Paying For Parking

For John, BLUF:  Why does the University have it's own parking kiosks?  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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This morning I went to University Crossing to pay for my wife and I attending class this semester. I found a slot across the street from the building, along the river.  Slot 213.  I walked a few steps to the payment kiosk, which is different from the kiosks the City of Lowell uses.

I hit a key, which brought up a chance to enter the slot number.  I entered 213 and then a screen came up asking how much time I wanted.  Since I had taken all the small change out of my pockets when I got dressed this morning I had only dollar coins.  With some fumbling I picked an hour (60 minutes) and put in a dollar coin, which fell to the bottom.  I tried again, with the same result, noted it did allow $1 coins and stepped back for the two chaps behind me.

After two people had successfully worked the kiosk I tried again, with a different dollar coin.  Same result.  I gave up and elected to take a risk, thinking that I would whinge knowing that I would enjoy whinging about the kiosk if I got a ticket.

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Regards  —  Cliff