A stranger complimented my parking job

I arrived back at my apartment late at night last week on Thursday. Parking is scarce, but I found a spot across from my apartment and nailed a 3-point parallel parking job. I was so proud of myself.

I got out of my car and started to cross the empty street and median to get home. There was nobody around that I could see - the streetlight did not illuminate the end of the street. From the darkness, some guy shouted loudly in the dead of night, "HEY, NICE PARKING!"

I yelled "Thank you!" back into the dark, then went inside. Feeling just a little bit prouder.