parking and the world keeps getting more modern

It's been father and son week so I took my son to a museum downtown and parked in a garage.

The app save me $10, parked for $8 instead of $18.

But interestingly, the app now has a button to open the gate hahahahahahaha

Confusing.

As we pulled up, a metal gate opened, allowing us in. That's in retrospect, anyone pulling up would trigger it. Like when you leave a car dealer (hope you don't go there more than 1x per year like me for the state inspection), the door opens.

Then inside, there is the typical arm. Well it didn't work when I pushed the button on my phone.

Logically I said wait a sec, there's a 2D barcode, doesn't this too open the gate? Yes, it did.

Parked, and left--I always like to take pics that show where we left the car.

When we came back, can't get in. And the place is sealed like Fort Knox. Do we run in if a car comes out and try to beat the gate coming down? Nah that's dangerous.

So there was a number to call for assistance with the intercom on the door. Of course, no answer! hahahahahahahaha

I mean I know it's not attended, and it goes somewhere else.

Start to look at the pics I took upon leaving, and I had one that said "PIN TO RE-ENTER LOBBY XYZA# PIN OR MONTHLY ACCESS CARD NEEDED TO RE-ENTER GARAGE LOBBY"

I honestly don't remember reading that, it just happens to be in a pic near the elevators.

What if I couldn't find that info in a pic? That's the downside on the mondern-ness if you will. Can't get back to the car. But, overall? To me that's a secure garage.