After driving up to SFU Burnaby today so I can work on my CMPT 471 assignment in the networking lab, I figured that I should pay for parking.

Oh what a terrible choice to make.

Having overpaid for parking by a bit, the machine crashed. Apparently it cannot handle giving out change or something. And guess what?

The machines run Windows. That little screen on the display showed a Windows desktop, with icons for My Computer, Network Neighbourhood, and Messenger.

Oh how I wish I reacted fast enough to take a picture of it instead of staring at the machine in shock as I lost $6.40 on the machine.

Silly thing is though, after calling Campus Security about it, they told me two things.

1) They can’t refund me my lost money.

2) They weren’t going to check the lot anymore today, which basically meant I would have gotten away with not paying for parking.

Blah.

Curtis has started writing about the Tao of Sandwich Construction. If you like sandwiches, go read. Current part talks about bread, types and toasting levels.

Dang it. Now I’m hungry.