alaski
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I just have to get this off my chest.
A few weeks ago I headed to the resort with my boyfriend. I was going to do some training with the patrol in the morning before the lifts opened, so my bf pulled the car up to the turnaround in front of the lift ticket windows (you know, like a drop off/pickup area). As I was getting out of the car, a parking attendant started yelling at me about parking there. I said "I'm going to the aid shack, he's just dropping me off, we're not parking here." He kept yelling, even though it was 8 in the morning, there was not another soul around, and the lifts don't even open until 10:30, so we just moved the car over so I could finish getting my stuff. Moving the car took longer than it would have to just get my stuff out, but whatever. I got my stuff and my bf left to go run errands.
About an hour later I needed something out of the car so I called my bf to bring the car back. There were about 5 cars in the turnaround, and people were just hanging out there chatting, so he pulled back into the turnaround and I opened the back door to get my pack. Naturally the same parking attendant actually crossed the parking lot to start yelling at us again. I had had enough so I asked him rather pointedly, "Why are you only yelling at us and not those five other people parked in the turnaround?" He said nothing. I finished grabbing my stuff and just left.
Now, almost a month later, I got a talking to from a ski patrol guy that that parking attendant had complained about me. While I was getting this talking-to, I looked out the window to see SIX cars parked in the turnaround, and a car parked IN FRONT of the day lodge, right where skiers come off the hill to go into the lodge. All of those cars were there for at least 15 minutes each, and over an hour in some cases. So all I can figure is that there is zero reason for this dude to have targeted me of all people to yell about about being dropped off in the drop-off zone. And I talked back so of course he had to complain about me. Sheesh!
Where can we be dropped off if not at the drop off zone???? Man, is that guy just power hungry or what?
A few weeks ago I headed to the resort with my boyfriend. I was going to do some training with the patrol in the morning before the lifts opened, so my bf pulled the car up to the turnaround in front of the lift ticket windows (you know, like a drop off/pickup area). As I was getting out of the car, a parking attendant started yelling at me about parking there. I said "I'm going to the aid shack, he's just dropping me off, we're not parking here." He kept yelling, even though it was 8 in the morning, there was not another soul around, and the lifts don't even open until 10:30, so we just moved the car over so I could finish getting my stuff. Moving the car took longer than it would have to just get my stuff out, but whatever. I got my stuff and my bf left to go run errands.
About an hour later I needed something out of the car so I called my bf to bring the car back. There were about 5 cars in the turnaround, and people were just hanging out there chatting, so he pulled back into the turnaround and I opened the back door to get my pack. Naturally the same parking attendant actually crossed the parking lot to start yelling at us again. I had had enough so I asked him rather pointedly, "Why are you only yelling at us and not those five other people parked in the turnaround?" He said nothing. I finished grabbing my stuff and just left.
Now, almost a month later, I got a talking to from a ski patrol guy that that parking attendant had complained about me. While I was getting this talking-to, I looked out the window to see SIX cars parked in the turnaround, and a car parked IN FRONT of the day lodge, right where skiers come off the hill to go into the lodge. All of those cars were there for at least 15 minutes each, and over an hour in some cases. So all I can figure is that there is zero reason for this dude to have targeted me of all people to yell about about being dropped off in the drop-off zone. And I talked back so of course he had to complain about me. Sheesh!
Where can we be dropped off if not at the drop off zone???? Man, is that guy just power hungry or what?
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I think your question to the lot attendant was justified--he was obviously singling you and your SO out, if there were other people parked in the same place. I agree with what's been said--I'd take it to resort management. It sounds like that parking lot attendant is a little too big for his britches. Next time it happens, I'd just say something like, "Okay, how about if you get your manager here so we can discuss it. In the mean time, I am unloading my things here, just like everyone else is doing."
