Click for (slightly) larger version<\/a>]<\/p>\nNote that this hill was quite a bit steeper than it looks in this picture. I almost wished I had backed into the spot, just to make it look even more difficult (if, as most people would, you assume my car is front-wheel drive, then you could do this as well… but backing up would probably be impossible for a front-wheel drive car).<\/p>\n
In case you’re wondering, this is the parking lot for Bertucci’s in Waltham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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