Today i embarked on an epic adventure to get a parking permit for downtown St. John’s. 4 city hall parking passes and a recent closure of parking garage which held 160 - i knew i had to be one of the 4. Meeting my boss at 4:00am we waited in line knowing we were 2 of the lucky 4. Thinking i was prepared with my coffee, muffins, blanket and reading material … i was overshadowed by my boss with his “line up gear” consisting of his laptop with a wide selection of hit movies. I watched as the George Street Fest crew stumbled out onto the streets in search of cabs, enjoyed watching the sky gradually turn into morning and felt an odd sober 4:00am craving for Ziggy’s Fries. The doors opened at 8:30am …the solid 4.5 hour wait outside on the bench is definitely a moment i will remember from this summer.
An excerpt from “The Book of Awesome”
Getting in a line before it gets really long:
You can hardly believe your luck as you look back at the poor souls waiting. This time you won the game, you’re riding high, and you’re feeling so completely …AWESOME!
