> I never used to even bother looking for a
> parking space near the front of the building /
> store / whatever, because I figured there
> was little chance there'd be one open when I
> wanted it. It finally occured to me that that
> pessimistic attitude gave me absolutely
> *zero* chance of getting a parking space at
> the front. So now I look. And some days I
> even get a front space.

I once heard some guy on the radio saying
that he *never* looks for a spot at the front. He
said he always parks in the back of the lot. He
said he does so because he figures he needs
the extra exercise that walking across the
parking lot to the store will give him. Plus, he
said, always parking in the back is like having
your own reserved parking spot wherever you
go.