08/17/2026
Good afternoon, Tallahassee Leon County!
Ever notice how a parking lot can turn into the Wild West with shopping carts? 🤠🛒 Cars backing up, pedestrians appearing out of nowhere, someone stalking the perfect parking spot…and somebody else completely hypnotized by their phone.
And those little parking-lot bumps? They still count as crashes. Private property doesn’t mean no responsibility. If you hit another vehicle or property, stop and handle it responsibly.
Now, about those shopping carts…
Your cart made it through the whole store...it can make it to the cart corral. Feeling ambitious? Take it back to the store! A few extra steps won’t hurt most of us, and it’s a ridiculously simple way to look out for each other.
Imagine if everyone did it: fewer runaway carts, fewer damaged vehicles, safer parking spaces, happier shoppers, less work for employees and maybe, just maybe… a few fewer calls for us. 📞😉
Quite often, “community” is simply taking a moment to consider how our choices, no matter how small, affect someone else.
Small actions. BIG difference.
Welcome to The Calm Side, Vol. 1 No. 011: Parking Lot Vigilance!
