Matthew DeBord
Mostly, it's been great.
But today, I got my first taste of Manhattan's mean side. As you can see from this parking ticket, I now owe the city $115.
I've gotten speeding tickets for about that much before. But never a parking ticket. L.A. is the land of parking validations and valets. I went years between parking tickets. (And in L.A., the average parking ticket is a comparatively paltry $68).
I have no defense for my transgression. I just misinterpreted this sign:
Matthew DeBord
And as far as some opponents of cars and automotive congestion in the city are concerned, that's probably a good thing.