So, back in the day when I (Cheryl) was at Grossmont community college, a parking pass was $30 for the semester. Reasonable, right? Then I moved on to San Diego State, where the price jumped to $150 a semester. I decided to park at the institute for free instead. Well, Jon is now at UCSD and those days of cheap parking are over. We have come to find out that the parking permit for this coming year is $762. Yes that's right, the decimal point comes after the 2. AND, that pretty much guarantees you a parking spot in the nose bleed lot and you still have to catch a bus to get to campus.
So, for the summer term we are trying out off campus parking. This is where the razor scooter that we found on the side of the house comes in. :) Please try to contain your laughter. This is a short term solution until we get a bike rack for his car and he can just ride his bike. The scooter isn't so great for uphill, but on flat and especially down-hill it can pick up some speed. He rode past one of those speed things on the rode and he clocked 11 mph!! He actually had to bail out on the downhill b/c there was a crack in the sidewalk...and if you've ever been on a razor you know that can be trouble. So, if you're ever in La Jolla and you see a guy riding a scooter (with no helmet b/c he refuses), that's Jon :)
And may I also mention that the razor scooter is environmentally friendly...we have to do something to make up for our not so "green" Xterra.
6 comments:
That's hilarious! Actually, back in the day, our friend Pat was thinking of investing in special backpacks that have straps for your razor scooter, because they were pretty poular on the UCSD campus. So you're not the only one Jon! Maybe just the only one left...
Props on going green!
Hey Razorblade!
you never called me back. Hope things are going well for you three.
HAHAHAHAHA! I will be in san diego in a few weeks! I will have to take a trip to la jolla...;) On a side note - Dan is applying to UCSD for med school next year!
See ya later Cheryl! :) Be safe JOn - helmets are your friends....
And don't feel bad about the gas guzzling non eco friendly SUV - we have one too now. :)
HAHAHAHAHA! Long live Cheryl and her story telling! This one made me laugh so hard! This may sound a little silly but we have a bike rack that we are trying to get rid of! They only fit on top of a car though, not SUVs. What kind of car does Jon drive to school? I'll send you a pic if you want and mail them to you if you like them.
okay- I about died laughing. Just picturing tall Jon flying down a hill on a tiny scooter is almost more than I can handle. Talk about outrageous prices for parking!
I know!! And I thought textbooks were marked up! Poor Jon has bruises on the back of his leg b/c he bailed out one time and the scooter started spinning in circles and hitting the back of his legs. Oh my gosh I am laughing so hard just writing this!
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