We didn't count parking charges either (when it's at a hotel in a city centre).

We had fun and games last night. We were in Liverpool Lime Street and the car park was closing at 5 due to the 'Spider' which has been prowling the street. So the band had to go in the afternoon to set up, home and back by train. Looking at the website I thought that if I left with an hour to spare (for an 9.30 start) it would pretty much be back to normal by the time I arrived. No. Traffic jams, roads closed, and when parked it took 15 minutes to walk through the crowds in front of the hotel, watching the spider climb the nextdoor building. Arrived with 5 mins to spare, then waited for over an hour for them to finish eating.

But yes, it's great when it all works. They were a good crowd and I spent the waiting time writing a new dance (called 'the Liverpool Spider)