Is this a West Coast thing, because most of my errands drive me batty out here? I thought it was a big city thing, but I wouldn't expect Seattle to have the bullshit annoyances of LA like that. It's like the West Coast thinks you have to cram everyone really close together and build barely adequate stuff for the population. I mean, the stuff is there, but you have to kill yourself to get at it, whereas in places like MN and TN, shopping is pretty comfortable and simple.

I hope you guys at least have parking. That's one of the most homicide-inducing aspects of LA for me - no one has a parking lot, there's no street parking, and there are places where valet parking is literally mandatory. I just don't go to them because - hello - you ain't touchin' my car, Mr. "We are not responsible for your car being crushed into a cube even though we have the keys and are being paid to park it".