First For Me At Funeral Yesterday

unwind2 · 05-12-2011, 10:44 AM

Went to Memphis yesterday for my aunt's funeral. First of all had to detour around parts of Memphis related to the Mississippi flooding. Good thing had the GPS or I would have been lost.

The funeral was at St Peter's Catholic Church in downtown Memphis. The church is right next to the criminal justice center. Since I'm sure property is a commodity in downtown Memphis, the church does not have a parking lot. There are paid parking lots all around the church and justice center. I circled the closer lots several times giving up and going to another pay lot a few blocks away. The parking lots were full of attorney's with their briefcases and boxes of papers....and the folks going to court.

Hey...one thing about it...the closer lots were $5; the lot I found a spot in was just $2.

I guess when they have services on Sunday the parishioners can park at the lots right across from the church without any problems as there are no courts going on....probably don't even have to pay.

Just saying....first time I've ever had to pay to park for a funeral. :-/

oldbikers · 05-12-2011, 12:48 PM

Welcome to Memphis Nancy, just one of the many reasons I try not to go there.

cactusjack · 05-12-2011, 12:56 PM

Welcome to the big city. Go to a city like San Francisco and the hotels charge you to park in their lots.

AlabamaNomadRider · 05-12-2011, 01:40 PM

Very few times in my life have I paid to park. Of course there are times that can't be avoided. My little town doesn't have that problem as there are more parking lots than town. All free.

unwind2 · 05-12-2011, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

Welcome to the big city. Go to a city like San Francisco and the hotels charge you to park in their lots.

Yep....I remember Chicago does that also.

unwind2 · 05-12-2011, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by oldbikers

Welcome to Memphis Nancy, just one of the many reasons I try not to go there.

I noticed very few people pulling over and stopping for the procession to the cemetary. Here in Dyersburg everybody pulls over and waits till you pass.

I did enjoy watching the 2 dudes escorting stopping traffic at intersections on the motorcycles ....one white harley and one white goldwing.

**ringadingh** · 05-13-2011, 07:19 AM

In Niagara everyone pulls over to let the procession by, in the larger areas not so much.
My daughter spent a night in a Toronto Motel on the weekend, it was $30.00 to park overnight in their lot. The girls went to a club and it was another $30.00 just to get in. Thats why I hate going there for anything.

cajun2wheels · 05-13-2011, 08:08 AM

Wow!!! $30 to park in a motel parking lot?Never heard of anything like that.Guess I need to get out more.

**Top Cat** · 05-13-2011, 10:26 AM

Posts like this make me glad I live in a rural (read way out of town) area.

cactusjack · 05-13-2011, 03:47 PM

It's anywhere from $10-$25 to park for a baseball game, basketball game, or event in downtown Phoenix. The closer to the venue, the more they charge. $10 is parking in a dirt lot next to an abandoned warehouse several blocks away and $25 is a covered parking structure within a block of either arena. I park for free at a Park N Ride lot and ride the light rail to Chase Field or US Airways Center. They are right next to each other and the train stops right outside. The trains are clean, safe and efficient.

**ringadingh** · 05-14-2011, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by cajun2wheels

Wow!!! $30 to park in a motel parking lot?Never heard of anything like that.Guess I need to get out more.

Most people can't afford to at those prices.

oledawg · 05-14-2011, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by cajun2wheels

Wow!!! $30 to park in a motel parking lot?Never heard of anything like that.Guess I need to get out more.

::) You don't ever want to think about driving in NYC!

http://www.quikparkgarages.com/Point...es_Square.aspx

**glwilson** · 05-14-2011, 03:57 PM

Chicago hotel parking is at least $50 minimum these days.

There are quite a few condos in downtown Chicago that do not have parking spaces for them... so these people pay several hundred to nearly a $1,000 a month to park in lots somewhere near their condo.

Some parking spaces in a building-lot in Chicago are sold as individual parcels of land. In other words, you have a title to the parking-space just like your house.

A titled parking space can cost anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000 depending on its location. They remain the only appreciating real-estate within the city. ;)

unwind2 · 05-15-2011, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by glwilson

Chicago hotel parking is at least $50 minimum these days.

There are quite a few condos in downtown Chicago that do not have parking spaces for them... so these people pay several hundred to nearly a $1,000 a month to park in lots somewhere near their condo.

Some parking spaces in a building-lot in Chicago are sold as individual parcels of land. In other words, you have a title to the parking-space just like your house.

A titled parking space can cost anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000 depending on its location. They remain the only appreciating real-estate within the city. ;)

unwind2 · 05-15-2011, 02:46 PM

Maybe Chicago, New York, Memphis and other big cities need this.

http://www.swissparkusa.com/

05-12-2011, 10:44 AM	#1
unwind2 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dyersburg TN Posts: 2,858	First For Me At Funeral Yesterday Went to Memphis yesterday for my aunt's funeral. First of all had to detour around parts of Memphis related to the Mississippi flooding. Good thing had the GPS or I would have been lost. The funeral was at St Peter's Catholic Church in downtown Memphis. The church is right next to the criminal justice center. Since I'm sure property is a commodity in downtown Memphis, the church does not have a parking lot. There are paid parking lots all around the church and justice center. I circled the closer lots several times giving up and going to another pay lot a few blocks away. The parking lots were full of attorney's with their briefcases and boxes of papers....and the folks going to court. Hey...one thing about it...the closer lots were $5; the lot I found a spot in was just $2. I guess when they have services on Sunday the parishioners can park at the lots right across from the church without any problems as there are no courts going on....probably don't even have to pay. Just saying....first time I've ever had to pay to park for a funeral. :-/ __________________ Nancy '05 Nomad Blue/Silver Kawanow Member #23 Hubbie-Ken '10 Metalic Black Goldwing Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-12-2011, 12:48 PM	#2
oldbikers Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sardis Mississippi Posts: 3,513	First For Me At Funeral Yesterday Welcome to Memphis Nancy, just one of the many reasons I try not to go there. __________________ Jim Hardin Sardis MS Kawanow # 453 Proud PGR member
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05-12-2011, 12:56 PM	#3
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	First For Me At Funeral Yesterday Welcome to the big city. Go to a city like San Francisco and the hotels charge you to park in their lots. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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05-12-2011, 01:40 PM	#4
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	First For Me At Funeral Yesterday Very few times in my life have I paid to park. Of course there are times that can't be avoided. My little town doesn't have that problem as there are more parking lots than town. All free. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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05-13-2011, 07:19 AM	#7
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	First For Me At Funeral Yesterday In Niagara everyone pulls over to let the procession by, in the larger areas not so much. My daughter spent a night in a Toronto Motel on the weekend, it was $30.00 to park overnight in their lot. The girls went to a club and it was another $30.00 just to get in. Thats why I hate going there for anything. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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05-13-2011, 08:08 AM	#8
cajun2wheels Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Alexandria La. Posts: 636	First For Me At Funeral Yesterday Wow!!! $30 to park in a motel parking lot?Never heard of anything like that.Guess I need to get out more. __________________
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05-13-2011, 10:26 AM	#9
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	First For Me At Funeral Yesterday Posts like this make me glad I live in a rural (read way out of town) area. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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05-13-2011, 03:47 PM	#10
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	First For Me At Funeral Yesterday It's anywhere from $10-$25 to park for a baseball game, basketball game, or event in downtown Phoenix. The closer to the venue, the more they charge. $10 is parking in a dirt lot next to an abandoned warehouse several blocks away and $25 is a covered parking structure within a block of either arena. I park for free at a Park N Ride lot and ride the light rail to Chase Field or US Airways Center. They are right next to each other and the train stops right outside. The trains are clean, safe and efficient. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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05-14-2011, 03:57 PM	#13
glwilson Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 8,575	First For Me At Funeral Yesterday Chicago hotel parking is at least $50 minimum these days. There are quite a few condos in downtown Chicago that do not have parking spaces for them... so these people pay several hundred to nearly a $1,000 a month to park in lots somewhere near their condo. Some parking spaces in a building-lot in Chicago are sold as individual parcels of land. In other words, you have a title to the parking-space just like your house. A titled parking space can cost anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000 depending on its location. They remain the only appreciating real-estate within the city. ;) __________________ "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." "You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts." *Former VBA NCR Assist Regional Leader* Formerly: 2004 1500FI Bronze Nomad: 2009 & 2014 HD Ultra Current Rides: 2017 HD Ultra Limited & 2011 Can Am Spyder RTS-SE Attended: VBA National Rallies 2009, 2011, 2015; VBA/NCR Regional Rally 2010, 12, 14, 16 and several rides throughout with regional members. VBA Member #652 HOG Member #3935417
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05-15-2011, 02:46 PM	#15
unwind2 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dyersburg TN Posts: 2,858	First For Me At Funeral Yesterday Maybe Chicago, New York, Memphis and other big cities need this. http://www.swissparkusa.com/ __________________ Nancy '05 Nomad Blue/Silver Kawanow Member #23 Hubbie-Ken '10 Metalic Black Goldwing
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