Cash or Check?

 I was in a automobile impound lot, posing as a parking garage yesterday.  My first attempt to escape was unsuccessful because I was at the wrong exit. So I caused the 6 vehicles behind me to have to Jockey around so that I could backup. Once I finally got to the correct exit, the total cost to get my vehicle out of impound was $21. I reached in my wallet to give the warden my company credit card, the only English the warden knew was "only cash or check...no credit" I was sure she had to be mistaken, since I did not want to give her every last penny in my wallet. So I informed her that I only had a credit card, and the warden informed me that I could write a check.  A CHECK!? WRITE A CHECK!?!??!! I HAVEN'T CARRIED A CHECKBOOK AROUND IN 15 YEARS!!! The warden told me in her broken engrish, "There is an ATM rack in d Hotel" from which I just spent the last 10 hours setting through a seminar.
Long story short.. After giving the warden a piece of my mind, I again backed up and drove past the rent-a-cop that was heading in my direction and up the 3 levels to the exact same spot I had just left what seemed like hours ago. Went back into the Hotel, managed to find the manager and at least get a $11 dollar discount, lowering my bail to only $10. As I opened the door to leave the hotel...again.... yes, you guessed it. Pouring down rain, GREAT JUST GREAT!!!!! I ignored the rain, got back to the impound lot, gave the warden my $10 and drove to meet my buddy, who thought I had gotten lost because he was expecting me 30 minutes ago, and finally sat down and drank two draft beers totaling $9. Somehow the outrageously expensive beer didn't bother me as much as the $10 that I had to pay for parking all day long.