College Bikelane Parkers

Joe T. — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:48:06 +0000

Was on my way to pick up some healthy eats for lunch in the MaRS building (came away with Dragon Roll Sushi and a Booster Juice smoothie) and spotted the College bikelane between University and Elizabeth being used as parking. Again. Sigh.

There are two cars (taxis, of course) parked in the distance, and the one closest had moved a bit while I pulled out my phone to take this photo, but he was just sort of sitting here trying to will someone into his cab.

So Bad It’s Funny. Hummer in a Hybrid Spot

Joe T. — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:59:01 +0000

My wife Tracy and I don’t own a car, so when we have to pick up large items from Ikea or Home Depot (small items can be done by bike of course, like Duncan knows), we get a Zipcar for a couple of hours… specifically a Toyota Matrix, as it uses very little gas but can hold a ton of stuff, especially long items up to 8 feet long.

So, we went there last night (we typically try to avoid “Sweden” on weekends) because we are planning to buy some shelving and storage for our second bedroom as I’m renovating it into a nursery.

Ikea has special parking for the handicapped, expectant mothers and families with small children, and hybrid cars, and my wife noticed that one of the two hybrid spots we had parked near was filled up with a Hummer when we left the store. The license plate read FUNB4UDI.

It was awful to see… but we laughed at the absurdity of it (and the audacity of it, as there were lots of other spots free) and I took a photo of it with my cellphone (which explains the poor quality)… prompting other people walking by to get our their phones too.

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College Bikelane Parkers

So Bad It’s Funny. Hummer in a Hybrid Spot