I was just going to be content this week with blogging about lighter topics as we head into a nice long 4th of July weekend. And then it hit me--I'm not a "puppy dogs and ice cream" blogger! Actually, truth be told, I was planning on giving my blood pressure a well deserved hiatus, and then I happened on this article entitled Don't Forget To Feed Meters on Holiday: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1650846,CST-NWS-closed03.article
Gee, thanks Mayor (Czar) Daley! Would it kill the city to give us a break on paying the meters, you know, on a national fucking holiday? Quick story about meters. Yesterday, I finally went to see The Hangover with my wife, K-Dogg, and our friend, Holiday (3 star movie, BTW). So I park my car in a metered lot but then noticed, as I was paying, that it had a 2 hour maximum. Now, I realize, I'm in a sticky situation. I'm 20 minutes early for the show and if I run over my time by say 7 seconds, I'm not only going to pay for over priced popcorn, but now I'll be on the hook for an extra $75 parking ticket. This is all happening, of course, because I wanted to actually enjoy my day off in the city! Greatest city in the world! So, I did the next logical thing (according to Czar Daley that is), I drove around the neighborhood to look for on the street parking. I found one, amazingly, in less than 3 hours and I was finally off to join my wife and friends at the movie theater. Convenience personified. I've said it before, and I'm sure that I'll say it again--God, I love this city!
Gee, thanks Mayor (Czar) Daley! Would it kill the city to give us a break on paying the meters, you know, on a national fucking holiday? Quick story about meters. Yesterday, I finally went to see The Hangover with my wife, K-Dogg, and our friend, Holiday (3 star movie, BTW). So I park my car in a metered lot but then noticed, as I was paying, that it had a 2 hour maximum. Now, I realize, I'm in a sticky situation. I'm 20 minutes early for the show and if I run over my time by say 7 seconds, I'm not only going to pay for over priced popcorn, but now I'll be on the hook for an extra $75 parking ticket. This is all happening, of course, because I wanted to actually enjoy my day off in the city! Greatest city in the world! So, I did the next logical thing (according to Czar Daley that is), I drove around the neighborhood to look for on the street parking. I found one, amazingly, in less than 3 hours and I was finally off to join my wife and friends at the movie theater. Convenience personified. I've said it before, and I'm sure that I'll say it again--God, I love this city!
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