"Parking in Los Angeles" by Marti Ronemus

Los Angeles is the spiritual center of the Car Culture in America. Here's a couple facts that will astound you. 14% of the land in L.A. is devoted to parking. That translates to 200 square miles. All the streets, throughways etc only add up to 140 square miles.

Even more astounding, there are 18.6 MILLION parking spaces, for a population of only 4.03 million. So why is valet parking such a huge industry? Certainly one of life's mysteries.

Just like bidding. So many places to park the car... which one is just right?

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 9 3
♥ A K 10 8 5 4
♦ J 5
♣ Q J 8

Q: 1 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	Pass	Pass	Pass
?

A: 2♥: We aren't sure where to park this car. Some will only open in fourth suit using the Rule of 15 -- HCP plus number of Spades. Others will preempt in fourth seat with a hand very close to an opener, 10-12 HCP. Talk it over with Pard.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A 10 8
♥ A 10 9 8
♦ Q 5 4 3 2
♣ 7

Q: 2 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	1♥	3♠	4♥
?

A: 4♠: We don't want to penalty double at this vulnerability. We are going to get more points for our game. After all, we've got a ten-card trump fit, Pard is rated to be void (or a singleton at most) in Hearts, and we've got a lovely singleton of our own. If they continue to bid, THEN we'll double.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ A J 9 3
♥ K 3 2
♦ A J 9 4
♣ 5 4

Q: 3 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♦	Pass	1♥	Pass
?

A: 1♠: This is more forward-going than supporting Hearts at this point. Nice Spades. We can rebid Hearts later.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ 8 7 6 5
♥ A K 3
♦ A Q 9 4
♣ 5 4

Q: 4 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♦	Pass	1♥	Pass
?

A: 2♥: The Spades are lousy, so let's just park the car in Hearts. We may only have a seven-card fit, but we can justify when we hold the ♥AK.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 9 4 3
♥ K Q 5 4 2
♦ Q 6 5
♣ 4 3

Q: 5 - South:

South	West	North	East
-	1♥	Dbl	Pass
?

A: 1 No-trump: Yes, yes. We've got five Hearts, but should not be thinking about converting to a penalty double. To do that, we need either a five-card suit with three honors and some intermediates, or a six-card suit with some intermediates.

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