On a recent Friday afternoon, my daughter and I decided to see a movie downtown. I also had two errands to run before the movie began. I could have gone to the big-box store for both items but I like to shop downtown, too, and try to keep my money in our core shopping area.

I parked on G Street and we went into our first stop, purchase happily made. Then we went around the corner to F Street, our last stop before heading to the F Street theater just in time for our show.

After our second purchase was complete, we started walking toward the theater when I realized something. Our parking space would expire before we got out of our movie! So annoying! You can never eat, shop and go to a movie without having to move your car, or use the theater parking, which I find very out of the way when with a little one in tow. Or pay to park, which I find insulting.

No problem, we are going to the theater anyway, so we will use the lot. Go back to G, get in the car, drive to the F Street theater garage and circle inside for 10 minutes. No parking spaces! OK, so now what? I’ll tell you what, drive back to the E Street Plaza paid parking garage and angrily plunk $3 in the machine so I don’t get a $40 ticket while trying to spend my money downtown.

Despite running back to the theater, we missed the beginning of our movie and I have to say I was pretty angry. Does the city of Davis want us to spend our money downtown or not? Stop making it so hard to do so. Something needs to change here.

J. Wendt
Davis

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