Seattle Parking Fail

[elfs]

This morning I drove into Seattle to attend a job interview, and on the way out passed by my favorite stationary story. My Kyokuto A4 project notebook is almost exhausted, and as many of my friends know I'm a raving queen when it comes to paper and binder quality in my notebooks, so I figured I'd stop and pick up a replacement.

Only I couldn't. Whenever I tried to use my credit card in the parking meter, I got "Bank not available: use coins." I don't carry coins anymore. Hell, I almost never carry cash anymore.

So, I couldn't do any shopping and the city of Seattle didn't get any money out of me. Too bad for the economy. Probably good for my savings, though.

Comments

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Might have been. I had used the card just minutes before, though, to pay for parking at the recruiter's office, so I'm not sure what was going on.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

I've had that happen too

[brandywilliams.livejournal.com]

I left a note to that effect on my windshield and did my shopping anyway. I didn't get a ticket - dunno if the meter maid saw the note or if I just got lucky. Might be worth reporting to the city.

[lisakit.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should start carrying small change when you go into the city. Heck, there's enough lost under your couch to pay for a couple of hours. ;p