The things I see around NYC never fail to amuse me. On another adventure to the grocery store around the holidays, my friends and I were left parking lot-less. After circling the streets for a solid 20 minutes, we settled for leaving two friends in the car to wait by a fire hydrant (I was the lucky passenger). With that, there were solid lines of cars lining the street and nowhere left to even stand. But does that deter your average, stubborn New Yorker? Definitely not. Suddenly, a car pulls over the curb and onto the sidewalk. The driver hopped out and proceeded on her merry way to the supermarket. Seems ridiculous, no? But, unfortunately, in the mad real-life game of rush-hour, those who abide by the rules are the only ones who lose. She waltzed back to the car twenty minutes later, loaded up her groceries, and drove away, all while a car we saw was still circling the blocks.
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This was hilarious to read, but it also just points out this huge issue of overcrowding in NYC in terms of cars, in commercial areas, but also in residential areas. Forget trying to find a parking space at Costco on a Sunday – because it’s impossible – but imagine coming home after a long day of work and there is no parking space. It’s frustrating and you end up having to circle your own block numerous times because you can’t find a parking space, and end up parking three blocks away.
Very funny. I suppose this is a cautionary tale as to how vehicles can over-congest and overcrowd our cities. I don’t own a car and by the time I do, it’ll likely be electric… In any case, a very interesting and amusing read.