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Back when they had actual coin operated parking meters, I used to put coins in if I saw a meter was expired. I've heard that's actually illegal, but it's crazy if that's true.
 
mobes23 said:
Back when they had actual coin operated parking meters, I used to put coins in if I saw a meter was expired. I've heard that's actually illegal, but it's crazy if that's true.
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Saw this...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071218202728AAmlCsD

For the most part, it seems like the United States, and other areas in the world is becoming so anti-GoodNatured, that it is becomming difficult to be generous anymore.

The bottom line, they want to be able to ticket people for not paying the meters.

The reason most city municipalities meter parking is because they have limited parking spaces, and they want to make money off of those parking spaces. It's unfortunate, but most cities are out to make money.

The law preventing you from paying another person's meter was designed to prevent people from being good natured in that regard; and it also allows them a higher return. A single ticket is worth well more than a day or more worth of parking meter rates.
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...and this....

http://www.kval.com/news/local/81597732.html
 
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Spud147 said:
I have one from my entire neighborhood. We have an older homeless guy that wanders the neighborhood. He's not a drug addict or an alcoholic. He doesn't bother anyone but he's clearly not comfortable with other people and really doesn't want to be approached. He's mentally ill but harmless and just minds his own business. His name is Joe and he loves his coffee so people from the neighborhood just go in to the corner Plaid Pantry and put money on a tab for him.
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I was in Edinburgh Scotland recently and I saw several sandwich type places with signs in their windows saying they were part of a program that did exactly what your neighborhood did. When customers come in to buy food, they can donate extra money that is used to pay for free food for anyone who comes in and says they don't have money for food. I think it's all on the honesty system.
 
Totally random, but yesterday for the first time in a while I gave Blood. At work (OHSU) I passed by a sign saying Red Cross was doing a blood drive down one floor. So I went down a gave. Interesting side note, While I was there about 8 others were on their way in or out of donating. All were women. I asked and she said I was only the second man that day out of about 40 volunteers.
 
OTOH, a pet peeve:

I dislike it when, in grocery (or whatever) stores, people have an item in the cart, then find something "better"...they simply discard the unwanted item right there....in the same area they picked up the new one.

A girlfriend of mine once did that and I called her on it. She simply said, "Tim, that's what they get paid for....to return items to their appropriate place."

I was, like, "uhm....no? Wrong answer."

I broke up with her on the spot.

OK, not really, but.....................
 
She was right. A bunch of my friends have worked at grocery stores and said they don't care about stuff like that. It is indeed what they get paid to do.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
She was right. A bunch of my friends have worked at grocery stores and said they don't care about stuff like that. It is indeed what they get paid to do.
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I worked up in the grocery store business from bottle clerk to assistant manager.

No, they don't.

OK, well, yes....they'll obviously do it, but it's not what is expected. Especially, frozen items. Yes, it happens all the time.
 
My friends are just good workers who don't complain about doing their jobs then I guess.
 
My wife was in the checkout line at a local store behind two well dressed ladies. When the cashieer asked them if the wanted to donate their change to a local veterans fund raiser, they both declined with distast. While the ladies were gathering their items from their several hundred dollar purchase, the clerk ask my wife, and bless her, she said that she would love to donate her change as well as five more dollars. As my wife was bagging up her items the lady behind my wife also donated five, and the one behind her gave ten.
 
My understanding is if you leave a can of something in the wrong place they put it back but perishable items or bulk items (which the customer necessarily handled) have to be discarded. So we all end up paying.

I was once in a department store, with a long line. They opened another register a little distance away. I headed over and two ladies, clearly mother and daughter, got there first. The cashier turned first to me. I told her these ladies are ahead of me. I still wonder if there was some racial profiling (they were African-American, I'm white) or just an honest mistake. Regardless, they were first.
 
crandc said:
My understanding is if you leave a can of something in the wrong place they put it back but perishable items or bulk items (which the customer necessarily handled) have to be discarded. So we all end up paying.
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True, although, I've also heard of the "feel" test for refrigerated items. If it still feels at least somewhat cold, it goes back on the shelf. Doesn't seem right, I know, but it "does" happen.
 
People leaving shopping carts in the middle of the parking lot is a pet peeve of mine, so I will often gather up multiple carts and take them to the appropriate cart return. Anyone else do this?
 
ABM said:
OTOH, a pet peeve:

I dislike it when, in grocery (or whatever) stores, people have an item in the cart, then find something "better"...they simply discard the unwanted item right there....in the same area they picked up the new one.

A girlfriend of mine once did that and I called her on it. She simply said, "Tim, that's what they get paid for....to return items to their appropriate place."

I was, like, "uhm....no? Wrong answer."

I broke up with her on the spot.

OK, not really, but.....................
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I worked at a grocery store in college and I completely agree with you.

I also thought it was rude when someone would put one of those recyclable bags full of stuff they got around the store on the conveyor belt and want me to grab every item out of it to scan. Pretty rude.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
People leaving shopping carts in the middle of the parking lot is a pet peeve of mine, so I will often gather up multiple carts and take them to the appropriate cart return. Anyone else do this?
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Me too. As someone who used to gather up carts for a grocery store, it's rude to leave the carts all over the place. Makes cart attendants jobs a hell of a lot harder.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
People leaving shopping carts in the middle of the parking lot is a pet peeve of mine, so I will often gather up multiple carts and take them to the appropriate cart return. Anyone else do this?
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I have done that on occasion. I've secretly wanted to, just once, operate one of those cart pushing machines...and get them all safely back to home base. :lol:
 
Maybe a good thing to do might be to start collecting shampoo, toiletries, etc. during hotel stays, purchase personal-sized items from the dollar store, then throw together some "care packages" for those who want/need them at the stoplights. :dunno:
 
ABM said:
Maybe a good thing to do might be to start collecting shampoo, toiletries, etc. during hotel stays, purchase personal-sized items from the dollar store, then throw together some "care packages" for those who want/need them at the stoplights. :dunno:
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They want them to be filled with heroin.
 
MickZagger said:
They want them to be filled with heroin.
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I know you were joking, but I wonder percentage of those sign-wielding folks are "legitimately" in need?
 
BenDavis503 told me he beat up a homeless guy outside a 7-11 just to help him see the error of his ways. Now THAT's kindness.
 
I interact with people on internet forums without charging my usual fee.
 
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