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Pay for parking or plug a meter?

Parking was an issue while we were in Omaha for the Teach Them Diligently Convention.  With a high top conversion van we can hardly ever park in a covered lot since the van is too tall.  When I registered, I was told that there was a parking lot in front of the CenturyLink Center where we could park for a fee.

Paying for parking just ticks my husband off.  It just drives him crazy.  He will park three miles away from somewhere to save two dollars.  It’s a gene, I’m convinced that was passed down from his dad.  So there we were.

Parking CenturyLink CenterEight dollars might as well been his right arm, my husband would not do it.  There was a perfectly good parking spot a stone’s throw away with a parking meter.  Jason did the math and figured that even plugging the meter he would save something like $20 the three days of the conference.  I did put up some argument although I knew I wouldn’t win this one.  Still I gave my two cents.  First of all I didn’t want him to be distracted and having to run off every couple of hours to plug the meter and second my concern was that he would have such a great time, he would forget to plug the meter and we would end up with a ticket, in which case he would pay more that the $8 a day.  He was plugging the meter and told me not to worry.Expired meter

Friday we were walking back to the van after a great day of workshops and visiting with friends.  “Hey honey, you didn’t forget to plug the meter did you?”  I asked.

He stopped mid stride.  He went pale and panicking a little said, “Yeah I did!  It’s only been about 20 minutes though.”  Jason was carrying the heavy load so I walked more briskly.  I had to know if we got a ticket.  I walked up to where I could see the windshield.  I just stood there looking.  Then I looked back at him, but didn’t say anything.  “Did we get a ticket?” he yelled, “just tell me!”  I just stared at him.

ParkingSure enough…there was no ticket!  The Omaha police force must have had better things to do on this day thankfully.  I had to make him sweat just a little though!

As it turned out, when we got home from our trip there was a ticket waiting for me.  Evidently I ran a stop light when driving in Fort Worth a few weeks ago.  So Jason had fun razzing me about that!

Esther

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  1. Deb says

    June 10, 2013 at 11:32 am

    Oh my….Jason sounds just like my hubby!
    Often times, he will drop us off/pick us up at the door/gate of the event we are attending, and then go park the car in a residential area that doesn’t have meters or parking lots/ramps that charge a fee : )
    He doesn’t mind the walk ~ unless the weather is bad….

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