Another comic string:
I went to SVIPs for the first time a few years ago. I knew parking might be an issue so left early and luckily found a spot not too far away. Coolly and discretely went to the parking meter…and it wouldn’t take my card!
Another guy parked after me comes up “is it not working? How does it work?” A few more attempts. Then a city parking guy stops by “Oh, try this technique!” Then he points me to another meter and explains how the metering system works in downtown Victoria. All very interesting but now I’m 5 fkn minutes late! AND not quite so cool or discrete anymore…
So I finally pay, walk (not run, don’t need any MORE attention!) towards the agency. Right before I turn in, a couple Yank tourists stop me “Excuse me, where’s the tourist section for Victoria??”
im like “THE WHOLE FKN CITY IS A TOURIST SECTION!!!!” But I don’t want to make a scene so I calmly point them towards Fan Tan Alley, where I hope they get run over by Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn filming “Bird on a Wire: The Remake”…F&$@!
By this time, I’m 10+ minutes late. I text them to let them know, knock on the door, andmy date and receptionist let me in, all laughing at the hurdles I had to pass, lol!
(the date was amazing , so well worth the effort in the end, lol!)