No, this isn’t a throwback post. This time it’s Your 2K as in WordPress telling me that this is blog post 2,000 on No Facilities. Maybe the ‘Y’ should stand for Yikes!

I didn’t go out of my way to plan this, but I think it’s appropriate that this post lands on a One-Liner Wednesday prompt day. One-Liner Wednesday is second (and not by much) to Thursday Doors in terms of posts in a distinct category. I have posted 362 1LinerWeds posts, albeit many have included more than one line. “Humor” is a category with more posts, but many of those are One-Liners, like today’s.

So, as I did on Saturday, let me take a moment to thank our host, Linda G. Hill for managing this challenge.

My mother, Betty Antion, was not known for being a good driver. Fearless, yes. She would drive anywhere, but no one would argue that she ever mastered the skill, least of all, my father. When I saw the scene in the picture below, I had to laugh. Such was often the result of her attempts to parallel park.

Not the best parking job

To which my father would say:

“It’s OK, Bet, it’s only a short walk to the curb.”

This post is part of Linda G. Hill’s fun weekly series One-Liner Wednesday. If you have a one-liner, or if you would like to join in on the fun, you can follow this link to participate and to see the one-liners from the other participants.

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Bridge to Nowhere

59 responses to “Y2K—1LinerWeds”

  1. 2k posts is impressive, Dan. That quip made me laugh. It’s the kind of thing my husband says to me about my parking.

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    1. Thanks Robbie. It became a family tradition. My brother and I heard it often enough while learning how to drive.

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  2. Congratulations Dan
    We also love a good game 😊
    Happy and healthy new year to you

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    1. Thanks Alison. We decided to continue playing by “Family Rules” instead of the ones in the box. New board, same experience. I wish you all the best in 2023.

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  3. Congrats on the two thousandth! I’m imagining a few laughs along the way. I love your dad’s comment to your mom. One-liners that combine snark and sympathy are an art form!

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    1. Thanks Maureen. Slow and steady has been my pace to 2k. I hope there have been a few laughs. My dad was a master at combining snark and sympathy. He taught us to keep our sense of humor handy.

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      1. That’s great parenting!

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        1. We sometimes lean on humor a little too quickly, but…

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  4. Congratulations, Dan! 2000 posts! Impressive! To many more blogging anniversaries and I wish you a great 2023!

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    1. Thanks Olga. The best part of reaching this milestone is the friends I’ve collected along the way.

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  5. That messy pile of Monopoly money is unacceptable. Do not pass go, do not collect $200!

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    1. Haha – you sound like my wife. She periodically straightens it out for me, but it never lasts. As our daughter observed, it’s a tribute to entropy.

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  6. Congratulations, Dan, on your 2,000th post! VERY impressive! And thanks for today’s funny one-liner, and for “Monopolizing” part of the space in your photo section. :-)

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    1. Thanks Dave. I took the slow and steady approach to 2k. I liked the wordplay :-)

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  7. I LOVE your one-liner. I never try to parallel park. I’d rather walk a mile than face that challenge. 😄 Congratulations on reaching 2,000 posts. That’s an amazing accomplishment!

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    1. I’m glad you enjoyed this, Gwen. My mom always wanted to be close to the door, but she never quite figured out how to park. Fortunately, most people are aware and don’t want to hit a parked car. I’ve been at this blog for a long time. Slow and steady.

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  8. Congrats, and I love your Mom and Dad memory. I remember when I was okay at parallel parking, but we have so little practice anymore I’m pretty sure my attempt wouldn’t be real successful. Looks like a spirited Monopoly game with family ties, and that’s a good thing.

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    1. Thanks Judy. I guess parallel parking will go the way of using a pay phone. Cars are already doing it themselves. I wouldn’t trade the memories for the lack of stress. Monopoly is always fun. Spirited and friendly. Family rules, not the ones in the box.

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  9. 2K posts, congrats!

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    1. Thank you. It’s been a long journey, and I’ve collected many friends along the way.

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  10. Congratulations on the 2K. Love the games and am glad to see you have the Pittsburgh version. Looks like fun. Your photos are their usual terrific, Dan

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    1. Thanks John. We have the old Pittsburgh Edition and enjoy playing it as well. The new one has a couple of curious places (Frick Park ???) but it was fun. Information about the city and those places has been worked into the game. I was able to buy The University of Pittsburgh, and The Gateway Clipper. Faith bought Eat’n Park…of course.

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  11. Your dad’s comment made me laugh. Funny but gets his point across–that is such an art form.
    Oh, your money…it is a pet peeve of mine when I get money back from the bank and all the bills are facing a different direction. Get it right, people!!

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    1. My dad was very good at weaving humor into most things. The money in my wallet is properly organized with all the presidents looking in the same direction. I just can’t be bothered when I play Monopoly. It drives my wife and daughter crazy.

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  12. I keep forgetting how to parallel park. Congratulations on 362 weekly 1 liner posts!

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    1. Thanks Frank. I still have to parallel park when I get my hair cut and again when I meet my buddy for breakfast. It’s a skill many have not mastered.

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  13. Windy and rain 🌧 here too. I’m more like your daughter when playing Monopoly-even though that was years ago that I did. Congrats on Y2K!
    My mom was a Betty too!

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    1. Thanks Kim. Did your mom go through life explaining that she wasn’t Elisabeth? My mom hated when people assumed she went by a nickname.

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  14. Your dad is king of the one-liners Dan! Today’s is a classic. I will laugh every time I see anyone trying to parallel park. I was a really good parallel parker until arthritis took over my joints which makes it impossible for me to twist and turn to see where I’m backing up to….even with rear view mirrors. Now I have to find a spot I can just glide into.

    Spent many hours playing Monopoly…..family rules applied with us as well. I’m afraid I would have to keep straightening out your money. That heap would drive me straight to jail!

    Something tells me all the squirrels in a two mile radius of the Antion home know there will always be peanuts for them. 🤗

    Old Glory looking mighty spiffy in the breeze.

    Warmer temperatures coming beginning tomorrow with rain for the weekend. Enjoy the break from the frigid weather while it lasts.

    Congratulations on your 2,000 posts milestone. That’s no small feat. That’s a lotta words! Can’t wait to see you hit 3,000!

    Ginger

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    1. It took 11 years to get to 2k, Ginger. I hope we’re both here for 3,000. I’ll step up the pace for Just-Jot-January (if Linda runs it) but then I’ll settle back to the normal pace.

      My wife and daughter want me to stop using the pile-o-stuff method in Monopoly, but it works for me.

      I’ve been walking in the morning when it’s 24 degrees and thinking that’s warm enough. It will be good to get some real warm weather for a bit, although I’m getting tired of rain.

      My mother didn’t learn to drive until after she was married. My dad told the story of one day when he told her to pull up to a stop sign (as in don’t stop too far behind the intersection) and she ran the sign over. It’s a good think he enjoyed humor.

      I hope you have a good final week of 2022.

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  15. Haha! Love the one-liner. My parking is getting worse as I age. 2,000 posts- congratulations!

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    1. Thanks Jennie. I still have to parallel park in Hartford when I get my hair cut and have breakfast. The backup camera helps, but it’s still an interesting process.

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      1. You’re welcome, Dan. It is!

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  16. Congratulations on hitting that milestone! My mother must have taken driving lessons from your mother, although my mom was pretty good at parallel parking. It must have skipped a generation, because Sara is good at it, too. Me, not so much.

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    1. Thanks Marian. My father did most of the instruction when we were learning how to drive. I think he planned it that way. Another generation and no one will ever have to learn.

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  17. Holy Hannah! Congrats on #2000, Dan. That’s spectacular.
    I ruined my count by deleting many of the serials after I “bookized” them. I have no idea what my total is, but I’m sure it’s not even close to that. Have a great rest of the week… and year. Hugs.

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    1. Thanks Teagan. I just keep plodding along. Picking up a few prompts put me on a 4 post schedule. The Thursday Doors Recap adds a 5th, but I don’t really write that, it’s mostly automated. I tried writing a 5th post in a week, but that never goes well.

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  18. Ha ha ha! That’s brilliant! At least it wasn’t left in gear. Do you see the face in the leaves in the snow? Deliciously creepy. And congratulations! That is quite the milestone.

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    1. Thanks Pam. The joys of driving younger folks will never know. The larger shape under the ice looked like a person to me. Creepy indeed.

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  19. Haha, bless her heart. My Monopoly money looks like Faith’s. I miss a good game. We loved our Stranger Things version. Maybe I’ll sig that one out of storage for the next return trip. Congrats on the 2K Dan.

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    1. Thanks Cheryl. So far, I seem to be the only one advocating the pile-o-stuff method of organization. We play a variety of versions. This was just released in November. It was fun, but Faith eeeked out a win.

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      1. Monopoly can go in any direction. The last night my son was here we lost power so we pulled out the games we have and I managed to win all three of them. Maybe they just don’t play as well in the dim light. 😂😉Scrabble, Yahtzee and Harry Potter trivia. 🫢

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        1. I might give you a run at Yahtzee. I struggle with Scrabble and I never read Harry Potter. We took board games to Pittsburgh. We had one solid day of rain. We played Monopoly, Sorry, Backgammon and a few card games. We also drank tequila ;-)

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          1. Ahhhh well, Jose may have had a hand in your losses, Dan. 😂😂 The best game I ever played with my kids was the Tiny Hands game. It is such fun. We laughed, we drank, we laughed….

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  20. Wonderful photos and anecdotes, been missing your blog. WP! 😊

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    1. Thanks Holly. WP has been messing with me all year w.r.t. the blogs I follow.

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  21. Congratulations on 2000!

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    1. Thanks John. I suspect that milestone is in your rear view mirror.

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  22. How cool 😎 to be at 2000 posts! Thanks for sharing the laughter 🤭 to include today’s. With cars that can park on their own, that skill could go the way of the Dino 🦕.

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    1. Thanks! Yeah, the things today’s kids don’t have to learn. Next will be the K-turn.

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  23. Congrats on your 2K!

    Parallel parking is my super power so, of course, I’m full of snark for those who don’t posses similar abilities. I may have said something similar to my husband, like “No worries, I can just take a cab to the curb from here.”

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  24. Your father’s response was a good one – kind and funny. Congrats on the Y2K!

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    1. He was always good at mixing humor in.

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