Four Squares of Carpet

In my parents’ garage are four squares of carpet – one for each car tire. My dad likes to back into the garage and land each tire on a carpet square so the rubber doesn’t sit on the painted concrete floor. Their driveway is uphill.

When he was recovering from a broken leg a few years ago, he’d sit in the garage and wait for mom to come home so he could watch her parking the car and make sure she got all four tires on the carpet squares.