A&Q about Lotus
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Originally Posted by Spudboy
That's an old farmer's expression, referring to the back 40 acres.
THANK YOU! I've been wondering why we'd refer to the lot as some Texas BBQ joint ... I grew up in farm country but not on a farm, so I had no idea. That term makes more sense now.
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Just look at this parking job, I don't know what to say anymore...
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Here is my superior parking job...
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Originally Posted by TimMullen
About the photo a few posts above, I think we can all agree that parking that way is just rude. I wonder if the person gets there very early, before everyone else, and is just a poor/inconsiderate parker that doesn't realize what he's doing.
Here's another point and this does happen. Earlier that morning the person he pulled in next to didn't park properly. He took the only space at that time; next to the poor parker. Then, the person he parked next to left making it appear as though it's intentional.
Also, around here, it can snow in the morning and hit 60 before the day ends. The snow melts and once again you have what looks like the ignorant parker.
I've heard people complain in both situations only to say, "oh" when I explain the details.
I suspect neither is the case in the picture above.
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Some bridge construction and the view from my desk...
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Originally Posted by Keeper
Here's another point and this does happen. Earlier that morning the person he pulled in next to didn't park properly. He took the only space at that time; next to the poor parker. Then, the person he parked next to left making it appear as though it's intentional.
Also, around here, it can snow in the morning and hit 60 before the day ends. The snow melts and once again you have what looks like the ignorant parker.
I've heard people complain in both situations only to say, "oh" when I explain the details.
I suspect neither is the case in the picture above.
I need your address if you want your prize.
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PM'd you about 12 hours ago. I can resend.
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Originally Posted by Keeper
PM'd you about 12 hours ago. I can resend.
Never got it, you sure you sent it to me?
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Originally Posted by Obsidian
One spot, like 99.97% of the time ... just one Without snow on the ground it makes it easy to see the lines. But at 27 degrees this morning I didn't know if I would wake up to a light dusting of white or frost. Even in my winter car I always park in the boonies. I’m young and the additional 50-yards of walking is just fine for me. I like to laugh at people who jockey for that one closer spot in an almost empty parking lot.
At work I always park in the section of the lot we call "The Back 40" for reasons unknown since there aren't only 40 spots, but it's furthest away from the building. The whole 60 seconds of additional walking to and from the vehicle hasn't killed me yet, and I don't suspect it will.
Once the snow hits the ground I'll try and take up 4 spaces or more and get a good picture of it and all the other chaos parking that goes on up here. At this point it's worth the humor to start taking pics of an Elise taking up more than one spot ... raise the blood pressure of some members
First, I believe "back 40" is a farming reference, as in the front 40 acre field and the back 40 acre field. I grew up in Wisconsin and this was a common expression.
Second, I wouldn't worry about the blood pressure of people in here. It's the blood pressure of random idiots pulling into a parking lot and seeing a nice car taking up two spaces and reacting in a less than rational matter that people were concerned about.
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Originally Posted by Keeper
PM'd you about 12 hours ago. I can resend.
Never mind, i did get it, must have skipped over it when I looked at some other PM's. It will be ordered in about 1 hr and should go out tomorrow morning.
Stephen
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OK, I already resent anyway. Good to hear the first one did go through and thanks for the reminder when you didn't see it.
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Originally Posted by Keeper
OK, I already resent anyway. Good to hear the first one did go through and thanks for the reminder when you didn't see it.
I ordered them from Ray; he is a good guy. Please let me know when you get them.
fyi, I ordered the regular ones, not the theft deterrent.