I work near the Gulch. And because I have the enduring misfortune of working evenings, I get from my parking lot to the interstate by coming up that street that’s on the side of Whiskey Kitchen. There is a valet stand there. I reckon it takes about 20 steps from the valet stand to the door of the restaurant.
Thing is, there are places to park EVERYWHERE around Whiskey Kitchen, many of which would not require you to take many more steps than you would from the valet stand to the door. So I kind of already think that valet parking at Whiskey Kitchen is among the dumbest fucking things you could ever do.
But tonight I saw a man come out of the restaurant and walk to the valet stand to retrieve his car, and the valet walked LITERALLY EIGHT FEET to a silver sedan parked one spot away from the valet stand, started it up, and drove it EIGHT FEET to the valet stand, where the man was waiting.
Just give me your $10 bill, you jackass.
Those street spots are valet-only after like 5 p.m., though. When I leave work, if I’m parked on the street I can’t leave and come back and re-park there, even though I have a parking pass for M Street, because it’s all reserved for valet.
They could go up the street and park at any of those metered spots, though, which is still only like half a block away.