>They're really a bunch of idiotic fucks.

> can be

Doesn't make sense to judge them all based on the actions of a few.

CRLS kids can be a bunch of fuck ups. I once left my dog tied up outside broadway market so I could run inside quickly to get milk and by the time I got out school had let out and the kids were taking turns harassing my dog by stomping at him or screaming at him. They're really a bunch of idiotic fucks.

That’s sad. Too much of this going on lately. Great example for the youngest children who probably witnessed this from the playground.

Sadly, reflective of our society as a whole with people taking videos rather than helping out.

Yes

Lmao for real??

If they're scanning plates, they might still notice that you've been there more than the maximum time. For example, you feed the meter for 30 minutes at 1pm. They scan your plate at 1:05pm. You re-fill via app at 1:30pm. They scan your plate at 1:40pm and note that you were already there at 1:05pm and therefore have been parking for 35 minutes, above the 30 minute maximum.

If they were really smart, the apps could literally tell them you were there over time. They scan your plate at 1:05pm, the app notes that your plate paid for additional parking at 1:30pm, the app lets parking enforcement know that they can go and ticket your car in 5 minutes.

Not to get technical, but "until 1:40pm" doesn't mean "through 1:40pm". "You can park here before the time is 1:40pm. Once the clock shows 1:40pm, you are over your time. You can park here until a clock shows 1:40pm."

To make it really clear, the first minute is 1:10:00-1:10:59.99999. The first minute doesn't extend until the end of 1:11. Then that would be two minutes. The first minute extends from 1:10 until 1:11, not through 1:11.

I agree that the city shouldn't ticket until 1:41 in your case because people have trouble understanding situations like this.

Imagine you're a doctor scheduling 1 hour appointments. If someone is scheduled from 9am until 10am and another person is scheduled from 10am to 11am, the first person doesn't continue to be seen at 10am. They are seen until 10am. Otherwise, the second person's appointment would start at 10:01am. Likewise, your parking goes from 1:10pm until 1:40pm. As soon as 1:40pm started, your time had expired.

I hate to bring math into it, but the ticket is probably valid. Let's say that you pay for 30 minutes of parking at 1:10:00pm. You then get a ticket at 1:40:01pm. You've stayed in the parking space for 30 minutes and 1 second. Your parking technically expires at 1:39:59.99999999999...., but just before 1:40:00.

Most likely, their automated system reads the actual time and not just minutes. It's possible that you were only 30 seconds over the time, but got the ticket and that truly sucks.

If the city doesn't overturn the ticket, you have basically zero chance before a judge. In order to appeal it to a judge, there is a non-refundable $275 filing fee. If you win the case, Cambridge has to forgive (or refund if you paid) the fine. You don't get the $275 back from the city or the court. So if you got a $50 ticket from the city, it'll cost you $225 if you win in court and $325 if you lose. It's a lot better to pay the $50 ticket. Yes, it is somewhat problematic that you can't actually appeal the tickets, but that is how things are at the moment.

Same thing happened to me - got refunded. took a looong time.

Try Mr Dooley’s on Broad Street for starters, then see where the day takes you. Avoid the pubs right around Faneuil Hall (unless you wanna get messy-trashed) but yeah the vibes are fun.

Either Kendall or Central sq I would say. I lived in Central for a few years and could walk or take the T anywhere I needed to go. Lot's of coffee shops there, good restaurants (lil donkey), a Target, pharmacies, some live music (idk what's up with the middle east rn), and a Trader Joe's down by the water (Cambridge port). Could look for a sublet if it's just short-term, most likely can find a few furnished ones in the area

I would suggest taking the T into Boston for the day, either seeing the parade or pub crawl but the energy's usually fun in the city.

In the comment I replied to:

> my receipt says I can park until 1:40pm

I did this except it was an I instead of a 1. They refused to dismiss any of the tickets.

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The original poster said "until" in one of their comments, but they didn't say it was printed on the receipt.

Good to know! Maybe we’ll start earlier then. :)

On their receipt, according to them. "Until" is perfectly clear to everyone else, as far as I know.

Where does it say that? If the city wants that to be the rule, they need to be clear about it.

Midcambridge, Cambridgeport

Lots of people will be starting at noon on Friday so most of the Irish bars will be a "mess" if you wait until after dinner to go.

They look like they will let you but they don't. If you've been able to, you must be parking in places that are not in the more populous areas.

What are you talking about, I have yet to use one that didn't let you renew through the app.