This is in response to the person who recently wrote a letter to The Willow Glen Resident about how he was stopped in the Garden Theatre parking lot off Lincoln Avenue. I think he said he was stopped while going into the Garden Theatre building.

The man wouldn't have gotten so upset if he actually was doing business within the complex because I know from experience how much it's appreciated when the parking attendants are around.

I have a post office box within the building and have had problems parking in the Garden Theatre parking lot for some time. It is very frustrating to see cars parked in the 20 minute parking spaces for hours. It is also frustrating to see people park in the Garden Theat r e parking lot, pass through the building, and cross the street, acting like they had business in the building.

Parking in Willow Glen is at a premium. If you know where to go, the rules of different parking lots can be easily followed. The man who complained should take some time to watch the lunch hour rush that happens in the Garden Theatre parking lot. Maybe then he'll understand why they have to have an attendant. I say if you don't like the attendants and don't appreciate them, don't do business in the Garden Theatre building. If he had been honest as to where he was going he probably wouldn't have been followed.

—Denise Curry, Willow Glen


Patron defends the actions of attendant

I would like to address the comments made by Scott Peeler in the Jan. 22 issue of The Willow Glen Resident.

First of all, he needs to get his facts straight before he "speaks out." What makes him assume that there is a spat going on between the businesses? The parking lot attendant is there to make sure that the employees in the offices at the Garden Theatre plaza have a place to park and that only Garden Theatre plaza patrons are parking in their designated spots.

Secondly, there has been an attendant in the lot for six years, and this particular person has been the attendant for the last three years. If Peeler regularly patronized the plaza building, he would know this.

There are many people who try to park in the lot and go elsewhere. We are fortunate enough to have someone that has a good sense of when he is being lied to and not afraid to do his job to keep the parking lot well-monitored.

I personally appreciate him being there and know the daily abuse that he gets from just doing his job. You might be surprised at how many people think they can just do and say what they want, regardless of what the rules are.

—Jenese Holmes, Lincoln Avenue


Patron is grateful for parking attendant

I was amazed at the one-sided saga on Garden Theatre parking presented by Scott Peeler in the Jan. 22 issue of The Willow Glen Resident.

I work in the Garden Theatre and have for several years. I have personally witnessed the parking lot attendant being subjected to intentional snubs, screaming and cursing. There have even been attempts to run him over. Through all this, he has kept a very even keel and generally maintained a good attitude while advising people of the parking restrictions. About the only time I see his response as anything less than "civilized" is when he is tremendously provoked.

Perhaps Scott should run a check on his own attitude. If this man—whom Scott so grandly labeled a "Nazi"—weren't there, the tenants of the Garden Theatre would have no chance of parking in the lot to get to their offices. I'm glad he's there, and Scott, thanks for staying away.

—Roger Laux, Willow Glen


Ticketing WG drivers gives city hefty sums

My letter is in response to the one by Joan Gregory Geisen in the Jan. 22 issue of The Willow Glen Resident. Geisen was ticketed last summer for making a left turn onto Hicks Avenue from Minnesota Avenue. I heard that the police had been giving out tickets but had no idea that people were pulled over in a line as she described. $160 and traffic school? Ridiculous! They almost got me, too.

I turned left onto Hicks Avenue one afternoon around 2:30 p.m. and saw the sign as I was making my turn. It startled me. If I had been ticketed, I would have been furious. I have an idea a lot of people saw that sign just as they were turning.

It seems reasonable that Geisen would see it just as she was turning. But slamming on your brakes at that moment would not be a good idea, since you're already into the turn.

How many times have we sat in traffic and seen people running red lights and having road rage tantrums and asked ourselves, "Where are the police?" They shouldn't be "picking off" the good drivers. I would imagine the city pulled in a hefty sum of money. Shame on them.

—Linda Julian, Jonathan Avenue

Correction

The former owners of the Daisy Patch were Judy Block, Marie Hochman and Lynette Clark, the last of whom was inadvertently omitted from the story on the store in the Jan. 15 issue of The Willow Glen Resident.