Brother, Can You Spare a Can Opener?

by Chris on September 1, 2010

Why do they do it?

Design supermarket carparks so small that you need a can opener to pry open enough space to park your car.

Do the designers own a car? I’m sure if they did they would design a space large enough so you can open your car door without destroying the car parked next to you.

It would certainly stop the temptation to use the car door window as an escape hatch.

Now I know how sardines feel. Trapped in a confined space, ‘eyes wide opened shut’, lying very still in case they disturb the other sardines.

So come on you designers of carparks. Design a carpark where there is enough room to park comfortably.

Or at the very least  provide me with a free can opener.

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