GRR. POOR CAR.

My car is getting so beat up and it's mostly all my fault. Ever since I moved I've had a million close-calls of getting in accidents, and even though I've been pretty lucky so far I know it's only a matter of time, really. I actually have a perfect driving record, something I'd like to keep too. But, today, GRRR! I actually have my first official bump with another inanimate object.

I pulled into my parent's driveway and instead of going nose-first, I backed into it. This was so I could unload some rather large and heavy things from the trunk. After doing so I needed to move it out of the way---the driveway allows 3 cars on it and I was straddling spots 1 and 2. So I skillfully maneuvered the car into spot #1 and as I was straightening out ... BUMP. My rear bumper neatly ricocheted off the garage frame. DAMN! I completed the parking and shut the car off. A vertical stripe now marks where my bumper kissed the house paint.

What sucked about this was that I was being very careful but in the rear view mirror I guess I couldn't see the actual distance between my car and the wall. Poo. I mean, had there been 1 more foot I would have cleared the wall; I was actually slowing to a stop in my reverse direction anyways. But, instead I was met with our weathered paint...

So, I'm kinda upset at this right now. I guess in some ways I've been getting more careless in driving. Most of that is because I have to drive with more force and direction. If I don't it's really hard to get parking in my new neighborhood and the other drivers are very aggressive. I guess I'm going to have to learn to shift from "city mode" to "suburb mode"...

Poor little car...

DRIVEWAY MOMENT 1

Grr. First parking ticket in SF. Grr. Cited for:

VC22500E DRIVEWAY COMPLAINT

Turns out the nose of my car was just barely into someone's driveway. Grr. And I could have sworn I actually did fit perfectly between the two driveways when I left. (Did someone push me forward? Nahhhh.) So, dammit, score +1 for the SF DPT.