I was going to post this on Chatological Humor a week ago, but I'm afraid I'm just too much of a technoklutz to do it.
It had to do with the "ethics of parking meters" discussion in Gene's last chat last month. Now, I'm not suggesting that anyone actually DO this, but in colder urban climes, (Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago) it works quite nicely between, say December and March. Park at a metered spot (on a day that's well below freezing), as you normally would. Insert the proper coin (dime, quarter, whatever). Then (while no one is looking) use a squirt gun to soak the insides of the meter with H2O. If (as is typical for winter in the "frost belt") the temperature is below freezing, the innards of the meter ice up. Nothing moves. Including the timer. Until (of course) the temperature moves above freezing. Now, I'm sure this is illegal, and I would never, ever try it where I live now (Atlanta), but some friends from my home town (Chicago) swear by it. By the way, how DO you send Gene or Liz a question or comment to "Chatological Humor" in real time? Danged if I can figure it out.
