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Utah State's B Parking deserves
less than a 'B'
By Craig
Morris
September 15, 2008 | You ever had one of those days
where it felt like everyone is against you? You know
the kind. Wherever you go, something bad happens that
just ruins your day. Almost as if the adversary himself
is getting his way a lot. Well my day didn't seem to
be able to get any worse. I slept through my alarm,
then the shower water was cold and my milk had already
expired. All happening just minutes before I am supposed
to be in class.
I, like many other students, bought a B Parking pass
this year. I thought parking close to the TSC would
help me be on time to all of my classes, but I was wrong.
If anything, it made it even more impossible to be on
time. I pulled into the parking at with mere minutes
before my class was to start, only to wait like rush-hour
on Main Street. Apparently many students shared the
same bright idea to get a parking pass for the exact
same parking lot.
On a side note, the school sure is making a killing
off of all us poor students. After waiting for what
seemed to be an eternity, I found a spot. I got a couple
honks and one guy told me I was No. 1. Apparently the
spot I took was theirs, but I didn't see any names on
it.
After my two classes ended I hurried back to the parking
lot. The line out of the parking lot was almost as ridiculous
as the line waiting to get a coveted spot. As I approached
the gate I about wet myself when I heard the gatekeeper
say, "That will be one dollar." Not only do they charge
an arm and a leg for the pass, but they have the audacity
to charge an extra dollar if you are even one minute
over the 2-hour limit. What a joke. I kid you not; I
was literally one minute over two hours.
Luckily I processed what was happening quickly enough
to slam on the brakes before I drove through the gate
that I had mistaken would already have been raised.
Don't worry though; I paid in pennies. Sorry if you
were one of the unlucky souls that had to wait while
I counted out every last cent.
' Some of you might be thinking that I am overreacting
about a measly dollar. No I don't have a corny one-liner
about a collect call or some heart attack in a sack
from some fast food joint, but you do the math. I spent
$85 to get the pass to begin with and there are somewhere
close to 60 days of school. This means, if I am late
only 50 percent of the time, then it will still cost
me over $100 just to park. Not to mention the rising
costs of higher education altogether.
The parking lot has been so bad at times that sometimes
I drive in only to grab a ticket and drive right back
out. On this day, however, I was hoping for a little
more help from the parking lot gods.
The school should take some of those millions that
Jon Huntsman donated and build some more parking lots.
It's only going to get worse in the winter. These problems
are only going to grow as all the bikers and motor bikers
drive cars because of the more than nippy winters here.
Someone please come up with a solution before I graduate,
so I don't have any more days like that.
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