I finally made it to work. Traffic was a nightmare and my normal parking area was full. I don’t know what the hell was going on so I had to use the City Park Garage. I parked on the roof so I can see my car from my floor looking out the east windows. It’s still only $7 like my regular lot but it’s a pain to maneuver a minivan in a parking garage with such tight tolerences. I guess if I had got my ass up on time I could have taken the train in and not had to worry about any of this. There’s a lesson to be learned here, I think!
UPDATE: The person in the little booth doesn’t take money anymore. Now you pay the little metal block right in front of the little booth. For a $7 parking fee and a $20 bill, it gives me change in DOLLAR COINS! Damnit, the only machines that take those are the post office and….that’s it, just the fucking post office. You try to give a dollar coin to a person and if they’re young enough they think you’re scamming them. Lesson learned. Carry one dollar bills or give your dollar coins to the checkout line with the old people so they recognize your money.