Of course, the elected officials were not the ones pulling this crap--but what does that matter to IIFFy. Well, quite honestly, nothing.Whiffy is like a one way street.
But getting back on topic, this is not an isolated incident in the greater DC area. As with may areas they have gone to using a single machine per block to pay your parking and get a receipt to put in your window. Over the past couple years there will be meter maids waiting near the end of the street, and when they see someone park and start walking towards the machine in the middle of the block they will run to the car and write a ticket before the person can return with the receipt. Originally Posted by Old-T
Of course, the elected officials were not the ones pulling this crap--but what does that matter to IIFFy. Well, quite honestly, nothing.
But getting back on topic, this is not an isolated incident in the greater DC area. As with may areas they have gone to using a single machine per block to pay your parking and get a receipt to put in your window. Over the past couple years there will be meter maids waiting near the end of the street, and when they see someone park and start walking towards the machine in the middle of the block they will run to the car and write a ticket before the person can return with the receipt. Originally Posted by Old-T
I am not aware of any article. I have had three of these, two of which I eventually beat.That is horrible. I've had to pay for parking at one of these Satellite kiosks (which must use either cell phones or sat phones) and the lines have been 15 people long and people's credit card transaction won't process because of telcom problems and everyone is begging everyone else for a crisp $5 bill the machine won't reject.
Same thing happens in NYC and I am 1 for 2 there.
I have sat at the local Starbucks in the morning and watched them. A couple of times I took my camera and photographed it: guy/gal gets out of their car, walking towards machine, meter maid/guy walks fast towards their car, guy/gal returns with receipt. All time stamped--time span typically 4-6 min. Offered the sequence of photos to the poor person being harassed. Most took the copies offered, don't know what happened in those cases. Originally Posted by Old-T
Of course, the elected officials were not the ones pulling this crap--but what does that matter to IIFFy. Well, quite honestly, nothing.
But getting back on topic, this is not an isolated incident in the greater DC area. As with may areas they have gone to using a single machine per block to pay your parking and get a receipt to put in your window. Over the past couple years there will be meter maids waiting near the end of the street, and when they see someone park and start walking towards the machine in the middle of the block they will run to the car and write a ticket before the person can return with the receipt. Originally Posted by Old-T