If you actually want to understand Lubbock, skip the city limits sign and head straight to a parking lot. That\u2019s where the true West Texas chaos lives \u2014 swirling wind, runaway carts, and the eternal debate over whether that\u2019s an actual parking space or just a \u201csuggestion.\u201d Our parking lots are more than concrete; they\u2019re personality tests with wheels.<\/p>\n
Photo by Ivana Cajina<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n Here are the five types of people you\u2019ll find in every Lubbock, Texas parking lot \u2014 from 82nd Street to Slide Road \u2014 and which one you secretly are.<\/p>\n 1. The Diagonal Rebel<\/p>\n You\u2019ll spot them immediately, mostly because they\u2019re taking up two spaces. The Diagonal Rebel truly believes their truck, Jeep, or mid-size sedan deserves extra personal space. Their motto: \u201cIt\u2019s not crooked, it\u2019s artistic.\u201d My mother is an excellent example of a Diagonal Rebel.\u00a0They\u2019ll park across the lines, next to the cart return, or directly in the shade that three other drivers were eyeing. They are the Picassos of poor parking choices, and they sleep soundly knowing you\u2019re judging them. Don’t be like them.<\/p>\n 2. The Cart Wrangler<\/p>\n Lubbock\u2019s unsung hero. You\u2019ve seen them \u2014 that one person rounding up rogue shopping carts like cattle in the wind. They didn\u2019t even work there. They simply couldn\u2019t handle the chaos. They walk them all the way back to the corral, muttering, \u201cSomebody\u2019s gotta do it.\u201d They deserve free kolaches, a medal, and possibly city funding.<\/p>\n