Supplement to “Confessions of a Cab Driver”

It arrived this morning and reminded me of another aspect of my journey to Charleston, SC. I received the refund check from the College of Charleston Parking Services department today.

Let me explain:
You remember, I was the driver of a 15-passenger van for several days. You might also remember that I had to make a run to get some VIPs to the airport for their 0600 departure flights (6 AM). I had gotten up at 0330 (3:30 AM) and gone to the parking garage to retrieve the van.

Flashback:
The parking card I was given for the "card-holder only" gate did not work. When I entered the garage, in order to get in, I had to resort to getting a parking ticket--the kind that is printed with the time you enter. When I left, I showed the cashier my (non-functional) parking card, then turned in the ticket; a little explaining (again) and I didn’t have to pay anything.

That is, until I had to leave at oh-dark-thirty. When I had to make that 0400 pickup, for the 0600 airport delivery, there was no cashier. Instead, there was a machine that required you to deposit your ticket and deposit your cash. I deposited the ticket and I deposited the cash. OK, so I was able to exit. But I was out six bucks!

I had to go back to Parking Services and explain (again!) that the parking card did not work and yadda, yadda, yadda, how do I get my money back?

”If you fill this out, sir, we will mail you a check for the refund amount.”

Yeah, right, OK, whatever....

I got the check today!

Thanks, College of Charleston!