Sunday, February 7, 2010

I would like to start by saying that I ordered a massive (that's right there's one bigger than extra large) pokey stix last night and it was the worst mistake I have ever made.

I can not stand the Virginia Tech Parking Services. These people have obviously been neglected as children or something and need some kind of professional help. I have never seen such an example of an organization that is just plain out to get you. I got a ticket during the first semester for having my parking permit visibly on my dash instead of hanging in the rear view mirror where the fine print says it is supposed to be. Was I technically in the wrong? Yeah I was. But it wasn't like I was parked on the front steps of Burress, I was about 15 aisles deep in the cage not even close to the front. The so called "attendant" had to have been walking in between the parking spots just looking for someone to give a ticket so they could get their power trip. They are not just out to get me though, they want to screw everyone over. I saw last weekend or so as I was coming back from McComas a mall cop writing a ticket for a van in front of student services. The rear wheels of the van were in the hash marks but were by no means blocking anything that I could see. An older man was unloading an elderly lady on a wheelchair lift and this parking guy is writing them a ticket? That is just shitty. For some reason these people seem to have no soul and could possibly not be human. My roommate attempted to protest a ticket he got and filled out the proper forms and everything. He had not heard anything from parking services four weeks later so he decided to look into it. Apparently they had a hearing they deemed not necessary for him to be aware of and decided the ticket would stand and had already applied the fee to his e bill.

3 comments:

  1. I've also only heard bad things about the parking services. They may have a good intent(maybe not), but they cross the line on numerous occasions.

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  2. I don't have a car on campus so I wouldn't know about the tickets. But it does sound harsh.

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  3. I had a run in with Parking Services early first semester. I came back from a long road trip and accidentally left my car in the bookstore parking lot for a night and most of the day. By the time they notified me of my first ticket, I had already gotten another one. I walked to the cage because I was so tired I had forgotten I didn't move it, asked the people at that booth. And they acted like five year olds who were asked about the fundamental theorem of calculus. Blank stares and mumbles. It was an all-round bad experience, I feel your pain.

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