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Does anyone have any experience with paying a parking ticket in person at the parking office in Davis Square with say $50 worth of quarters? (unrolled) I'm not quite mean enough to show up with $50 worth of pennies (and really don't want to spend the time sitting there while they are counted), but I want to make a statement. I'll all honesty, I'd pay by credit card if Somerville didn't charge an extra fee (Boston doesn't). Yes, I could mail in a check but there is no satisfaction in that. Parking enforcement in Somerville has jumped the shark and it is time for some civil disobedience.

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photolight1.livejournal.com

Could not find an edit button..,

I also meant to add I just recently found out that Somerville has extended their meters to 8pm.
Is this city wide? Massachusetts in general is becoming such a difficult place to live.
I normally don't use meters in Somerville since I have the sticker but I thought I only had to put up with this in Boston not Somerville.
Hell of a way to make revenue for the city.

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secretlyironic.livejournal.com

The 8PM meters are just in Davis & Magoun Squares. Basically, where the parking is tight, when the parking is tight, they use meters. It's totally logical, and it's not an unreasonable fee. If I were in charge, I'd allow longer stretches of parking (4 hours, say?) but the hours and charges are not unreasonable.

Also, FYI, if you don't like parking tickets, here are two simple tips to avoid getting them:
* Learn the rules
* Follow them

I know that's not as fun as whining about it on DSLJ, but seriously, "ZOMG I HATE THE PARKING PEOPLE" has been a lengthy and tiresome subject every month or so for the past... five years?

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photolight1.livejournal.com

1. I don't have time to reply to the last part of your post except to say it's not always that cut and dry.
I'm not referring to an unpaid meter.

2.The metersI was referring to were in effect to 8pm in Union Square. That's where I found out about it. So maybe city wide now?

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photolight1.livejournal.com

I also meant to add since discovering this in Union I was in ball square and the meters said in effect till 8 so I think it is city wide. I agree with you the meters in some places should be more than 2 hours.