PeopleareParked.com

A week ago I attended my first ever football game and there is nothing like the real thing. We had great seats - 30 yard line, second row. We were so close we could hear the coaches yapping at their players. Anyway, this is a short little diddy about a parked fan. Here I am watching intently when my team makes a first down. As I am about to cheer, the hand appears 3 inches from my face. Startled, I jump back to “digest” the moment as the hand disappears.

OK, that was weird, but back to the game and another first down. Again, I am about to jump up and cheer when this hand appears inches from my face again. By this time, I realize that whenever the team makes a first down, there is this ritual of sticking your hand out in a chop-like fashion and yelling “FIRST DOWN”. Pretty cool except the parked fan next to me doesn’t care that she’s in my face.

Well, on the next first down I see the hand coming and I turn to the lady and say - “Hey, that’s a little close. Do you think you could do that in front of your own face!” Well, I guess she got upset because the rest of the game she looked the other way and didn’t say another word.

The fan was parked. There was nothing wrong with the concept, but you just don’t stick your hand in another person’s face and expect everything to be OK. When will people get it? When will the stop being PARKED?

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