"GET PARKED"

As Brisbane grows, so does the demand for Parking Spaces. Smart Developers dig down or build up, and create ample room for our cars, while the not so smart Developers give us nothing. Now maybe by doing this they're considering the enviroment. Maybe they are discreetly convincing us to carpool or use public transport, and that way we create less energy and pollution and help our fragile planet to survive. Sounds practical, not to mention it also allows us to have that extra Vodka Tonic, before we head to the Bus Stop.

James Street is prime example. Over the years this former inner city wasteland has blossomed into a shopping and dining destination. The James Street Markets are second to none, and the Palace Cinema is the best in the country, both attracting hundreds of people a day. But where do we Park?

If you can nab yourself a Park, then great. If you nab one longer then 2 hours, your a legend. But beware, because eyeing you from afar is a Parking Inspector or an angry Business Owner. Parking longer then intended, could spell DISASTER, and that lovely piece of Wagyu you've bought from the Markets, could turn out to be the most expensive piece of meat....EVER!!

Parking Inspectors and Business Owners have to put food on their table like all of us, and I know they have a job to do, but please, I have'nt seen so much Focus & Manouvering since 'Cirque du Soleil'. Somedays it's just hilarious.

People come to James Street to buy. Whether it's flowers, food or frocks, most people will not leave empty handed or with an empty stomach, so why concentrate on the negative while we support local businesses. I understand if someone is utilizing a space that is reserved for another business, and they have no intention of going into that business, is wrong, but really people....there are soldiers being killed in Iraq, kids are being taken from their families and there are women with breast cancer, and all these tragedies are happening while a little man (who looks like Manuel from 'Fawlty Towers' and has the stare of 'Ivan Milat') continues to make people feel guilty for enjoying a morning, afternoon, evening out.


Come on dudes, relax....there is way too much heartache in the world for us to have to cope with this shit, and you never know, the person who's parked in your space could be the person about to do you a favour!!!

Park Away People!!!