I will admit that parking is not my strong suit. However, the parking situation (depicted above) is ridiculous and stressful and stupid. Please imagine a white, strangely pristine 80's Toyota on the left side of that picture for the full effect. Also note that you cannot open any door more than 30% of full capacity with both cars present and you must snake yourself inside each morning like some sort of circus contortionist. One might say that you have yourself an issue when you have to call someone in to assist you in parking ("assist" = park the car for you in my case). Needless to say, as a result of this parking situation, I have lost almost all confidence in my parking abilities and taken off the top of a side mirror (SIDE NOTE: this apparently costs a BILLION dollars more than I thought it would to repair because it involves removing the door. This seems totally unnecessary. Can't you just pop it back on and call it a day? I also asked if it could be glued back on, but apparently everyone besides me thinks this is a bad idea for some reason).
I am pleased to announce that my epic battle with parking spot #18 is officially over. When we got a new building manager last week my lovely fiance, being as thoughtful and sweet as he is, requested a new spot for me. And let me say, I can now both enter and exit my assigned spot without phoning a friend. My confidence in my parking skills is up like 6 or 7% this week and I hope that this means that I can repair my side mirror with the confidence that it will not be ripped off again (at least during parking).
