"Dense coastal urban centers where it's hard to park and unload groceries," I said.
On Bergen Street, Carol Marker, 66, had double-parked her minivan outside her home to unload groceries because she could not find a parking space.
Since she shares a driveway, she would like to park in front of her house once in a while to unload groceries.
Now we are being told that we can only park our car in the driveway for 20 minutes to unload groceries.
Some months later, we were advised that other residents would be allowed to park their cars in the driveway for up to 20 minutes -- when we weren't parked there -- to unload groceries from their cars.
In the middle of a weekday, this strip on the edge of the Castleton Corners neighborhood bustles with suburban activity as residents unload groceries from their cars, greet the passing mailman or walk to a nearby bus stop on their way to work.
Give your kids a day at the zoo, give the neighbor a cake or repair something for them, share a talent you have with someone, fix dinner for the teacher, babysit, unload groceries... you get the idea.
Have a bagger escort the cart to the vehicle to help you unload groceries.
On one of their ponderous rambles, they see a middle-aged woman unloading grocery bags onto a baby stroller: "What's her name?" "Isabel," I said.
He tries to appease her by unloading groceries.
Now, in addition to unloading groceries, he would also have the task of taking out the garbage.
