Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:39:47 -0400 To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>, WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net> From: "Mike B." <omni at omniphile.com> Subject: [WSFA] Re: Funny Coins Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net> At 9/24/2006 09:07 AM, Barry L. Newton wrote: >Ted White wrote: > > >I know of none which still accepts pennies, and the newest, hi-tech (one > >for a block of spaces) meters take plastic. > > > >--Ted White > >In Vienna, Austria, they've gone to a meterless system. You buy books of >parking chits good for a certain length of time. When you park, you fill >in your arrival time, and leave the chit on your dashboard. The >"non-meter" maids have to look closely, but they still write plenty of >tickets. I just came up with a MUCH better system...but I think I'll research it before I say anything...it may be patentable! Thanks! ;-) -- Mike B. -- I've taken a vow of poverty. To annoy me, send money.