My Pet Peeve

Ok, here is my ultimate pet peeve: People who park DIRECTLY in front of the grocery store parallel to the sidewalk which is designated as a fire zone. In perfectly good weather. Because, well, they're just running in to get a few things and, really, they ARE more important than anyone else.

As with any grocery store, traffic becomes busy on Friday nights. Between the grocery store, it's Siamese twin, the liquor store* , the Chinese take-out and the Italian restaurant, it's like cars waiting for passengers at the airport. Traffic is heavy enough, but considerate (and law-abiding) drivers have to make extra effort to steer around these Obliviots (hat tip to Mike Straka of Foxnews.com). Pedestrians trying to make their way to and from their properly (and legally) parked cars have more cars to walk between.

Today I went to pick up Italian food. I actually drove by one of these Obliviots getting out of her car with a big bag of change for the Coinstar machine. I was really, really tempted to shout: "What, are you better than everyone else?" but I didn't.

It really is illegal to park there but it is never, ever enforced.

* Here in FL, beer and wine are sold in grocery stores. Grocery stores can sell hard liquor under the store name but they need to have a separate store with it's own entrance. Thus, a Siamese twin effect.