Comments on: More parking palimpsests http://la.metblogs.com/2009/05/13/more-parking-palimpsests/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:13:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters http://la.metblogs.com/2009/05/13/more-parking-palimpsests/#comment-59739 Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters Thu, 14 May 2009 18:59:59 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=27798#comment-59739 That one is just brilliant, pcloadletter! I love that so much, I'll add the actual image to the post itself. That one is just brilliant, pcloadletter! I love that so much, I’ll add the actual image to the post itself.

]]> By: pcloadletter http://la.metblogs.com/2009/05/13/more-parking-palimpsests/#comment-59738 pcloadletter Thu, 14 May 2009 18:51:36 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=27798#comment-59738 This one has always been my favorite: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/incidentally/10hrparking.jpg This one has always been my favorite:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/incidentally/10hrparking.jpg

]]> By: lamapnerd http://la.metblogs.com/2009/05/13/more-parking-palimpsests/#comment-59737 lamapnerd Thu, 14 May 2009 16:32:51 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=27798#comment-59737 First clue: That's actually just two signs - one for the street cleaning, and one for the "2 Hr. 8-6 M-F, NO Parking all other times, Dist 13 Permits exempt". Second clue: Common sense. Q: "Would the fact that I'm a local resident with a parking permit make it OK for my car to be parked here, preventing the street cleaner from cleaning the street on street-cleaning day?" A: "Uhh, no, probably not." Really, this stuff isn't all that complicated, as long as you can prevent your brain from shutting down when it sees more than two rules applying to the same space. And even if it <i>seems</i> a bit complex at first blush, a moment's thought about <i>why</i> such rules might exist will usually make everything clear. Like in this case, they're allowing short-term parking for visitors to local businesses during regular weekday business hours, reserving parking for local residents the rest of the time, and they want to be able to clean the street once a week. Not exactly rocket science, is it? :-) (And, um, "palimpsests"? Wouldn't those be blank?) First clue: That’s actually just two signs – one for the street cleaning, and one for the "2 Hr. 8-6 M-F, NO Parking all other times, Dist 13 Permits exempt".

Second clue: Common sense.

Q: "Would the fact that I’m a local resident with a parking permit make it OK for my car to be parked here, preventing the street cleaner from cleaning the street on street-cleaning day?"

A: "Uhh, no, probably not."

Really, this stuff isn’t all that complicated, as long as you can prevent your brain from shutting down when it sees more than two rules applying to the same space.

And even if it seems a bit complex at first blush, a moment’s thought about why such rules might exist will usually make everything clear.

Like in this case, they’re allowing short-term parking for visitors to local businesses during regular weekday business hours, reserving parking for local residents the rest of the time, and they want to be able to clean the street once a week.

Not exactly rocket science, is it? :-)

(And, um, "palimpsests"? Wouldn’t those be blank?)

]]> By: coenbro http://la.metblogs.com/2009/05/13/more-parking-palimpsests/#comment-59736 coenbro Thu, 14 May 2009 06:51:42 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=27798#comment-59736 The answer is yes, you would get a ticket. That's when they clean the street. I live in District 13 and I see people getting them all the time. The answer is yes, you would get a ticket. That’s when they clean the street. I live in District 13 and I see people getting them all the time.

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