 	@IBAction func settingsButtonTapped(sender: UIBarButtonItem) {
 		let settingsStoryBoard = UIStoryboard(name: "Settings", bundle: NSBundle.mainBundle())
 		let settingsVC = settingsStoryBoard.instantiateInitialViewController()!
-		self.navigationController?.presentViewController(settingsVC, animated: true, completion: nil)
+		navigationController?.presentViewController(settingsVC, animated: true, completion: nil)
 	}
 
 	// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	Sort the parkingslots array based on what is currently saved for SortingType in NSUserDefaults.
	*/
	func sortLots() {
		let sortingType = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().stringForKey("SortingType")
		switch sortingType! {
		case "distance":
			parkinglots.sortInPlace({


		// Don't display any separators if the list is still empty
		if parkinglots.count == 0 {
			tableView.separatorStyle = UITableViewCellSeparatorStyle.None
		} else {
			tableView.separatorStyle = UITableViewCellSeparatorStyle.SingleLine
		}

		// Handle the TimestampCell
