DEAR ABBY: Please settle something for me. As I was getting into my car, which was parked on the street, my cell phone rang with an important call. I took the call and wanted to finish the conversation before I pulled out and started driving. Meanwhile, someone had pulled up and wanted my parking spot. He honked his horn at me repeatedly. It was a diagonal space, and he would not have seen my arm if I had waved him on.
I know it was frustrating for this person who wanted to park, but I thought it was more important for me not to drive while on the phone. My husband thinks I should have pulled out anyway, or postponed the call. Who do you think is right? -- CAREFUL IN LA JOLLA, CALIF.
DEAR CAREFUL: You did the right thing by not pulling out. If the call was important -- as you say it was -- you were right to deal with the matter immediately. Until you vacated it, that parking spot was yours.