I made the leap!
Aug. 26th, 2011 12:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
billeylerAfter 10 years and 3 months of having a payroll deduction of what is now up to $45 a month for the privilege of having a parking spot at UNM two or three blocks from the theatre, I did the deed. Today, I walked the 6 blocks over to the parking office and turned in my pass to the surly-as-usual clerk working there. He had me sign a form to remove the payroll deduction, then cut up the pass, stapling part of it to the form. And it's done.
I feel so free!
But I've also committed to walking or biking to work now, or begging Danny for a ride on those random yukky weather days. There is a bit of a perk; I can park in the theatre loading dock area with our in-house pass (free) when I really, really need to drive a car here.
Over 10 years, I paid UNM about $4,500 for my A-Lot parking permit. Wow. This time of year, with school just starting, it's nearly impossible to find a spot to park unless you get to work about 7:30am. There were a couple of times I had to park about 7 blocks from the theatre, more than 1/3 of the way back to the house!
I feel so free!
But I've also committed to walking or biking to work now, or begging Danny for a ride on those random yukky weather days. There is a bit of a perk; I can park in the theatre loading dock area with our in-house pass (free) when I really, really need to drive a car here.
Over 10 years, I paid UNM about $4,500 for my A-Lot parking permit. Wow. This time of year, with school just starting, it's nearly impossible to find a spot to park unless you get to work about 7:30am. There were a couple of times I had to park about 7 blocks from the theatre, more than 1/3 of the way back to the house!
