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BlueKota

(5,435 posts)
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 08:14 AM Yesterday

Give that man a gold medal!

Wow, a little while ago I witnessed an amazing act of driving skill. There is construction going on up the road. As I was making my coffee, I looked out the window. There was a cement truck driver parallel parking it between two other trucks on the side of the road, it only took him one try. I couldn't even do that with a mid-size sedan, when learning to drive. I had to promise the man giving me my driver's test never to try and parallel park again in my life before he'd pass me.

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Give that man a gold medal! (Original Post) BlueKota Yesterday OP
I can relate to your parallel-parking woes EverHopeful Yesterday #1
You pulled it off under pressure BlueKota Yesterday #3
This message was self-deleted by its author BlueKota Yesterday #2
I have been very impressed with marked50 Yesterday #4
Agreed! BlueKota 23 hrs ago #5

EverHopeful

(697 posts)
1. I can relate to your parallel-parking woes
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 08:30 AM
Yesterday

The night before my test, my sister took me out to practice and after failing miserably multiple times she said, "Well, you can always take the test again later."

During my test, I got it so right that the man giving me the test didn't even make me finish. That was the first and last time in my life I ever got parallel parking right

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marked50

(1,590 posts)
4. I have been very impressed with
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 10:54 AM
Yesterday

People in the construction trades and their skills with their "machines". Some don't make the grade but those that do are amazing.

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