Nobody likes paying to park their car. In fact, in Chichester parking without paying has got a real problem that the council have started restricting where people can park. Because that helps. To ease the problem of people parking we will reduce where they can park for free without increasing where they can pay to park.
At out local leisure centre though, you can pay to park for up to four hours and, if you are using the facilities, you can get your money back.
I like this a lot.
Today, one of the two machines wouldn't accept my 50p. It's £1.50 for 2 hours and, as I was there at 16:40 and have to pay until 18:00 I opted for two hours. Mind you, two hours at the gym might be overdoing it!
It didn't accept my money. So I hit the "reject change" button. I mean, nothing was happening so I HIT it.
£1 fell out. Then my 50p.
Hello!
I tried my 50p again. Nothing.
Hit the button.
£1.60 this time!
Hmm...
50p in. No joy. £1.50 out.
Very aware that I looked demented attacking a parking meter I cashed in my chips and went to the second machine.
It accepted my money with good grace, gave me my two tickets and, on my way in to book in for squash, I got my money back.
I didn't mention the issue with the machine. I mean, nobody likes to complain in this country.
Guit DID eat at me a little and, as I left with my original stake (£1.50) in my pocket, my "parking machine winnings" went in the NSPCC collection.
I'd rather they had it than it went towards funding the reducing of parking spots.
Today's question: would you have stopped or gambled on? 😏