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September 20, 2004
Why Parking Services needs a labotomy....
Ok, so I've been relatively patient with this new parking setup at UW. I assumed that the initial problems would work themselves out and that Parking Services had indeed done some research to support their decision to reduce the number of lots available to students and to open them up giving us access (theoretically) to all four lots. I now conclude that they are clinically insane and need a labotomy to prevent any further hair-brained money grabbing schemes from screwing over the students.
I drove to school today because I forgot my blades at the Bomber and it's difficult to carry my gym bag and schoolbag at the same time. Now by this point I've also given up trying to park at Lot N, which must fill up before 8am. Aside: One student was quoted in the Imprint as saying that when he/she got to school at 8am there were still lots of spots available. Who the fuck gets to school at 8am? Even if I had an 8:30 class (which I don't, cause I'm not fuckin crazy, or unfortunate enough to be in a program where the profs are) I wouldn't ever be on campus a half hour before class. I bought a parking pass so if I was late waking up I wouldn't be late for class. But I've since learned that arriving on campus any later than 9:30am means no parking.
But back to the story of today.....oh yeah, not even bothering to check out Lot N. I drive straight to Lot W, in front of CIF, cause it's near the gym in case I get time to hit that up today. There are no fucking spots open... which leaves X lot as my last resort. But of course, with the new two lanes leading to the tech park the only way I would be able to get to X lot would be to pull a U-turn on campus or Columbia St. A better solution, I decided, was to go down Columbia St to the athletic fields. The entrance of this gravel lot has been blocked off for a while but with some keen off-roading skills I was able to back my VW Golf around a hydro pole and down into some free parking. At this point I realized that this spot was probably about the same distance to campus as X lot, and completely free.
My next debate is whether to bomb all the parking lots or demand a refund for a pass that doesn't seem to help me park. Of course, with the stubborness of Parking Services I may need to attach the bombs to myself when I go in for the refund to ensure success
Posted by Dr.Unk at September 20, 2004 9:59 AM
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I'm with you buddy - let's burn down parking services
Posted by: sass at September 22, 2004 4:43 PM
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