Examples of how NOT to park

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  1. Farmerbob1

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    Another fantastic example of parking.

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    Flying J at exit 25 off I-64 in Indiana??? See that there all the time. And usually there are at least a few parking spots on the back row still available.
     
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    Up here in Canada I drive by the flying j in Medicine Hat Alberta every week and shake my head.. They park double wide both sides of the driveway every night even though you can clearly see 50% of the parking spots empty as you drive down the road to the entrance.. Backing up is no longer required on a road test I guess.
     
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    This is what happens when you trust the GPS ROFLMAO
     
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    He made it just in time before he got a violation. That one ain't too bad though. You can still maneuver around. Some people dont even think about the next person
     
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    Not sure how easy it would have been to get by it when the two spots to the left of my truck were occupied. Plenty of room at @ 0700, but not so much at 0500, I imagine.
     
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    I didn't see the lines painted there. They're so faint. Which Love's is that one?
     
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    It was a Flying J. The Loves is across the street. I normally choose Loves parking over Flying J. but I saw crap trailers in the parking lot at the Loves, so I diverted to the Flying J.
     
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    Not really related to "bad parking", but NEVER park in a corner spot if there's parking adjacent to you. I made this mistake at a Love's in Iowa and was blocked in because I didn't realize the parked trucks would stick out so much. I arrived when the lot was empty so I had no reference either.

    Whoever designed that lot was a #######.
     
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    48Packard Ol' Two-stop Shag!

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    Often, if the jackwads would back in until their rear tires touched the curb there would be fewer instances of this.