Do you think the new parking meters kinda look like robots?
As a non-driver, I rarely interact with parking meters. In some way, they’re just kinda like background noise. And unless I’m locking up my bike to them, I don’t pay attention to them-except when I walk into them.
The other day, I ran crotch first into this bad boy on Lavaca:
With a card reader and colorful buttons, this is one highfalutin parking meter. There’s also a solar panel on the back. It almost looks like a robot. Or maybe the robot dog from British Sci-Fi show Dr Who:
What do you think?
Do they look like robots?
Are you nostalgic for the old school parking meters?
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I can’t even begin to express how little nostalgia I have for the old ones. I used to do onsite tech support and keeping change for parking meters was one of the worst parts about jobs downtown. The new credit card meters are awesome. And I love the fact that I can park in half a space if my car fits (which it often does).
It’s nice not to have to always have change BUT I miss the sounds and process of the old parking meters.