If I ruled the world I'd make all the ticket barrier machines positioned 'reachable' , from the car window ,to short @rses like me. Not in the middle of wide concrete islands , so that no matter how close I get to the Kerb I still can't bloody reach!
Son , in hysterics at my attempts to reach, had to jump out and press for the ticket when we entered the airport carpark the other night. Coming back out on my own , couldn't reach on first attempt. Daren't get out to put ticket in the machine to raise the barriers, incase I couldn't jump back in quick enough and get through before they came back crashing down again locking me in.
2nd run up , tyres scraping the kerb this time , take my seatbelt off and hang half out of the window to just about reach.
( Rather scary with no-one else in sight at 1.45am . )
Got to grow longer arms for the pick up run later tonight.