The Previously Undisclosed Secret to Parallel Parking (and, quite possibly, lasting love)
- By Kelly Diels
- 6 January, 2011
- 10 Comments
Parallel parking is my super-sexy-secret power.
Using only my wits, a manual transmission and a steering wheel, I can maneuver a thousand pounds of metal in and out of spaces so small they should require a can opener.
And I can do it consistently. With crowds of people watching and cheering. With the guy I want (always) to impress (always) in the car.
True story.
We were going to breakfast at my favourite joint in Fort Langley - ohhhh, the evil omelettes, ohhhhh the wicked weekend line-ups – and parking in that ‘hood is almost always a challenge. But lo! there was a spot. A very tiny spot, and a very long line of traffic behind me.
I lined up my passenger door with the driver door of the car ahead of my spot, backed in until the curb was in the middle of my rear view mirror, continued reversing while rolling the steering wheel the other way…and I was in, and tight to the curb too.
It was spectacular. I was spectacular.
And my newish man smiled at me and said Wow.
That was seven months ago and I don’t remember if we had sex that morning (of course we did), and it’s probably inappropriate to say if we had sex this morning (of course we did!), but let’s assume this driving lesson does indeed instruct.
The ability to parallel park can get you laid.
And maybe even loved.
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And what does the ability to REVERSE parallel park get you? The mind boggles.
K, it is fabulous to witness you back in the driver’s seat. But you know that.
XOX
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Intellect / skill is so becoming in a woman! Of course you guys have to be different about showing it. A man can be intimidated by a woman’s abilities very easily.
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It is awesome that you wrote this! After being woefully out of practice on parallel parking, I happened to nail a tiny parking spot downtown the other day. And as I got out of the car, I thought to myself, “Damn, I wish a hot guy had been here to see this!”. Parallel parking is almost as sexy as being able to drive a stick (manual transmission) which I have always prided myself on. It’s a dying art.
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Oh yes! I am totally turned on by parallel parking, even when I do it myself. And sometimes, I HAVE to do it myself, alone in my car, and sometimes at night, cuz there’s just no girls to do it for me. And that’s sad. Cuz when I do myself, it’s just not the same rush as when my wife does it for me, or when I’m with a lady I just met, and she does it, for the VERY first time, with me watching.
Wow! Squeezing into tight places…I am so attracted to that. And now, having read your post, I know it’s not just a guy thing. I feel so liberated!
Irv True Confessions Podolsky
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Damn! My FB update today was “I am the queen of parallel parking”. We should duke it out
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Parallel parking is HOT! I discussed this with my cousin at Christmas. I remember the first time I nailed a small spot in the city and I got out waiting for applause and a few marriage proposals. There was no response but I know they were holding back
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Hi Kelly,
Just wanted to say you made it onto my list of 10 blogging babes to keep an eye out for in 2011.
Posted here: http://www.geekface.co.uk/10-blogging-babes-to-keep-an-eye-out-for-in-2011/
Congratulations and keep up the great work in 2011.
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hahaha! and I thought I was the only one
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