Peeve of the Month- Parking Valets

Nothing drives me crazier than pulling into a restaurant parking lot that is empty and seeing every parking space blocked off for the valet with a cone. The only thing that keeps me from a confrontation is the leer and pleading from my patient wife to say nothing.

It is borderline extortion to force you to use the valet. I thought the purpose of the valet was to make things convenient for the guest. When the lot is full, the valet takes your car and parks it so you don't have to walk far, right? Wrong. Too many restaurants allow their valets to set policy and it is unfair to the guests.

Restaurant owners. I beg you to give the parking lot back to your guests and send the valets running again. YOU HEAR ME COVA!