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(A version of this post originally appeared on Dec. 14, 2002 in The Saratogian)
Christmas in 1989 with David and a newborn Joe
Done with your holiday shopping? Then what are you doing reading this? Get going.
Nothing like a Saturday stalled on Route 50 at Exit 15 to get you in the holiday spirit.
Admit it. You whine about parking two blocks from your downtown destination but you’ll burn a half-tank of gas winding up and down the rows of the mall lot for a spot that’s more than two blocks from the stores.
You burn the other half a tank idling, wondering if those people are going to pull out or are just loading up their trunk, and if they are leaving could they please get a move on.
Here’s a bit of holiday song trivia: “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” was inspired by the first parking lot to fill to capacity the day after Thanksgiving. Read more »