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Old 09-30-2020, 02:47 PM   #111
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My first thought wasn't that, but rather "you parallel park that car? In D.C.?!"
Why would he/someone not?
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Old 09-30-2020, 03:09 PM   #112
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Why would he/someone not?
I guess I'm assuming he likes his bumpers to 1) have paint and B) be relatively free of dents and holes
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Old 09-30-2020, 03:31 PM   #113
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I guess I'm assuming he likes his bumpers to 1) have paint and B) be relatively free of dents and holes
Could be dealing with this guy (skip to 2:30 if you want to go right to the action)

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Old 09-30-2020, 03:32 PM   #114
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I guess I'm assuming he likes his bumpers to 1) have paint and B) be relatively free of dents and holes
Yes, and yes, but if I didn't parallel park around here I'd never get to drive the car.

Technically, that's Arlington rather than DC, but I do drive it/park it in DC, too.
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Technically, that's Arlington rather than DC,
Same thing
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