tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480763369736326403.post5787494068120531033..comments2023-06-08T18:12:39.596-04:00Comments on Water Over Rocks: ExposedAndy Bachmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793260246107995501noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480763369736326403.post-41467250524275533772011-06-10T12:35:26.624-04:002011-06-10T12:35:26.624-04:00"As a non-car-owner, I'm neither justifyi..."As a non-car-owner, I'm neither justifying nor complaining, just speculating." <br />Really?? ("Seeking parking in Park Slope is frustrating and time-consuming, and could bring out the worst in anyone.")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480763369736326403.post-29520586982735181112011-06-10T09:31:11.542-04:002011-06-10T09:31:11.542-04:00The lost spots are rarely from those who actually ...The lost spots are rarely from those who actually work in the shul but from a preponderance of others with parking privileges, like handicapped signs, doctors or police.Andy Bachmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793260246107995501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480763369736326403.post-55511947603027080222011-06-10T09:26:43.475-04:002011-06-10T09:26:43.475-04:00No, I think the perceived "lost spots" a...No, I think the perceived "lost spots" are because there's no parking in front of the shul, and even a homemade sign is an assertion of privilege which others wouldn't have. As a non-car-owner, I'm neither justifying nor complaining, just speculating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480763369736326403.post-3492282569988726482011-06-10T09:16:45.579-04:002011-06-10T09:16:45.579-04:00I don't have a clergy plate. I do put a sign ...I don't have a clergy plate. I do put a sign that I made in my window that occasionally deters clerks from giving me tickets though I also get about ten tickets a year. This comment seems to suggest that as rabbi, when I park in front of the synagogue where I work and serve, is somehow a "lost" spot from someone on the block. That's an absurd claim, given that I serve the community. I "circle" the block at least once a week like everyone else.Andy Bachmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793260246107995501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480763369736326403.post-41852046958921786822011-06-10T09:13:38.568-04:002011-06-10T09:13:38.568-04:00This behavior, especially when it has anti-semitic...This behavior, especially when it has anti-semitic overtones, is never, ever, ever right. But I think you need to admit of the possibility that the shul has neighbors who are jealous and maybe angry that there are many in the neighborhood who need to use their cars for personal or professional emergencies who often have to park those cars many blocks from their homes, lacking the privilege of a "clergy" plaque and parking spot, after circling for an hour or more. Seeking parking in Park Slope is frustrating and time-consuming, and could bring out the worst in anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com