Parking permit

Last semester I found this great place to park where a campus parking permit was not required, and yet I could still get to my residence hall and classes easily.  I saved money by not buying the permit and it did not inconvenience me much.  Well this all came back to bite me when I arrived back on campus the other day.  I drove to my secret parking spot, and could not get there.  There were big traffic blocking signs and what looks to have been some recent road work and evidence of much more to come.  My plan to cheat the system was foiled.  But I did not worry too much.  I headed over to the parking office to get a permit at what I expected to be half price because the academic year was half way over.  Wrong!  When I got there, they charged me the full academic year fee—a real hit in my bank account I was not at all prepared for.  I seriously contemplated paying the fee to park in the visitor lot and just rarely moving my car, but I gave in and got the full-price decal so I would not have to walk all the way across campus when I needed to go somewhere.  I am now second guessing that choice a bit.