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In article <1992Aug7.220938.18613@colorado.edu> weverka@csn.org (Robert T. Weverka) writes:
>I saw the meter maid on my smoking break and I quickly surveyed the
>spots she hadn't gotten to yet.
>Found one car with expired meter, and put in my nickel.

When I posted the letter to Parking Services, the reaction surprised me.
Between private and public responses, about 20 of them detailed 
outrageous parking monitor escapades.  The common ones were:

- I saw a parking monitor writing a ticket for an unexpired meter.
or
- The parking monitor wrote *me* a ticket for an unexpired meter and
  refused to tear it up.
or (my favorite)
- The parking monitor was waiting for my meter to expire.
or
- The parking monitor was confrontational and rude, etc

there are more.


My feeling is that when someone's car is parked next to an expired
meter, they deserve a ticket.  I'm not going to pay their meter
for them.  What I do plan on doing is keeping my eyes open for
parking monitors writing erroneous tickets or waiting for one
to expire.  In the former case I'll 'chat' with them and get their
name, in the later, I'll simply put money in the meter.

The fact that I have received so many reactions from parking patrons 
(and the fact that Parking Services refuses to respond to my letter) 
shows that there is a MAJOR problem.

As you may have seen, the daily printed my letter.  Maybe Parking Services
will respond now.  I doubt it though.

I'm going to be getting in touch with the daily and try to talk them into
doing a story on the whole affair.  I think it's newsworthy.

If you also think there is a problem, write a letter to Parking Services
and send a copy to the daily.  Enough letters will force results.

And if you see some jerk writing up a bad ticket or waiting for a meter,
do something about it.

Thanx,
Rich