby town of Rockville has a Center that
>> indicates how many spaces are actually open and I don't think Whole
>> Foods does even that.
>
> The Whole Foods nearest us in Seattle has both surface and garage
> parking. The lot is always slammed, so I prefer the garage. For some
> reason, the Trader Joe's markets here have only garage parking and very
> narrow parking spaces. Only in America can a Ford Explorer be called a
> "compact car".

What is it with all these compact spots? Here in Bothell the mini van is
the big vehicle. Over half of the vehicles will be that. A large
percentage of the others are trucks or SUVs. Rarely do you see a true
compact car.

I am soooo glad they redid the parking at Providence Hospital in Everett.
Those spaces were so narrow that there was no way to get out of a car unless
perhaps you were extremely underweight. You could get out the side of a van
assuming it has the sliding doors. But not the front. We always parked on
the roof and battled the elements just because we knew nobody else would
park there.