On Monday, May 28, 2018 at 10:20:26 AM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 5/28/2018 10:04 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> >
> > Should. Should. Should. The plain and simple fact is that people who
> > back into a space take extra time and do a poor job of aligning their
> > car between the lines on the pavement.
>
> Some do, as do the clods that pull in and can't get close to centered.
>
> >
> > If you can't back out of a parking space, it's time to turn in your
> > driver's license.
> >
> > Besides: How the hell do you get groceries into the trunk when it's
> > jammed up against the car behind you?
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
>
> Backing out can be dangerous parked between a couple of big SUVs and you
> cannot see anything to the side. Even pulling out is only marginally
> better.
>
> Most times at the store I have only a bag or two and find it easier to
> put it in the back seat. If we go to BJ's I will load the trunk.

Ah, well, everybody's different. I have an SUV. I mainly shop once a week,
and have four to six heavy bags that I load in the back.

Even for small trips, I'm as likely to put a bag or to in the back, because
it's easier to get stuff out of the back than from the passenger doors.
My garage is fully detached, has two single doors, and shelving on the
driver's side. The second most convenient place for groceries is the
front passenger door, and I'd have to walk right past the back of the
SUV to reach it.

Still, even when I drove a Chevette, I'd never back in to a parking space.

Cindy Hamilton