Nobody, and I mean nobody, enjoys commuting to work.

You're likely tired, and perhaps you didn't get a chance to eat breakfast. Maybe the coffee hasn't kicked in yet. If you have kids, it's likely even worse.

All you want to do is get to work with as little pain as humanly possible, especially in the depths of these winter months.

So, the last thing you want to deal with is some silly goose who continues to ruin the sanctity of your parking garage.

Bad Parking in Maine

I bring this up because I have to deal with a joker every day in this Maine parking garage. Just look at this person's handiwork.

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You think that's bad? Here's another example.

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Yes, that would be the same vehicle on a different day. Now two times might just be a coincidence, but three times is a charm.

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This was all in 2024. Maybe 2025 will be different. Maybe not.

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Happy New Year to me and the rest of the fine citizens of this parking garage. This wonderful display continues to be the bane of my existence.

The Selfish Act of Parking Incorrectly

Honestly, how can you live with yourself? This is simply one of the most selfish acts since Benedict Arnold sold his dignity to our former British overlords.

How difficult is it to just be a normal, law-abiding citizen these days? The type of person who stays out of trouble, is nice to their neighbors, and parks between the lines in an extremely busy parking garage. Instead, we get total and complete anarchy. This is why we can't have nice things.

I don't know who this driver is, and honestly, I don't really care. This driver is more of a symbol of our diminishing society. It starts with shoddy parking jobs and likely ends with the complete destruction of everything we know as normal. Just let AI take over now. We don't deserve this anymore.

The Simple Act of Parking Right Can Make Our Commutes Better in Maine

But it doesn't have to be this way. We still have time to rectify this total malaise of common decency. When we start parking between the lines again, the world will begin to heal. Wars will cease, flowers will grow, the Patriots will hire a competent head coach, it might actually snow in Southern Maine again, George R.R. Martin will finally finish that book, an original movie will be released, and Pink Floyd will get back together. Just imagine the possibilities.

But I won't hold my breath, because I bet tomorrow I'm going to see this vehicle parked in the exact same way it has been since what seems like the dawn of time.

Here's hoping the rest of those in this parking garage have seen this travesty and understand that the rest of us need to do our part to keep society together.

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