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07/01/2006: "hmmmmmph."

dear meter maid;

i know you must have one of the most thankless jobs there is and i know that you were just doing your job when you put the ticket on my car. i was doing my job too. i was volunteering this morning to teach kids how to weave at the farmers market. at 12:24, i had 6 kids gathered around my table asking questions and trying to choose between the furry pink yarn or the fluorescent orange. i decided to stick with them rather than dash out to stick some quarters in the meter. when i made it there 20 minutes later, i saw that ticket flapping in the breeze. darn it, i thought. oh well, what's $10. oh wait. not $10 but $34! i think that is a bit excessive. truly.