NO PARKING...

I spent 4 days in Vegas at a vendor event, and could have learned the same information in a single day web seminar. (I don't care for Vegas, and the cost of the event and travel was significant.)

That's funny. An IT buddy of mine got a $300 fine for parking in a Handi spot. He stopped for 2 minutes to bring a small piece of equipment up to the IT floor.

He should have parked in the fire route - would have been about $50 if he got caught. How twisted is that?

I live in the UK and it's just as bad here. It's not just the added expense of parking and driving to meetings, it's the time it wastes as well.

I go to a regular evening class and there just isn't enough parking, particularly if there's a school parents evening on the same night.

The *only* place it's possible to park is the disabled bays, of which there are far more than are ever needed. They sit empty while people attempt to park in unsuitable places, double yellow lines, grass verges etc.

technology reduce the need for face-2-face meetings? Most of the time I find only one or people need to talk but everyone else sort of sits around.

but I work in downtown Orlando that requires me to park three blocks away that work sponsors for free but it takes me 15 minutes to walk to and from work. On top of that the only way to get to work on time is taking a toll road that is just as congested as the interstate. I pay $3.50 a day to get to work not round trip. I utilize the EPASS system that electronically deducts the tolls from my account rather than stop to pay each toll. Its great technology however the EPASS lanes once past the tolls like 30 yards merge into one where all fight to jockey for position that causes road rage or accidents which in turn creates more traffic. Great idea, really poor planning as you see people with change moving like the express lane your in is supposed to flow.

the only issue I have with the pregnancy spots that any woman can claim that they just got pregnant if they arent showing. Everytime I go to the super market I see a perfectly good looking woman park there that rarely shows any sign of pregnancy let alone certain people who bogart the handicapped space because they have the decal for their infirm parents that they normally chauffer, but you never see anyone handicapped with them. I get the fire lane because lives are at stake rather than someone inconvienenced, but it sucks just the same.

fool!!1

Technology is great but not everyone is able to kep on the cutting edge of technology. I know numerous people who are still kicking and screaming saying they do not need to use a computer, even though they are execs. in large corporations. Companies should train their employees to stay up with technology, but maybe not on the cutting edge, due to cost constraints.