Stupid School Parking

My school came out with this great idea of selling more parking passes then parking spots. So I have been forced to find some ghetto ass parking spots these days. Today I found a really small spot and as I parked I hear this crunch. I was like, "OMFG MY CAR!!!" I jump out to see a fucking poll in my front air dam. For some reason my school thinks its a good idea to put poles one foot above the ground in certin parking areas. So now im gonna have to spend at least $100 to get out a fat line of scratchs and have my bumper re painted. :crying:

That sucks man...they should put flags on them or something so people can see them. How dumb is that! No one could see a 1 foot pole from inside a car-especially if it's snowy.

Oh.. and just another parking tip for everyone:
Don't EVER parallel-park behind a bus.

When I was on my high-school swim team, we were up at the state meet in SLC and went to UpChuck-A-Rama for food, parallel parking on the street. When we came out and got on the bus, the driver walked around the back to be sure that she wouldn't hit anyone when she backed up. As she got in the bus, a moron in a Saturn pulled up behind the bus, his front only 1' away from our bumper. Of course he was pulled so close she couldn't see him from any of her mirrors let alone out the back with 50+ rowdy high-schoolers in the way. SO...she backed up and those of us in the back felt something funny and yelled STOP! She had backed an entire foot onto the hood of this guy's brand new Saturn. You know that bump that sticks up in the middle of the hood? Well, the entire 1 foot of the front of it was FLAT and PAINTLESS. He had been walking towards the restaurant when it happened, but had heard it and ran up to us screaming obsenities as though it was our fault. He threw a fit and refused to let us leave until he had sat in the driver's seat and verified that there was no way she could have seen his car, despite the fact that we had to be to our meet in 1/2 hr. Well anyways, remember if you're near a bus or semi:

If you can't see their mirrors, they can't see you.

My school assigns parking spaces. But you have to have a tag hanging form your rearview mirror. The tag costs $75. If you're late to 1st period 5 times, they suspend your parking privelages for 10 days. If you're late to first period 10 times, then you'd better find a ride or catch the bus because they revoke your privelages. Its the biggest load of bullshit i've ever heard, but oh well.

Originally posted by P10G20_kenny
My school assigns parking spaces. But you have to have a tag hanging form your rearview mirror. The tag costs $75. If you're late to 1st period 5 times, they suspend your parking privelages for 10 days. If you're late to first period 10 times, then you'd better find a ride or catch the bus because they revoke your privelages. Its the biggest load of bullshit i've ever heard, but oh well.

Yeah, our school has roughly the same policy... it sux :(

As for the story about the pole, there are similar pole in my lot, and my friend hit one with his Xterra. It left a small dent in his front bumper and made his rear wiper go off non-stop like crazy, draining his washer fluid... it was hilarious. :hehehe: We eventually pulled the fuse for the wiper so it would stop.

At my high school there wasn't assigned parking and they sold more parking hangers than there were spots so you had to show up early to get a spot. So I showed up 40mins early to get there be before anyone everyday and parked right next to the stairs leading up to the school ( wouldn't want to walk too far ;) ) and did my homework while I listened to the radio.

Anyway I think you have no one to blame except yourself, you drove into the pole, its your fault.

if i get to school late i just go take up like 5 spaces all the way farrr away in the corner... haha then i gotta walk like a mile and then im late to class so it sux

Damn man I know how you feel, my school parking is the stupidest thing... Not only do they sell more passes then spaces, but the kids drive like morons!!! I had an accident 2 weeks after I got my g20 right in front of the parking lot!! I hate driving to school... :mad:

hehe, i remember driving to and from school back in high school.. the best way to describe it was mad dash, or at least that's what everyone else thought of it as. Lucky now at UofA people are a little more courteous and i don't see the stupid little stuff anymore (backing up into your car, having your car keyed, stupid little accidents, etc...). And don't complain about $75 a year for parking, i pay $400!!!! At least it's in a big 4 or 5 level parking garage and i don't have to worry about not finding a spot to park. I usually park next to the nicest car i can find, which is usually an Audi, BMW, and sometimes a Supra. :D

UGGGG Speaking of school parking!!! Damn parking nazis at my school give you tickets up the ass!! I swear after the 4 years of college I have given the fucking school like $500. Biatches.

hehe sorry about the vent :D

HAHA yeah, parking and transportation services here at UA keeps a really close eye on parking too... they must make a killing off of parking tickets.

My Parking is cheap its 6 bucks for the whole school year !!! :p

My big yellow bus never has a problem with parking :D

Originally posted by JustinP10
And don't complain about $75 a year for parking, i pay $400
$60 a quarter for me - for reserved parking in the garage underneth my dorm.

Originally posted by atomic-G
My big yellow bus never has a problem with parking :D
I always wanted to get a bus so I could pick up my friends and park up top with the rest of the buses. The sign says buses only.

That sucks, my school has a first come first serve parking system, so if you don't get there by about 7 am you have to walk the better part of a 1/4 mile

I dont know why but my school just has a long pole on its side as curb. Its not a big deal but its 1 and a half feet above the ground level. So its like basicly a light pole on its side 1 and a half feet off the ground. Both my friend and I didnt see this one coming at all. They could at least paint it so people can see it.

shit man $400? i guess if i wanted to i could pay that and have a reserved spot in one of the decks..but for 50 i can get a commuter pass which i can usually get a deck spot with..man high school parking was the biggest bunch of bullshit..but high school pretty much is isn't it? but i guess i got screwed having to move from so cal to atlanta my senior year..so im kind of bitter still..oh well college is infinitely better than high school :smoker2:

Well, if i get a zone 1 parking tag (very limited) they are like 180 a year, and it's spread out lots over campus. problem is the zone 1 lots fill up first, so if you don't have an 8 or 9 am class, sometimes you'll really be searching for a spot, and possibly late to class. Parking at UA is a big problem.. not enough spaces.

i got a really funny note on my car from our schools parking lot dude

"TWO WRONGS

bad parking and no parking pass

next time you will be killed "

i was like what the fuck! haha i forgot to put up my parking pass cause i was in a rush and i took up like 3 parking spots

Originally posted by NismoG20
i got a really funny note on my car from our schools parking lot dude

"TWO WRONGS

bad parking and no parking pass

next time you will be killed "

i was like what the fuck! haha i forgot to put up my parking pass cause i was in a rush and i took up like 3 parking spots

LOL that's great! I wish admins in my school had a sense of humor like that. :)