They get their quarter in the semifinals

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You really have to hand it to the folks who make money off the Home Depot Center.

No, you really do. Hand it over.

Parking for the Southern Section semifinals Friday was $20 for preferred, $10 for the serfs. ‘Parking for the soccer games is normally $35,’ said the attendant who took my money. Maybe she said $30, I was too stunned to remember. ‘So you really are getting a considerable savings.’

Hear that? You’re getting a considerable savings for forking over $20 for preferred parking. In the rain. And you’re not allowed to bring in umbrellas.

It’s not quite as bad as it was two years ago when I covered X-Games. Parking that weekend was $40.

So, maybe, you really are getting a considerable savings.

I feel much better now. Just had to vent as we near kickoff for the Long Beach Poly-Orange Lutheran game.

-- Martin Henderson