heh, found a way to beat the "meter system"...

[ballmode]

I bet OP is a democrat.

 

[Baked]

Maybe you can pay w/ monopoly money next time you go shopping.

 

[Mathlete]

This thread needs to be retitled

"Hey everybody. I am a liar and a cheater. Come in here and pat me on the back!"

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: ballmode
I bet OP is a democrat.

Because if the OP's a republican, he would simply saw off all the meters around the block.

 

[darkamulets]

Originally posted by: Firsttime
I have a 2 Million Peso bills from Argentina, thats a lot of parking .

isn't the exchange rate 1USD to 3 argentinian pesos? You must be rich!

 

[deftron]

Better edit that before LoKe puts you in a world of pain

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: JS80
For those of you who think it's "unethical" and are yelling "pay your taxes":

Parking meter fees are not intended to be a tax. They are there so that people do not park no longer than the stated limit, so other people can park. However, the revenues parking meters have generated have tempted city politicians to get greedy and see it as another form of revenue. The most egregious such example is in Westwood, where it costs $0.25 for 7.5 minutes of parking. You can either see that as "I'm going to squeeze all the money I can out of you" or "don't park long because parking is scarce, give others a chance to do their shopping."

Therefore, I have no problem with him using filipino pesos.

What's wrong with using parking meters to generate revenue? The money has to come from somewhere, right? So if it wasn't from parking meters it'd be from taxes. That's what people like dabuddha don't understand - he thinks because you've paid SOME taxes you shouldn't have to pay others? And yes, they are also intended to discourage people from parking in those spots for long periods of time, because parking is scarce in a city. Parking spots in lots are expensive, but the city owns all of those parking spots along the street - why not make some money off them like the guys who own the lots do? You can justify it however you want, but the OP is being a cheap-ass over a QUARTER.

 

[Kanalua]

Filipinos...



one day will rule the world...one parking meter at a time...