procrastinate more!
I think the rule is if the other driver is armed, it's his/hers. Otherwise, it's fair game. I'm finally getting acclimated to the "Me First, F*$#ers!" principle as modeled by the people who jam entrance & exit ramps by passing everyone else and elbowing in.
Hm. But then there's always that "how do you know they're armed until they pop you" problem.
Look for the machine guns mounted on the hood or in the truck bed. They're all the rage in Iraq. Or just assume that the other guy is packing and look elsewhere. It's Chicago, after all.
Shawn has a good story about this. I'll have him come tell it here.
Well, my girlfriend Missy and I were out searching for a parking spot one night in her neighborhood, which is notorious for parking difficulties. We must have driven for about 45 minutes when Missy decided to take a spot next to a bus stop that was half illegal. I believe her response was "F--- it. I don't care." When we got to her apartment Missy noticed a perfect spot right across from her building. She turned to me and said, "Run and go get my car. I'll stand in the spot and save it." It's always a good idea to pick your battles with Missy, and when she sets her mind to something arguing is a complete waste of time. Also, I felt like getting laid. No way I was screwing that up. So I shrugged and ran to get the car. By the time I drove the car up to the spot, sure enough, there was Missy standing in the spot with her arms crossed staring down a car with an irate woman inside. I drive up beside the car and roll down my window. The woman is saying over and over again, "This is rediculous!" I say, "Yes it is." The woman wanted me to do something, but what could I do? I just said, "Look at her. Do you think she's going to move?" The woman said, "This is rediculous," and drove off. After the whole thing Missy said, "I don't think that was worth it." Can't say I disagree. Of course, I loved the whole thing. Anyway, that's the story.
Then there's the whole Chicago saving-the-parking-spot-with-the-lawn-chair thing. I love that. Not that it isn't a hell of a pain to do all the work to dig a car out of eighteen feet of snow and then have someone else snag the spot while you're at work.
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