So today, I’m leaving the grocery store when I hear obnoxious honking coming from a few feet away in the parking lot.

You know how sometimes, you don’t park quite within the lines, so you have to back out of your spot, straighten out and slide back in? Someone at the grocery store dared to do that today. Some other woman in a big ol’ Navigator mistakenly believed the car was leaving the spot. Instead of realizing the person was just parking a little straighter, the woman proceeded to sit in the middle of the aisle honking and waving her arms at the car to leave so she could park there. The amazing part is, there was an empty spot two spaces back.

Seriously. All the Navigator had to do was back up three feet and park. But no, she continued to honk at the person—who was clearly not leaving—as though the place were jam-packed and she wouldn’t find another spot for a week if she didn’t park there.

This happens all the time. I’ve actually seen someone park a car, and then go through the trouble of restarting the car, backing out and moving because the next space over was suddenly vacant and a few inches closer. Seriously?

I just don’t understand. What is the deal with parking spaces? Use your legs, people! Unless there’s a torrential downpour and your groceries will get sopping wet while you walk six two-year-olds to your spot at the other end of the lot, you don’t need to park closely enough that you could spit on your car from the store’s entrance. I can’t stand it when someone sits in the aisle waiting for me to leave when I’m not pulling out yet, and there are several other spots available two cars over. I’ll put on lipstick, brush my hair, and start texting someone just to make you mad, really. It’s annoying. Unless you have a valid excuse for needing a front row seat to Wal-Mart, use your legs. It’s good for you.

What about y’all? Any pet peeves you’ll encounter this holiday season?

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