Didn’t your friend tell you in advance about the parking rule? In my development, there is odd/even parking. Odd side in odd months and even side in even months. It’s to make sure cars aren’t parked directly across the street from each other, possibly preventing emergency vehicles from getting through.
Based on average distance, Mercury is the closest planet to the Earth. In fact, Mercury is the closest planet to all other planets based on average distance.
He turns 104 in a few weeks.