OK, whenever I take the Z out and have to stop somewhere, I am faced with this dilemma. Where do I park? In my BC days (before Corvette), I used to try to park in the shade of the trees handy on any parking lot, but now my attitude has changed. All trees seem to drop sap. Not only that, but birds LIKE to sit up in trees and seem to delight in aiming for a shiny surface when engaging in certain biological functions. But sitting out in the direct sun for a couple of hours can get the inside of the car darn hot. Yes, I have a sunscreen for the windshield, which does help, but still it can get uncomfortably hot sitting in the afternoon Florida sunshine. But is that better or worse then getting splattered by bird droppings on pine and oak sap dropping from the trees?
I noticed some pics of various Corvette shows and see many people parking under the trees. Does each show have a sniper assigned to whack any birds that come nearby? Or does everyone have detailing spray and a bucket of water at the ready constantly?
Yeah, sometimes I do yearn for those BC days, I guess. I can't believe I now slow down to a crawl when I come to a stretch of road that has water running across it from some sprinkler system nearby. One of these days I'm going to have someone plow into the back of me who won't be paying attention when I hit the brakes suddenly for apparently no reason at all....
Where to park?
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