The other month I was taking my car to the Newcastle airport parking place, which - in retrospect - I must say is quite different from the Heathrow airport parking that I usually frequent for matters like these (i.e. a holiday). I’d made sure that I knew the times of my departure and when I was coming back, certainly allowing for some time to travel to the terminal itself, otherwise I’d have only been allowed to part at the time specified and if I’d planned it badly then I would have maybe ended up missing my flight, which wouldn’t have been much fun. A good thing to know beforehand is the location of the parking site, just so you can factor in how long it’ll take you to reach your plane, to avoid disappointment. Security’s a big issue for me as well, not because I’m particularly wealthy and have a car that just begs to be broken into, but just for the peace of mind so I’m not worrying about some criminal damaging my car while I’m away on holiday. I try and find out anything I can about the site beforehand, for example, how secure it is and if there’s been any history of criminal damage or theft. I’d just appreciate feeling secure and it’s not much of an extra effort to find out these things.
10.09.08
