lisawhiteman.com

lisawhiteman.com: "I don't understand the valet system in Los Angeles. It's a formality, it seems, rather than a practicality, since I was often required to walk past my (rented) car and wait in line just to be allowed to retrieve it. Upon receiving the vehicle, which was presented to me with all its doors open like a splayed out Swiss Army knife, I would then have to awkwardly place a couple dollars in the valet's palm in exchange for the 'service.' I was tempted to ask whether I could pay to him up front and just take the keys, but I hate being difficult more than I hate the valet system, so I kept quiet."