This verse is the best verse I can find that describes parking at WSU. It is crazy! I have one afternoon class at 1:30 on Mondays. I thought I would show up early to make sure I got parking and find what building I need to go to. I pulled into the parking lot closest to the building I needed to get to and drove up and down every single aisle. Every single spot was taken. Good thing I was 45 minutes early! This is when I found my enemies. Its amazing how much hatred and competition you can have for someone you've never even seen. I'm talking about those other cars that are slowly creeping around waiting for a spot to open up so they can steal it from you. There is no kindness or grace in this game. It is pure hatred. There are generally about four or five cars sneaking around the parking lot. All are watching each other waiting for a reaction, like a group of men holding each other up at gunpoint. The second you see a car start to speed up everyone reacts and rushes in the direction they are going. Whoever gets there first usually wins the spot, claiming it by sitting behind the car backing out of a spot and turning your blinker on. Apparently the blinker means "I have been driving around here about twenty minutes less than you have, and its absolutely impossible for me to angle my car into this spot from here, but since I'm on the same row as this car and the blinker is on I get it." Sometimes I think that is crap. Then sometimes I do it.
The worst is when you're on your 43rd minute of driving around the same 4 aisles and some little Asian woman in a little Asian car comes in and grabs a spot within two minutes. How does that possibly happen?
The other side of this is a terrifying experience. You want to feel some pressure, try leaving your class and heading back to your vehicle. The very second that you get within sight of the parking lot there are already about three vehicles that have spotted you and are trying to figure out what spot you are going to. You approach the parking lot and walk down the sidewalk and some creepy Asian guy in his creepy Asian car is rolling along about 5 feet directly behind you at less than 1 mph. He does this the entire way to your vehicle, where he will park directly behind you and turn on his blinker, while the other cars look jealously at his "catch." I don't know that I've felt more awkward. When you are in this place, you are the one where all eyes are on you and everyone wants what you have. Sometimes it is just a lot of pressure.
The best thing to do in these times is to fake people out. If you want to keep it simple, just walk down the wrong row to your car. As the cars follow you waiting to see what vehicle is yours, just casually cross between two cars to the right row leaving everyone to race around to the other side. Try betting on who will win. Another fun one is where you stroll along while there's about three cars trying to get in position to take your spot, when all of a sudden you take off running in a different direction, almost causing the cars to crash into each other. If you're really daring, and the car stalking you is a punk Asian guy in a punk Asian car, then you should take the longest path you can possibly take to your vehicle, make the guy follow you forever, then when you get to your vehicle, open it up, grab a text book out of your car, re-lock it and act like you are heading back to class. People get so mad at this. What I just needed to get my book!
Anyway I've never seen such an awkward situation that can bring out the worst in people, but its great fun and brings excitement to my day. If you go to WSU also, please try it.
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Incredibly accurate portrayal of the parking situation. And the race situation. You might have titled this post. "The Asian race". Its a play on words. its funny.
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