[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-07 Thread Jack Pitzer
Just letting people pay for parking when it's free is complete BS. Werner, don't you get the point that one of the issues that AP is constantly dealing with is decades of bad PR about the city? So, you get people coming here for a concert or dinner, they mistakenly pay to park, and when they

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-07 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer hing...@... wrote: Just letting people pay for parking when it's free is complete BS. Werner, don't you get the point that one of the issues that AP is constantly dealing with is decades of bad PR about the city? So, you get people coming

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-07 Thread Jack Pitzer
Yes, the city needs every dime it can find. But taking those dimes at the risk of perpetuating our bad reputation isn't worth it in my opinion. Either parking is free, or it isn't, and it's the cities responsibility to publicize it, and it's done a horrible job doing so. I'm sorry, but there's

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-07 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer hing...@... wrote: Yes, the city needs every dime it can find. But taking those dimes at the risk of perpetuating our bad reputation isn't worth it in my opinion. Either parking is free, or it isn't, and it's the cities responsibility to

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-07 Thread Jack Pitzer
Exactly! --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, wernerapnj wernera...@... wrote: --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jack Pitzer hinge98@ wrote: Yes, the city needs every dime it can find. But taking those dimes at the risk of perpetuating our bad reputation isn't worth it in my

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-07 Thread oakdorf
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, wernerapnj wernera...@... wrote: City was happy to collect 100s of thousands in revenue during that time. Not really. There weren't that many people coming to pay. Actually none. I was on the BW then. It was me and the pigeons. What little money went into the

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-06 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, theshortsalepro njd...@... wrote: Unfortunately, THAT will be the experience repeated to our friends' friends. You can't walk 10 steps in San Francisco without being asked for a handout or stepping over someone laying in the street. I recognize what you

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-06 Thread oakdorf
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, dfsavgny dfsav...@... wrote: What is worse is the charitable organizations in AP not policing their giveaway locations. Those who live near them have to bear the brunt while everyone else goes home with a clean conscience. or those that wind up in

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-06 Thread wernerapnj
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, oakdorf oakd...@... wrote: Some guy was putting money in the meter...it kept on beeping at him. Told him don't bother it's free. How much has been collected in the off season. Need glow in the dark numbers.

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-06 Thread Jack Pitzer
Because the city announced that parking is currently free. The city also has completely dropped the ball on public awareness of this issue. No signs and little PR. Why should people mistakenly pay for something that is supposed to be free at the moment? Just taking their money because people

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-06 Thread theshortsalepro
How was the rest of their night? I dropped $250 at Old Man Raffertys and each time I eat there I vow not to eat there again. Everyone else enjoyed their meal, though. After dinner, our friends were ready to leave, so we escorted them to their car... and went back to Cookman. We so enjoy it...

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-06 Thread dapawprint
Wow! I was in the Arcade at the same time and must have still been inside when this happened. Aside from one incident a few years ago, I have never been approached in AP for handouts. I read your post and I wondered why; if I was practically in the same place at the same time and wandered

[AsburyPark] Re: A black eye

2009-01-06 Thread oakdorf
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, wernerapnj wernera...@... wrote: Telling people not to feed the meters certainly doesn't help, just let them do it. Werner I normally don't say a word. But it wasn't working. I even TRIED to HELP him put the money in. I didn't feel that generous do