tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post7675980763579559302..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Let the Games Begin!Sister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-84663387701744624862009-10-14T17:59:48.900-07:002009-10-14T17:59:48.900-07:00I always park by the buggy corral. It takes into ...I always park by the buggy corral. It takes into account laziness and forgetfulness-it's a visual que (even if there are 6 or 7 buggy corrals, that's still only 6 or 7 possibilities, instead of seemingly infinite ones) and I don't have far to go to return my buggy to a corral.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930002347106840484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-8753210394246568422009-10-04T21:51:42.378-07:002009-10-04T21:51:42.378-07:00I always park by Penny's, no matter what mall ...I always park by Penny's, no matter what mall I go to so I always know at least approximately where my car is. it helps!Monicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-22911391224311232922009-10-03T22:51:29.949-07:002009-10-03T22:51:29.949-07:00Sister, what saint should I invoke to help me loos...Sister, what saint should I invoke to help me loose weight and keep up my exercise?Tylernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-64397287477154035712009-10-03T19:45:40.256-07:002009-10-03T19:45:40.256-07:00Actually, most car thieves wouldn't want the w...Actually, most car thieves wouldn't want the whole car, and a Lexus is pretty hard to get rid of on the black market. They actually want the parts inside, and the cops aren't going to look very hard for a stolen 1998 Ford Taurus.Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-52256254166858304902009-10-03T11:36:53.502-07:002009-10-03T11:36:53.502-07:00When I had an old car, I didn't lock it becaus...When I had an old car, I didn't lock it because I was fond of it, and didn't like to think of a thief having to smash his way in through a window.<br /><br />Even with all the modern security systems it still takes a 'good' car thief only about 20 seconds to break in and drive off. In fact, you could argue that the more sophisticated security systems we create, the more skilled criminals we create at the same time. If someone is determined to have your car, they will have it regardless.<br /><br />Mind you, I don't think anyone was actually tempted by my 1958 VW Beetle with its tiny rear window, 6 volt battery and lots of rust holes. <br /><br />I have a friend who has an ancient Deux Chevaux and when it rains, he has to stop and find shelter in a porch or somewhere because the inside of the car gets soaked. You guess how much fuel is in the tank by shaking the car and listening for sloshing. It was his mother's car and is parked on a farm in France. I'm sure Bobbie wishes someone would steal it ;))Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595455669567650259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-67503604749942892762009-10-03T10:48:15.732-07:002009-10-03T10:48:15.732-07:00Yeah, I have an old car no one would probably want...Yeah, I have an old car no one would probably want, but it's the only car I have and I couldn't afford to replace it (and even with insurance money that would take awhile and I need to get to work). So... I put a club on it. And I feel like I dork every time, but I do it!<br /><br />--JanetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-50707595483468386052009-10-03T05:41:09.290-07:002009-10-03T05:41:09.290-07:00I find it very irksome that people will take up tw...I find it very irksome that people will take up two spaces, sometimes I am tempted to puncture their tires as revenge. But being a civilized person and worried about getting caught (that is what holds me back, really) I do not do that.<br /><br />Back in the mid eights I had a ten year old VW which I did not lock the doors. My daughter (bless her heart) was about three, she asked why I did not lock the car. "Who would want to steal a ten year old car?" asked I. "Someone who does not have a car." said Emily. REally, out of the mouth of babes came the answer.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-18291874055453781542009-10-02T21:40:56.530-07:002009-10-02T21:40:56.530-07:00My problem is failing memory, not badly enough to ...My problem is failing memory, not badly enough to panic, but to the point where I don't beat myself up if I've misplaced the keys for the umpteenth time, nor immediately go into attack mode on my spouse--where did YOU last see my keys (as if, on espying said keys out of ordinary spot, would've put them somewhere else, to 'teach a lesson', or even if ever so helpfully placed them somewhere I wouldn't fail to notice--and, then not even see them perched on my purse, or on the car dashboard.) I am at point, now, with this memory issue, that I tell myself, "It's okay, just need some good sleep, and it'll be all right tomorrow."<br /><br />So, I drive around the parking lot, imagining a spot near enough to the front door so that if I have to locate it in the dark, it will not require a taxi. By the 51st go-around, however, I've got to use the restroom and tired myself imagining these non-existent spots, that I forget to pay attention to the sign Row E. I still have an occasion to rejoice after the end of a long excursion, a time of reaffirmation in the goodness of God, that I can say to myself, 'Aren't I just smart about this; it's a good thing I parked next to the door.'<br /><br />Which tried and true saint helps out with failing memory, specifically finding one's wagon in a parking lot? (Dear St. Anthony has been a steadying friend over many years for help with items that just require an occasion for more prayer.) Probably, it would be the Saint of gadgets like those car-key triggered alarms that start barking on activation, the 'Clap-on, Clap-off' Saint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com