Parking at Temple U

I went to Temple tonight for the chapter's general body meeting. For some reason, parking was horrible and there was no place for me to get a spot. I figured I'd bite the bullet and just pay to park in the lot next to the Student Center, even though I knew it would be a waste of money.

As I pulled into the lot, the sign said "$10 Exact Change." As I pulled up, the security guard was outside of his guard house smoking a cigarette. He asked what time I was staying til, and I told him about 9:30 (the lot was open til 10:30 or so). He told me the cost was $10. I started getting the money together while the guy walked around the guard house to go inside to take my money.

When he got near the door, he looked at me counting and said "I need exact change. Either two 5's, a ten, or a twenty." I told him I had a 5 and five 1's. He paused, then told me I had to wait until he finished his cigarette (or he said I had to wait until someone else pulled up). After a minute or so, he said "If you want to back up, go ahead."

I replied "you're damn right I'm backing out of here" and said "f*ckin security guards. Good ole Temple U" as I pulled out of the lot. I went around the block and fortunatly was able to get a spot. This also created the situation of me having to walk past the parking lot to get to the meeting I was going to.

As I walked by on the other side of the street, I hollered over "Thanks asshole" to which he replied with some comment. I answered with "So, were you born lazy or is that part of the job requirement?"

Then I went to the meeting and everything was over.