Today, I decided not to park in the parking garage on campus, in an attempt to save the $8 it would have cost me. Instead, I parked in a surface lot (about a mile away) and got a $50 parking ticket for not having a permit to park there. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I searched for free parking near my work for 30 minutes, trying to avoid paying $12 at a pay lot. I scored a spot, but 1 mile away from the office. I trekked through rain, cold, and got to work late. It was a long hard day, crawled back to my car, and had a $30 ticket on my windshield. FML
Today, I got a $60 parking ticket for not paying the $2.50 pay-to-park fee. I checked my bank records, which proved that I'd paid the fee, for the correct space too. The problem is the fine is too small to contest in traffic court. FML
Today, I parked my car in a garage that cost $13 for every 10 minutes past 10 o'clock. When I came back to the garage at 10, I had forgotten where I parked it and spent an hour looking for it. I paid $78 to lose my car. FML
Today, I learned that when I start University next month I will have to either pay $900 for an all-access semester-long parking pass, pay $200 for for a bus pass that takes an hour to get to campus, or pay $100 to park outside campus and walk 4 miles to and from class each day. FML
Today, I took my parking permit off my car to debate a ticket that I got for not having my permit displayed. Twenty minutes later, when I got back to my car, I had another ticket on my window for not having my parking permit displayed because I was using it to disprove the first ticket. FML
Today, I received a parking fine for $147. My car isn't even worth that much. FML
Today, I got a parking ticket in the mail. I don't have a car. FML
Today, I received a $105 parking ticket for being in a handicapped space. The lines were covered by snow, and the sign was on the building twenty feet away. FML
Today, I got a parking ticket while standing beside my car. FML
Today, I got a parking ticket for parking in my neighbors' parking spot. I parked there because my neighbors were parked in my parking spot. FML
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gonzolove 0
There must have been signs that said "Permit Only".
Acesarcasm 0
that stuff happens. next time just make sure you look for the signs.
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Comments (39)
birds_fml 7
What, you didn't notice that it was a permit only lot? Or do you think that all lots are free? YDI. I park an extra mile from my school when our lot is full, because I don't want to have to pay for a meter and that's how far you have to go to find street parking that's free. I made sure to check all the signs first, to make sure it's legal parking. Learn to read.
srgntawesome 0
Ouch
HeyyTonie 0
That really does suck ): Where do you go, Stony Brook?? They have really stupid parking rules.
gonzolove 0
I went to Stony Brook, and yes, they do have a lot of stupid parking rules. Like by Roosevelt Quad, if you could find parking in the parallel parking along the road, then you didn't have to buy a permit. But every other lot you had to buy a permit.
mishel 0
Here in Toronto (Canada), lawfully, you don't have to pay the "ticket" if it is issued by the private parking lot (instead of a parking inspector employed by the city). I suppose there should be similar laws elsewhere. You probably shouldn't drive if you don't want to pay for parking though. There's no such thing as free parking in large cities...
Darkcloud_fml 0
Mmm... Stonybrook? because if not the same thing happened to me there. Painful
mmmmallory 0
I was on the fence about whether to press YDI or I agree but since your name is scorpioqueen I'm gonna have to go with YDI.
FerrariCake 2
That's a fascinating story, OP. In the future, if you don't have a parking permit just park in the lot closest to campus. You'll get a ticket anyway.
Cristaderzi 0
Well rent and food and water and power comes first. Who has money for school after bills except rich kids or strippers/prostitutes??? But like Sam Cooke sang: A change Aka revolution will come and I doubt it will be televised!!!!
uranignrntpcofsh 0
thats a stupid comment seein as there is financial aid and student loans (which you can get even if u have no money) which you can pay off when you graduate without the help of ur parents because of the great job your going to have cuz of that college degree. And actually room and board (which covers food, water, rent) is about as expense as what u would pay for a really bad apartment and what u would spend on food. And community college is like 1500 bucks you idiot.
Paige_Nicole10 0
ew $8 every day to park? thats ridiculous to charge someone who is just trying to to go to school (im asuming). i meam we have to get parking passes. but their only $20 a calender year.
DarkJoy_fml 5
My undergrad college charged $300 a quarter to park--$8 a day sounds lovely.
rawr_93 0
$8 a day works out to be more than $300 per quarter if you assume a standard 180 day school year.
mkivsuptt 0
YDI for being a cheap ass.