Working rail roads and their tracks.

5030 · Sep 17, 2022

buckeyefarmer said:
like they did for parking tickets.

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cqaigy2 · Sep 17, 2022

5030 said:
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chalk the tires, to see if they've moved.

5030 · Sep 17, 2022

Actually, the only time I 'chalk' the tires is to check wheel alignment or correct inflation.

cqaigy2 · Sep 17, 2022

5030 said:
Actually, the only time I 'chalk' the tires is to check wheel alignment or correct inflation.

Be honest, you think those meter maid outfits are pretty cute.

5030 · Sep 17, 2022

Honestly, I've never laid eyes on a meter maid.

MossRoad · Sep 17, 2022

Never seen a meter maid? Wow.

When I first started at the newspaper, the printing press was on the 1st floor with large windows facing the street. Anytime a meter maid would go by and chalk the tires, a pressman would wait a couple minutes then run out and wipe the chalk marks off the tires of all the other pressmen's car tires with a rag. It was a long-standing tradition. I found it humorous, as the company provided parking 1/2 a block away for $50 a year. They were too cheap to spend 20 cents a day to park without worrying about parking tickets.

bdhsfz6 · Sep 18, 2022

MossRoad said:
Never seen a meter maid? Wow.

When I first started at the newspaper, the printing press was on the 1st floor with large windows facing the street. Anytime a meter maid would go by and chalk the tires, a pressman would wait a couple minutes then run out and wipe the chalk marks off the tires of all the other pressmen's car tires with a rag. It was a long-standing tradition. I found it humorous, as the company provided parking 1/2 a block away for $50 a year. They were too cheap to spend 20 cents a day to park without worrying about parking tickets.

Wouldn't it cost more than $50/year to feed the parking meters?

5030 · Sep 18, 2022

Interestingly, the City on Monroe, Michigan (the closest large metropolitan city to us), removed all the parking meters. They did that because the meters were contributing adversely to people visiting and purchasing items and eating at beaneries in town. Now, all parking spaces on street are free. Don't know if it actually made a difference or not as we don't go there unless it's business.