Parking ticket machines ...

[TheOstrich]

Mrs O has a love / hate relationship with North Dorset DC's new car park ticket machines. They have a tendency to snaffle her money, and refuse to issue any paperwork without much cursing and thumping of the mechanism. She believes they are a Tool of the Devil, and I do have a certain sympathy.

So up at Shaftesbury this morning:
"Do you want to get the ticket, luv, while I get the carrier bags from the boot?"
"&%$^$^*% ", but off she went to the machine.

There I am, minding my own business, when suddenly all hell breaks loose ....

"VEHICLE UNDER ATTACK. PLEASE CALL THE POLICE
VEHICLE UNDER ATTACK. PLEASE CALL THE POLICE
VEHICLE UNDER ATTACK. PLEASE CALL THE POLICE"



I hare it over to the source of the commotion, to find Mrs O glaring at the ticket machine, and right next to her a G4S Courier Service car emitting the loud squawking message, with an angry and embarrassed female operative trying to turn the vehicle's malfunctioning alarm off! A final thump, and Mrs O emerges triumphant with a ticket.

Back at the car, I says: "You know, if you run out of small change, you've only got to ask me, not rob a bank ....."

Mrs O's response was not suitable for a genteel forum such as this ....

[Kaz]

[Kaz]

Genteel forum I rather like that

[AliasAggers]

Genteel forum? Let's keep it that way.

[meriad]

that made me laugh Ossie - poor Mrs O and that poor driver of the courier van; she'll not forget that one in a hurry

But have to ask - does the parking garage not have Ringo option to pay for parking. Pay online (computer or phone app) either before you get there or when you do and it's all done and dusted without a hassle and no need for any small change

[Kaz]

Mick uses that Ria, when he has to park in the city centre, as the machines are hopeless

[JoM]

Genteel forum I rather like that

It's us to a tee isn't it

[miasmum]

I'm presuming thats more for bigger towns and cities Ria, we certainly dont have it here and we are a pretty big town.

Its horrible when machines launch a vendetta against you, Mrs O has my sympathy.

Tim's new fangled coffee machine hates me. No matter how carefully I set it all up, I press the button and the message 'no carafe' flashes at me. Matters not how much I wiggle it, scream look there it is you stupid machine, it still doesnt work

[Osc]

[Kaz]

Genteel forum I rather like that

It's us to a tee isn't it

Well me, for sure!