Seriously folks

I have a real problem paying for valet parking. Especially when it's not complimentary. I know how cheap that sounds, but come on. $15 to valet at House of Blues? No thanks. So I parked in the $5 lot across from Hooters (heh), and we headed to the automated machine to pay our money. What resulted made me miss the days when you found the little slot with your parking spot number on it and shoved a wadded-up dollar bill in. Quick and (mostly) painless. But no - that was apparently TOO easy.

We got to the automated machine, only to find a line back out to the street. Really, folks? And then we waited. And waited. 30 minutes later we were finally next in line. Turns out the machine didn't accept debit cards, so one dude was (unsuccessfully) asking people in line for cash because all he had was a debit card. Then there was a random homeless guy who was trying to help everyone out, in exchange for tips. (The giant sign ironically posted behind him said "Do NOT pay anyone posing as an attendant." But the sign also spelled privileges "Priviledges," so who knows.)

Needless to say, I was able to pay and move out of the way in like 3 minutes. Not sure what everyone was doing up there. Let's get it together, people. Otherwise I will be forced to shell out $15 for valet next time.