Yesterday's Weapons Forums

by the govt entity that controls and operates the Dayton Int'nl Airport. Coming to the airport for my 2 week trip to Utah I follow the road signs to the lot that makes sense to me. As I will be gone for more than a couple of days I figure that short term parking is not the right lot so I follow the signs that say

Economy
Long-term Red Lot

Now this sign does not say "Economy Lot" and "Long-term Lot" which would indicate that the lots are seperate lots. No my assumption was that this was one lot. When I follow the signs to the entrance of said lot there is a choice of right lane or left lane. I chose the one on the left and the sign I see when I look out the drivers window before I get to the ticket dispenser says "$12 a day" and "Max $36 weekly". So I say I guess I can deal with $72. Since my return flight was a late flight and Mom can't do the night driving and I did not feel I should inconvienience any friends for a ride I figure that ain't too bad.
Well to my suprise I get back and go the the lot exit and insert my parking ticket and it says I owe $168. I look at that and say what the _ _ _ _? I back up and go to the lane with an attendant and said " the sign when I pulled in the lot says it is max $36 a week". To this he informed me that the $36 was for the economy lot and that I parked in the "Long Term Lot" and that there was a sign indicating this. Well I probably don't need to describe the person in the booth for you to know I ain't gonna win.
Now I am sure I am not the only person who would make this mistake and the cars in the "economy" lot were probably people who have been screwed in a previous trip to the airport.
I won't be silent about this and will take another trip to the airport to take pictures and this will go noisily as far as it takes.

Airports are notorious for soaking people to the greatest extent they are able!! SW

captive audience[you cant back out once you get to the toll bar] and government style information delivery system [the signs are not clear -not positioned with logic in mind - and purposely deceptive] i dont fly if i can help it , ill pay more and take longer to drive if i need to , and i always encourage a friend drop off/pick up if the need requires

You should have gotten hold of me, I wasn't busy.

Rad

Found out at work today the company will re-emberse me for the parking. Boss already signed off on it so in a week or 2 I will have it back in my pocket. So since it is no longer my money I am fighting for I figure why frustrate myself with it.