Then don’t. I mean sure, you should probably learn to parallel park before they give you a license, but that would be in a perfect world. Ours is far from it, I realize; however, the sheer number of people on Call St. whose cars were hanging all out in the road was staggering. It was like a 1:1 ratio with those parked correctly.
If you can’t handle it, you should learn or park elsewhere.
Here are some parallel parking tips courtesy of TeenDriving.com:
The S method
- Signal and pull up approx. 3 feet away from the car you want to park behind, aligning your rear tires with the other car’s rear bumper.
- Put car into REVERSE, and turn wheels ALL THE WAY to the RIGHT.
- Slowly back-up until you are at a 45 degree angle. STOP.
- Turn the wheels ALL THE WAY to the LEFT. (Walter from a driver’s school in Canada from yd.com recommends that you roll very slowly while you turn the wheels to avoid putting damaging stress on the tire sidewalls and steering components.)
- Slowly back-up until you are parallel with the curb.
If done correctly you should be less then 12 inches from the curb.
Practice will improve your judgment.
A couple of weeks ago I reprinted a post announcing the FSU ASL’s 24-hour Comics Event… Well, it has come and gone, but don’t despair if you missed it… You can find out how it all went down and check out the pictures on event organizer SJ Robert’s blog.
Being the first 24 Hour Comics Event at FSU, this one was a success, even warranting a mention on the Official 24 Hour Comics Blog. Ten hearty souls, surviving on grilled cheese, onion rings, and soda, made it through the entire 24 hours. The event netted over 240 pages of comics goodness that will be available soon for your perusal…
Great job, Shaun! And see all y’all comix-heads at the next event!
Pulled this little gem off Other End of the Tube’s Vox Populi message board. It should be a good time, so if you’re around on March 24, why not head down to the Park Avenue Diner.
Heads up, Comix Heads!
Florida State University’s Art Students League is hosting it’s first ever “24 Hour Comics Challenge” at the Park Avenue Diner on campus.
Event is Thursday, March 23 from 6pm to Friday, March 24 at 7pm-Contestants are advised this is a marathon event!
“Understanding Comics” author Scott McCloud posited that averaging 1 page per hour, an artist should be able to produce a comic in 24 hours. Results of this challenge have been varied and many. The challenge is to create 24 pages of comic narrative (any styles, mediums, or genres accepted,Digital work also accepted.) in 24 hours. The trick comes in that this is an exercise in spontaneity, no pre-work can be done before the event begins. You can only think up your ideas and gather your materials. Minimum supplies will be available (paper, pencils) so you might just follow the boy-scout credo and BE PREPARED! Lights, rulers, markers, erasers, sharpeners, pillows, toothbrush, deodorant, whatever you might need, bring it! Contestants should plan to work at a size relative to 10 3/8″ x 15 3/4″ for reproduction purposes. All work will be collected and published in a black and white volume by the Art Students League for distribution on campus and elsewhere. Proceeds to go to the Shelter on Tennessee St. Jurors will read and select the three best works out of the completed submissions, Inquiries can be made to aslfsu@gmail.com. Formal rules and regulations and posters like the one attached are available if you’re interested in spreading the word.
Contestants will be occupying a section of the Park Avenue Diner for close to 25 hours. A 10 dollar fee for students/20 for non-students is required to pay for snacks, but contestants should be prepared to buy anything extra that they wish to consume. Park Avenue Diner has agreed to close a section off expressly for this event. Late Registration begins Thursday at 6:00 pm, contestants can begin as soon as they have checked in and set up. Pencils down at 7pm on Friday. See you there!
Originally posted at Vox Populi.
Then don’t. I mean sure, you should probably learn to parallel park before they give you a license, but that would be in a perfect world. Ours is far from it, I realize; however, the sheer number of people on Call St. whose cars were hanging all out in the road was staggering. It was like a 1:1 ratio with those parked correctly.