Fairie,

I want to share how I've been solving the problem with parking.

I remember all kinds of stories told to me by all kinds of people throughout my life, but I cannot remember where I parked the car several hours ago.

After trying all sorts of approaches, I finally figured it out. I park as far away as possible. This is because people generally try to park near the destination, so the parking spots that are far away are not taken. At work, I always park on the top floor of the parking garage, as far as possible from the elevator/stairs I take in order to get out of the parking structure. It does not even cost me any time!!! because I spend less "extra" time driving to the top floor than I used to spend looking for the car back when I tried to park in the first open spot. Because the first open spot is something random and I could not attach any significance to it in my brain. The spot that is farthest away is NOT random so I know how to find it.

I am now taking the approach further. If I need to park near a store, I look for the spot that is farthest away from the store. It also helps, health-wise, by causing me to walk more. Finally, since I am a clumsy driver, I prefer parking in deserted areas where I cannot damage the next car.