Post by bryanb on Jan 30, 2012 19:30:55 GMT
SPARE A THOUGHT FOR THE PARKERS
It’s not a difficult job directing traffic, parking cars, or controlling access. It doesn’t require any particular qualifications. It’s a pretty thankless task even on a warm sunny autumn Saturday afternoon but make it a Friday, make it wet, cold and breezy and its frankly a task too far.
Not only do we spend hours standing out in the rain, wind and freezing temperatures but also have to face the wrath of stubborn drivers who think they know better; the idiots who drive past as if they were on the motorway not entering a car park; the Box Holders who think we’re there as their personal assistants to meet and greet their guests; those who think they don’t need tickets to enter and can just blag their way in; the ‘special spectator’ who has to leave early and therefore demands the right to decide where he’s going to park; the spectators who arrive ten minutes after kick off and try and slip though the car park entrance; the disabled drivers who claim that he and all four of his passengers are disabled blue badge holders; even those who arrive with photocopied hospitality tickets – we see them all. Worst of all though are those who for a floodlit game drive in at speed and totally ignore those dressed in yellow.
Your ever present yellow clad car park attendants are volunteers who do this thankless task to help the club. They are often the first face of the club that visiting fans meet. Their main purpose is to ensure a free flow of traffic into the car parks and ensure that vehicles are parked logically, neatly and orderly. Without these volunteers the car park would be chaotic and accommodate fewer vehicles.
On behalf of all the parking attendants please, spare a thought!
It’s not a difficult job directing traffic, parking cars, or controlling access. It doesn’t require any particular qualifications. It’s a pretty thankless task even on a warm sunny autumn Saturday afternoon but make it a Friday, make it wet, cold and breezy and its frankly a task too far.
Not only do we spend hours standing out in the rain, wind and freezing temperatures but also have to face the wrath of stubborn drivers who think they know better; the idiots who drive past as if they were on the motorway not entering a car park; the Box Holders who think we’re there as their personal assistants to meet and greet their guests; those who think they don’t need tickets to enter and can just blag their way in; the ‘special spectator’ who has to leave early and therefore demands the right to decide where he’s going to park; the spectators who arrive ten minutes after kick off and try and slip though the car park entrance; the disabled drivers who claim that he and all four of his passengers are disabled blue badge holders; even those who arrive with photocopied hospitality tickets – we see them all. Worst of all though are those who for a floodlit game drive in at speed and totally ignore those dressed in yellow.
Your ever present yellow clad car park attendants are volunteers who do this thankless task to help the club. They are often the first face of the club that visiting fans meet. Their main purpose is to ensure a free flow of traffic into the car parks and ensure that vehicles are parked logically, neatly and orderly. Without these volunteers the car park would be chaotic and accommodate fewer vehicles.
On behalf of all the parking attendants please, spare a thought!
