City Of Boston To Start Printing Waterproof Parking Tickets

[matcom]

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BOSTON -- By the end of the month, all parking tickets in Boston will be waterproof.

That will force some people to give up a favorite excuse.

The Boston Globe says parking enforcement officers are getting $2,500 computers that print out tickets on waterproof paper. Thay're expected to eliminate illegible citations.

The city's transportation commissioner says the book-size devices will also minimize the potential for human error. They will help officers keep track of cars parked in spaces with time limits but no meters.

Boston has collected more than $62 million in parking fines over the past year on some 1.5 million tickets.

http://www.wftv.com/automotive/4821085/detail.html

[bluestateguy]

1. Being a meter maid is a scumbag profession

If somebody can tell me what they contribute to society every day, I'm listening.

[JimmyJazz]

2. It's a job that provides them with a paycheck.

Besides, the meter "maid" where I work is a man and he's very nice.

[sniffa]

3. fuck them

i've gotten the new waterproof ones a few times, and their stiLL just as enraging. they aLso don't give you enveLopes with them though.

[matcom]

4. heh

i just KNEW you would be along