I'm so easily amused

[resqgeek]

I went out for a walk yesterday at lunchtime, and found myself fully entertained by the new parking pay stations the city has installed on the streets around my office. In an effort to control the parking and generate revenue, the city wanted to meter the parking in the area around my office, and decided to install central pay stations (one or two per block) rather than conventional meters. According to the e-mail we received, these pay stations were supposed to be activated this past Monday.

As they installed the machines over the last couple of weeks, they covered the faces with a piece of cardboard that read "Pay Station Coming Soon". As I was walking, I noticed that someone (or maybe more than one person) had modified a number of these temporary signs. The first one, perhaps added after the Monday deadline for activation had arrived, had added a "When?" That seemed like a reasonable question, though perhaps not the most efficient way to find the answer. A little later, I noticed that a pay station where the temporary sign had been modified to add a "I can't wait" after the "Coming Soon". That got a smile from me, but my mood continued to improve as I reached the next machine. This one read "Pay Station 3 Coming Soon". Hmmm...parking meters that play video games? The next sign now read "Play Station 4 Coming Soon". Does someone have some inside information from Sony?

I don't know why the whole set left me feeling so amused. Normally, I'm not a fan of graffiti, but these signs were clearly temporary and destined for the trash as soon as the machines were activated, so no harm was done. They showed a bit of whimsy that just caught my imagination. I was trying to think of my own modifications to add to some of the other signs, but this morning the signs are all gone and the machines are active, so I guess I've missed my chance.

Comments

[sirroy.livejournal.com]

Lol, I love humour like that.