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Saturday, February 18, 2006
How To Save $250 On Airport Parking
1. Fly to Mexico for a 10-day vacation..2. Return to JFK the night after a blizzard.
3. Note the chaos at the valet parking lot -- people waiting in line for many hours because cars can't be dug out or found.
4. In disgust, take a cab to the apartment of relatives in Brooklyn. (Cost: $50)
5. The next morning, drive their excuse for a car home to Connecticut.
6. Drive back to JFK three days later to get your car (though the valet parking company office still doesn't answer the phone and you don't know for certain they've found the car.)
7. Arrive at the company. Wait for your car to be delivered to the door. Watch as the woman behind the counter presents a bill for $250, which includes charges for the days in which the car could not be found.
8. Imagine a long prison sentence for murder of a clerk at a valet parking company.
9. Say, "I won't pay for those days. In fact, I won't pay for any days." A man who passes for a manager agrees with you.
10. Drive back to Connecticut in your own car. Stop at Stew Leonard's and buy the ingredients for enchiladas. You can do Mexico at home.
(Note: Advice inspired by an actual account, revealed by friends over dinner of, well, Cuban food.)
Posted by:Lary Bloom at 4:03 AM
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