http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2007/11/27/badly-parked/ anythingarian bubbles and troubles from the land of the fretting nun Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2007/11/27/badly-parked/#comment-133242 Trevor ap Simon Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:29:03 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2007/11/27/badly-parked/#comment-133242 I get sheer freaking horrible claustrophobia trying to walk along pavements in Barcelona, particularly in areas like Gracia where they were narrow even before 50,000 people decided they were ideal parking space for mopeds. The traditional cyclist or pedestrian's defence is to take off wing mirrors etc, but they're increasingly bendy and difficult to tense. I hear from Paris that cars burn quite well, tho. I get sheer freaking horrible claustrophobia trying to walk along pavements in Barcelona, particularly in areas like Gracia where they were narrow even before 50,000 people decided they were ideal parking space for mopeds. The traditional cyclist or pedestrian’s defence is to take off wing mirrors etc, but they’re increasingly bendy and difficult to tense. I hear from Paris that cars burn quite well, tho.

]]> http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2007/11/27/badly-parked/#comment-133241 Tom Clarke Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:23:01 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2007/11/27/badly-parked/#comment-133241 Great site, that! As I was crossing a street outside work today, a guy parked right in front of me, blocking me from completing my crossing. "Prick," I muttered as I walked around his car. Four paces down the street, a car which was parking backed out into the street too quickly and was clipped by an oncoming vehicle which then didn't stop. And that was just the first 4 metres of my walk to the café. Great site, that! As I was crossing a street outside work today, a guy parked right in front of me, blocking me from completing my crossing. “Prick,” I muttered as I walked around his car. Four paces down the street, a car which was parking backed out into the street too quickly and was clipped by an oncoming vehicle which then didn’t stop. And that was just the first 4 metres of my walk to the café.

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