Antoine's Assessments

One of my guys couldn't go because four people from his job were terminated and his schedule for work was changed.

The second guy couldn't make it because he had rehearsal for church, but it was so unexpected because Thursdays is his day off from practicing and let him relax and that I can respect.

The third guy couldn't come because he didn't call me back and he had forgot.

I gave up and said "Forget It, I'll go by myself". Well, I did, however it wasn't good for me either because I spent over an hour trying to find a place quick to get downtown close to the lake, but police everywhere from all districts had certain streets barred off with the gates. Traffic was going in all different directions and there wasn't any place to park. That really sparked me up. All the directions I was sent going to was nothing more than the run-around.

I knew I should've parked somewhere by Marquette because there were unused parking meters and so much parking space over there it never came acrossed me until I was heading in the direction going home. I gave up after the fireworks done started already. I went to Mickey D's, dropped my mom's car off and she took me home and every last firework that bursted into the sky at night was how I was feeling and I was exploded mad the whole drive back.

City leaders need to lift various amounts of NO PARKING Zones in certain areas on Downtown busy streets because how can they expect people to go to downtown festivities if they do not have place to park? They're not making things convenient for people from other cities or other part of our city and county and out of town visitors who go to Summerfest or State Fair, or the Fireworks Show, ETC...

I am more exploded than the fireworks. That was twice--twice I missed out on the fireworks show and next year there will not be a third time, because if I do then I know as well many of you know it's because of the parking.