Dear KTA Parking Attendant Guy
You have changed my life. I just want to say thank you.
Until the other day, I thought I was a great driver. And if not a great driver, at least a great parker. And if not a great parker, at least I was confident that I could reverse out of a parking stall without banging another car.
But the other day, when I was reversing out of my parking stall after finishing my KTA shopping, and I saw you sprinting towards me as fast as you really couldn't, blaring on your whistle in that annoying JPO way, frantically waving at me to stop even though there were no cars reversing at the same time, no cars waiting for my spot, heck there weren't even any cars parked next to me, I knew I had a lot to learn.
Quickly, instinctively, I slammed on my brakes...otherwise I would have run you over, you were so intent on directing me from my stall that you almost walked into my moving car. From there, you proceeded to demandingly instruct me--with more frantic hand gestures and loud, shrill, stocatto whistles--to continue doing what I had been doing, and would most likely be done doing, had you not so abruptly stopped me.
At first I was irritated and insulted that you would think I couldn't reverse out of a parking stall unassisted. But just as I began to shift my little Nissan Sentra out of reverse and into first, I saw, not just a car, but a minivan, turn into the same parking row, and I thought to myself, "Thanks KTA Parking Attendant Guy. Who knows what would have happened if you weren't here?" (Absolutely nothing).
So heres to you, KTA Parking Attendant Guy, for reminding me and the rest of Hilo, that when its busy, we will never be good enough to reverse out of a KTA parking stall without the help of a KTA Parking Attendant Guy. (But when its not busy, can).
Until the other day, I thought I was a great driver. And if not a great driver, at least a great parker. And if not a great parker, at least I was confident that I could reverse out of a parking stall without banging another car.
But the other day, when I was reversing out of my parking stall after finishing my KTA shopping, and I saw you sprinting towards me as fast as you really couldn't, blaring on your whistle in that annoying JPO way, frantically waving at me to stop even though there were no cars reversing at the same time, no cars waiting for my spot, heck there weren't even any cars parked next to me, I knew I had a lot to learn.
Quickly, instinctively, I slammed on my brakes...otherwise I would have run you over, you were so intent on directing me from my stall that you almost walked into my moving car. From there, you proceeded to demandingly instruct me--with more frantic hand gestures and loud, shrill, stocatto whistles--to continue doing what I had been doing, and would most likely be done doing, had you not so abruptly stopped me.
At first I was irritated and insulted that you would think I couldn't reverse out of a parking stall unassisted. But just as I began to shift my little Nissan Sentra out of reverse and into first, I saw, not just a car, but a minivan, turn into the same parking row, and I thought to myself, "Thanks KTA Parking Attendant Guy. Who knows what would have happened if you weren't here?" (Absolutely nothing).
So heres to you, KTA Parking Attendant Guy, for reminding me and the rest of Hilo, that when its busy, we will never be good enough to reverse out of a KTA parking stall without the help of a KTA Parking Attendant Guy. (But when its not busy, can).
posted by Vaashti at
12:39 AM
2 Comments:
Hey you gotta give Hilo people more credit! They're bored out of their mind, so when there's any potential for action they try to make themselves feel important!
I was sitting in my room with absolutely nothing to do so to cheer up my day a bit, I came to your blog to read the latest. But to my dismay, there is no new posts! I know you're closed on Sundays, but Sunday ain't everyday!
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