Why I am Jay Reid and you are not...

A classic Jay Reid story...

Last September I went with the Falcons to their pre-season game in Baltimore. The Falcons have an agreement with a local off site parking spot (which will remain nameless pending any future lawsuits) where all the players and administration can park at the airport. It turns out its the same off site parking place I use all the time, so much so, I have a card and an account that I use when I park (I use the card to get in and out of the lot).

I found out about all the details with parking earlier in the week but didnt really understand the extent how the whole procedure worked. I swiped my card, parked my car and went about my business.

Fast forward 36 hours: The plane arrives back in Atlanta at 3 in the morning, we bus over to the parking lot and head out after a great 'W' over the Ravens. What I didn't understand was why people were just leaving the parking place with out paying. At the same time I didn't care. I thought it was awesome we weren't being charged. I sped out and didn't look back. Suckerrrsss!

Fast forward again another 2 months: For whatever reason I didn't do a lot flying for that month and half of work. When I did finally fly in the middle of October, I went to my normal off site parking spot. Only this time, I was in for a bit of a surprise. When I pulled up to the spot and used my card, it read on the lcd screen 'CAR ALREADY PARKED IN LOT'. I then realized the error in my ways from the fateful night.

Instead of using my card, I took a ticket and parked. I could only imagine how much damage I've done. Went on my trip, had a blast in JAX, came home, and knew I had to face the music.

I went up to management and explained my situation / predicament/ nightmare. The manager had a look on his face that read 'BULLSHIT' but nevertheless scanned the card. My damage -- a cool $975.00 smackers. Here's the math for ya -- 60 plus days of parking at a measley $15 a day for parking at the airport. (Coupled with lousy service, incompetent workers, and delays, no wonder air travel blows -- another rant).

I told him I would have no reason to lie but that he could check the dates and talk to the Falcons to verify this. He finally cleared the card out but not before I asked if I could get the credit for parking those days (to earn free parking days). Listen, you got to go for it on things like that -- its what makes America great. Needless to say, he didn't appreciate my attempt and asked me leave.


Moral of the story:

GO FALCONS!















- What my car wouldve looked like after 60 days parked...