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‘Fear and Loathing’ in the ParkingGarage


BY ASTRID AMBROZIAK


Astrid Ambroziak, an author and fitness guru, is writing periodically for PT on parking from a “different” point of view. The description garage she demolishes below has been changed to pro- tect the guilty. Maybe next time we can get her to expose us to her favorite parking garage. Editor


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SA SHOPAHOLIC, NOT ONLY DO I have plenty of experience in con- sumerism, but I also am an expert on mall and shopping center parking. I used to think that only my self-


indulging purchases could fracture my sprit but recently have realized that it is often the parking that causesmore harm.


What a difference that perfect parking structure can make


to a girl’s morale.After all, for most women, shopping isn’t just about the necessities of life. It is all about therapy. Indeed, retail therapy is a common practice for majority of female species. That perfect parking scenario can be the determining factor where we shop.


If I need to pick up some lip gloss or some sexy stilettos,will


I head to a placewhere it takesme an hour to find a parking space or to a little innocuous shopwhere I can get in and outwithin half the time? How often have I abandoned my shopping expeditions because the parking is horrendous? One place where I truly despise going is themajor shopping


center near my home here in LA. Getting into it is like getting into themob: Once you get in, you can never get out. Not only are the exit signs confusing and impossible to find


after one actually discovers the exit ramp, it’s a disaster to get on. It seems that in LosAngeles, the common courtesy of allowing others ahead of our car isn’t a practice. Considering thatAngeli- nos see themselves as a pretty spiritual bunch,why do they ignore the laws of parking karma? At this shopping center, if you have deep pockets, you


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