Tonight Hubby Tony and I had tickets to a Cardinals baseball game. Even though they haven't been doing well this year we optimistically thought that this would be the night their luck would change. (We were wrong. The team started strong in the first inning, scoring three runs. But they ended up losing the game 7-5. And to add insult to injury Willson Contreras, one of the most productive players on the team, broke his arm in a freak on-field accident and will probably miss the rest of the season.)
We got downtown a couple of hours before the game to grab some dinner. Instead of paying for a spot in a garage or parking lot Tony snagged an on-street parking space halfway between the restaurant and the stadium.
As he got ready to pay we noticed that the meter was set up for event pricing. Instead of the usual $1.50 hourly rate that is only enforced until 7 pm (with a total cost of $3.00), the flat rate event pricing cost was $5.00. However, it was still a good deal, as that was still substantially lower than the $15 the nearest lot was charging.
So the city got more revenue out of us and we got to keep more money in our wallet.
We were similarly lucky parking for the Springsteen gig. On road for just £3.50 instead of a potential £20.
ReplyDeleteIt feels good to save money, doesn't it?
DeleteA win
ReplyDeleteThe poor dude with the broken arm!
ReplyDeleteI know!
DeleteI haven't seen the new parking meters. It's about time!
ReplyDeleteThere seems to be a real mish-mash of styles. I am not a fan of the ones where you have to walk down the block to a central pay station.
DeleteThat was a bargain!
ReplyDeleteYep!
DeleteI am done with the Cardinals this year. The front office and the manager are awful. Glad you had a nice time though.
ReplyDeleteSo we have tickets for one more game (in June) with tickets purchased before the season started. If I remember right, the price wasn't much more than the $6 Cards Cash loaded on each which we can use at the concession stand, so we'll go for at least part of the game.
DeleteWhile I'm an American East Gal I love that you like baseball. I now don't live anywhere lose to Major League teams. I saw on TV the accident that happened. That is heart breaking. My game today is on at 5pm. Best part of retirement. I can at least watch it on TV. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt still feels like I'm playing hooky to watch a day game :-)
Deletethat was to say, "anywhere close" / Sorry 'bout that.
ReplyDeleteOuch on the arm. How was the grub? What did you end up getting?
ReplyDeleteDinner was an Italian sub sandwich on perfectly toasted bread. Our ballpark snack was mini-donuts fried on site topped with a scoop of chocolate ice cream.
Delete❤️
DeleteA good day out.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Always.
Deletesorry about the loose but i bet you enjoyed your watching game with your hubby .
ReplyDeletei agree that day by day increment in all types of taxes is burdening people badly .we have experienced worst and highest inflation in our country during last two years
blessings