I've circled this block four times
I've driven by the bakery so often the baker waved at me. — Shopper, 1933
Downtown Oklahoma City had a problem: workers parked in front of the stores in the morning and stayed all day, and the shoppers drove in circles. In July 1935 the city put in 175 meters, a nickel an hour, and spaces started turning over. A month later a preacher got the first ticket. He told the judge he'd only gone into a store to get change for the meter. The judge let him go. First parking-meter ticket on record, and the first excuse came with it.
For now: many big-city garages can be booked ahead on a parking app, often for less.
Run into this too?
Know a fix? Leave it for the next person. Any name will do. Every comment is read. A fix that holds up goes on the record. A fix that doesn't is noted, quietly.
Follow to comment Already following? Sign in
Free. One email a week.
Did we get something wrong? It happens. We fix it, note the change, and take it personally. Tell the clerk
Already solved somewhere? Tell us. Every claimed solve is checked before anything changes. We are hard to impress. Report a solve