It’s incredibly difficult to find a parking spot downtown.
I never go there on the weekends, unless it is absolutely necessary.
Throughout the weekdays, I only go downtown if I have a heating or AC repair job. I usually find someone else that doesn’t mind taking the downtown job, but last Thursday I had to go to a commercial property to handle an AC problem. I knew parking was going to be an issue. I called the commercial property ahead of time so I could ask the manager to get me a parking spot right outside of the building. The manager agreed, but there was no spot available when I arrived. I didn’t know what problem was occurring with the AC, so I didn’t want to take all of my tools inside of the building. I parked three blocks down the street and walked up to the commercial property. I spoke with that manager and then I evaluated the problems. I had to make several trips back and forth to my repair truck and I was aggravated and annoyed that the manager didn’t come up with a better solution to the problem. I called my boss and I told the guy that I wasn’t going downtown anymore unless we have a dedicated parking space in front of the commercial buildings. My boss informed me that he has a stack of applications with tons of people that won’t mind walking three blocks to the jobsite. I honestly didn’t expect that to be his response, so I didn’t say anything else the rest of the day.