yours, mrs angry.........

I may have come to this argument only lately, but boy I can still be angry about it!
I'm talking about the city council's money-making decision - and it is purely a money-making initiative - to extend parking charges to 8pm in the city centre.
Businesses are quite rightly saying that they will lose out at a time when they can ill afford it.
Hell, it's a time when few of us can afford it!
But on top of the shops and bars, what about those of us who boost the night-time economy by visiting the theatres, concert halls and galleries of this city - often stopping for a drink or a bite to eat on the way?
Most normal performances start at 7.30 at night, meaning we'll have to fork out for at least an hour's parking where we never did before..........
It's hardly the legacy of Capital of Culture, which after all was about getting more people to come out and experience the city's arts scene, that I suspect Phil Redmond et al were envisaging.
Some of us, it's true, could opt to swap the car for public transport (if we want to be left standing in the cold at a bus stop at 10.30 at night with the drunks).
But unless you live on the 86 bus route - the envy of all of us who are supposed to live off main arteries but get a very hit-and-miss service after sundown - it could be a long wait.
And in the end, it's probably still cheaper to fork out for a parking ticket - which means that, like so much in this country these days, despite being angry we'll end up accepting this new imposition.