Parking in Neutral
Have you ever put your car in neutral and let it coast? We've all done it. Roll it down the hill, push it into the gas station (when you run out), or whatever! So on Wednesday, I picked up the Princess after work and we came home. I pulled into the driveway. All this is normal so far...right? I changed gears on the car. I started getting my phone off the charger. Packed up stuff in my purse to bring it in the house. Got my house key out. Looked up and realized we were rolling. Right about the time I hit the brakes, my car bumped into the garage door. Luckily at 2 MPH it doesn't do a lot of damage. It just makes you feel SO STUPID! Instead of putting the car in park, I slid it into neutral. Good thing I was further back in the driveway than I usually am. We would have hit the door much sooner, and I would not have been hitting the brakes. The garage door still opens. There is a...