It seems bonkers that I feel like it is necessary to clarify that I’m not making this story up. Some old fart came unglued when my wife parked her car this week in Laurel.
Parking in Billings is definitely hard to find. Especially good parking in large lots. But, these are the absolute worst ones in the city, and I hate having to park there.
For as long as I remember working on the radio people have called in with things like "Will you tell people to turn their headlights on?" on days where it might be foggy or snowing heavily. Or "Would you tell people that they need to scrape their windshields, please...
If you are headed downtown and will need a place to park maybe head to park 3 or somewhere other than park 2. They are working on park two and have a lot of it taped off. I am sure the work needs to be done but if you look elsewhere you just might save yourself some time...
I don't know what bothers you. Rude people with no consideration for others drive me crazy! Really, you think your the only one walking around here? Some people just can't see past their own nose.
So last night got home and ran a couple of errands...
I work downtown in the Crowne Plaza and, like most employees, I must park in the city parking garage on First Avenue. There have definitely been occasions (at least three) when I have encountered some weirdness in the garage's elevator.
I have seen a presumably homeless man sleeping, a young drunk hipster passed out and a couple engaged in romantic activity on the floor...
The Metra is a great facility, so don't take this as a complaint so much as a note in the suggestion box.
I took the kid out to MontanaFair on Saturday night and had to park in the upper lot above the arena. I didn't mind the walk considering I've been to lots of fairs with much less to offer where you drop 10 bucks to park in a field somewhere...