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“Brown bagging it” has gotten old and this parking problem promises to linger for a while, so a few of us have discovered a pleasing alternative. We walk to lunch. I know it sounds a little archaic to some and plain common sense to others, but if it takes a situation like this to get people out from behind their desks and onto the sidewalks, well, then, it’s one of those “good things” Martha Stewart chirps about. I also realize the irony in walking so that one doesn’t have to walk as far later when the workday is over, but I’ve accepted that some aspects of human nature are unexplainable, including the acquisition and care of great parking spots. Then again, we could all take the bus and avoid the whole parking dilemma, but I digress . . . Luckily, we are just a few blocks from Bardstown Road and have an array of restaurant and fast food choices. Here’s where I could begin a lecture on what seems so far to those of us spoiled with driving everywhere is really a short distance, and then enlighten you on the healthy aspects of walking, but I’ll let a bazillion media outlets do the talking for me. More likely, I would launch into an explanation of how this is good for the air, but since you’re already visiting the KAIRE website, I’m going to assume that you already know that. And funny thing, the walk is as interesting as and more fun than reading the menu at the local deli. I’ve noticed wonderful things, architectural details, a riot of flowers blooming along a fence line, a pesky squirrel that likes to taunt one of my colleagues. One day we looked down and saw the coolest pattern on the sidewalk formed from nothing more than fallen leaves and the footfalls of pedestrians like us. None of this would get a glance if we were flying by in a vehicle. So, even if you aren’t playing the “circle the parking lot” game at your office, you might try walking the neighborhood at lunch. Keep safety in mind, dress for the weather and consider going as a group. You never know what you might see. And you won’t have to give up your prized parking space.  Quote this article on your site | E-mail
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Recently, there’ve been some
drastic changes to our parking lot at work. And by changes, I mean half
the spots are gone. Add to that an increased number of visitors to our
little government headquarters. Unless you’re here before the crack of
dawn, you’re parking in Kamchatka, pretty much. So folks have become a
little, er, territorial about their parking spaces. When
people decide to go out for lunch, that great parking space is not
going to be there when they return. That has lead to strategizing, as
in, “If I leave now, do you think there will be a spot when I get
back?” and an overall resistance to being the driver when we go out to
lunch. Because we may not have fancy offices or big expense accounts,
but for the moment, by golly, we’ve got a parking spot worth bragging
about! Even those with reserved spots are feeling the pinch in the
quest for a slice of concrete.
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