It's Chronic

OK—I've just finished my third day of working at UAkron this fall.

The first day I cruised around the parking garage I've used for years, and found nothing, then went to an obscure lot behind the church and got the last place available.

The second day I went to that obscure lot and it was full, so I went to an even more obscure lot behind the BP station and got the last place available.

Today I cruised seven lots—took 45 minutes doing it—before I found the last place available in the law school lot. The garage behind the former Polsky Department Store had people parked in every aisle so there was only the width of one car to drive. Not once, but twice, I shut off my engine, got out of the car, and walked over to negotiate things with students whose cars were nose to nose. At one intersection we had north, south, and east nose to nose with several cars behind each.

I think it's official. The parking situation is chronic and unbearable. In the short term, I know now that I have to add two hours to my commute to allow for finding a parking place. In the long term, I'm wondering if it's worth the agony to teach here at all. But the alternative, NCSC, can't come within $5000 of the money. Sigh.