tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post1114641665234547364..comments2023-11-05T01:40:19.220-08:00Comments on Connor's Song: In Which We Are Still Not AnnoyedJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306757421878995110noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-9439469088083566132009-12-03T18:41:10.101-08:002009-12-03T18:41:10.101-08:00Aha. Found where the giant fake deer come from. Th...Aha. Found where the giant fake deer come from. They have the added bonus of detachable legs. You could attach a sign to the deer, like, <br /><br />"Doe not park here."<br /><br />or<br /><br />"Don't Buck the system. No parking!"<br /><br />http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPage?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&&mode=article&objectID=33117&catID=&subcatID=0leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004783118268323560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-72746682821721972812009-12-03T15:47:57.024-08:002009-12-03T15:47:57.024-08:00You need one of those arms they put on ice cream t...You need one of those arms they put on ice cream trucks to stop traffic from passing.jwghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848946240656789799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-65740238433815800332009-12-03T13:43:26.922-08:002009-12-03T13:43:26.922-08:00I can attest to the duck-poop thing. We had ducks ...I can attest to the duck-poop thing. We had ducks when I was a kid. They pooped. A lot. Also, even though the duck-selling-man promised my parents that the ducks would eat all the snails out of the garden, our ducks turned out to have a refined palate. They wouldn't touch the snails.<br /><br />Some people have giant fake deer in their yards. Maybe you could pick up one of these and put it in the adjacent parking place. Hey, you could even deck it out in seasonal apparent (deer with a Santa hat, deer with Easter bunny ears)... oh, the possibilities!<br /><br />I tried to find the life-size plastic deer online, to no avail. Where do people get those things?leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004783118268323560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-48229280524262720612009-12-03T13:28:25.125-08:002009-12-03T13:28:25.125-08:00You are the epitome of optimism. What fantastical...You are the epitome of optimism. What fantastically creative and humorous ideas you've come up with. <br /><br />Following the deer theme, perhaps with the impending Christmas season, you can find large fake deer antlers and attach several pairs, complete with mini twinkle lights, along the sides of your van, a sort of tribute to Santa and his reindeer. I, for one, would park my car <i>at least</i> eight feet from a huge van adorned with flashing antlers. <br /><br />But you could avoid all of this work and the funny stares by just taking up two spaces.xraevisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379269876085160558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-4087807782710564742009-12-03T08:54:58.891-08:002009-12-03T08:54:58.891-08:00You just need one of these:
http://www.yuckos.com...You just need one of these:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yuckos.com/fire_hydrants.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.yuckos.com/fire_hydrants.html</a>Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12730336623609630552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-31113413289302634192009-12-03T08:53:59.674-08:002009-12-03T08:53:59.674-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12730336623609630552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-13754084468321430372009-12-03T08:07:03.506-08:002009-12-03T08:07:03.506-08:00While the duck system has its appeal (quack), I wa...While the duck system has its appeal (quack), I was thinking of some sort of flexible arms (PVC pipe?), that could somehow be attached quickly to the side of the van, with red flags at the end, to extend out to mark the space needed? But I really think the parking lot needs to comply with the regulations and put the properly sized handicapped space on the lot.Galenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133622477462629829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-28867745512279541502009-12-03T06:33:53.462-08:002009-12-03T06:33:53.462-08:00I agree with Julia O'C -- this wasn't on m...I agree with Julia O'C -- this wasn't on my radar screen at all, and I'll be more mindful in the future. Any chance you could petition the city council to mark off the adjoining place so that the two spots together become a proper van spot?<br /><br />The only downside to the duck plan would be...ummm...elimination. Ducks can produce a lot more material than just eggs. Duck diapers, maybe? You know, a deer might work, because everyone's terrified of running into deer -- but I guess the antlers would present a visibility problem when you're driving.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065377267682881396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-27500992091914915962009-12-03T06:20:11.616-08:002009-12-03T06:20:11.616-08:00Thank you for this post. I'm usually so distr...Thank you for this post. I'm usually so distracted by Thing I and Thing II to pay attention to any sign that might be on a car/van telling me not to park near it. I'll pay closer attention next time I park next to a designated handicap space.<br /><br />Maybe 4 or 5 cones would do the trick? Although ducks would be much cuter.Julia O'Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330856629856439993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-62292552555798744762009-12-03T04:49:59.144-08:002009-12-03T04:49:59.144-08:00You know, they make "mini-moos" (miniatu...You know, they make "mini-moos" (miniature cows). Still might not be small enough for the van, though.<br /><br />The only thing I could think of was some kind of retractable bar attached to the van, that would swing out to a distance of 8'. <br /><br />I think the duck idea is best. They're trainable, you know- I've seen them march into a hotel lobby and jump right into the fountain.leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004783118268323560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-2159035979443045362009-12-03T04:43:15.397-08:002009-12-03T04:43:15.397-08:00oooh, I like J's idea.oooh, I like J's idea.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639908295756763651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-88580271060466390432009-12-03T04:40:27.151-08:002009-12-03T04:40:27.151-08:00I would park in 2 spaces and be that goober who ev...I would park in 2 spaces and be that goober who everyone curses as they look for a spacestellarparenting.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975942737904876508noreply@blogger.com