Originally Posted by
FBinNY
That's OK. I once saw somebody make three stops on one short string of errands. Stop one, go in for a minute, come out drive the car 1/2 block to the 2nd stop, then make a U-turn and drive back to the middle of the block for the 3rd errand. The total distance covered must have been less than 50 yards + crossing the street.
People are lazy.
Heh, I'm lazy too, which is why I would have parked once and walked to the different stores. I find parking and maneuvering a car in a commercial area to be a much bigger PITA than just walking, so I'm not sure that laziness explains the behavior.