The Temptation Was Real

"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion) 05/04/2018 at 11:02 • Filed to: None

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When I dropped my kids off at school, this was drawing my eyes. A huge empty parking lot, freshly graded and slightly damp from rain, yet not muddy nor overly dry and dusty. There was even a barrier or two and some cones, just begging to be turned into a little rallycross.

I don’t think I have to explain why I couldn’t turn the parking lot at my kids’ preschool into a rallycross course for myself, but I also know they are highly sensitive to traffic on the property.

As an example, one parent cut through the lot this winter a little too fast (also not paying close attention, apparently) and collided with a tractor that was plowing the lot. There was very little damage, no injuries to say the least, and yet it prompted an all-school email to go out, reminding everyone about the importance of careful, slow driving on the whole grounds, etc. which was not entirely unfounded, since you’re not supposed to shortcut through the lot in the first place. My wife didn’t know specifically why the email was sent and suspected it was because I was doing donuts there. But I was innocent!

So... I kept going. BUT LOOK AT IT.

WilliamsSW > functionoverfashion 05/04/2018 at 11:27

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Night time.

Headlights off.

Not that I’m suggesting any shenanigans, but not that I’m not suggesting them, either, you know?

functionoverfashion > WilliamsSW 05/04/2018 at 11:30

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I like your thinking. In fact there’s enough light there you could do that, but not be seen right away. Except... gates. Locked gates. Big ones.

OPPOsaurus WRX > WilliamsSW 05/04/2018 at 11:40

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O MAN, a buddy and I used to go to a construction lot at night, shut the lights off and do donuts then straighten out the wheel and hit the lights to see where we ended up. It was big enough so that nothing bad ever happened but damn that was dumb.

WilliamsSW > functionoverfashion 05/04/2018 at 12:04

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WilliamsSW > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/04/2018 at 12:23

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I had a buddy in high school who drove a ‘67 Malibu coupe who hit a light standard at about 30 mph doing that stuff.

In reverse. The car was doomed to life out the remainder of its life with bungee cords holding the trunk down after that.

It’s the light poles that will get you...

functionoverfashion > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/04/2018 at 13:04

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We used to play hide and seek, in boats, at night on a lake. Like, one boat turns its lights off and hides while the other looks for it. Then you play cat-and-mouse when the seeker gets close. Lights off, of course.

Sometimes I wonder how anyone survives the 15-25 age range.