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Feeding the meters: A few vital men, women keep parking timers running
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | Wednesday, April 09, 2003 | Al Lowe, Tri-State Sports & News Service

Posted on 04/13/2003 2:31:54 PM PDT by Willie Green

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:35:06 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Brentwood council President Fred Swanson got no takers when he once asked other members if they wanted to learn how to repair parking meters.

He made the survey to stress how valuable an employee like Paul Kramer is to the few communities that use meters.


(Excerpt) Read more at post-gazette.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: honestwork
Honest work that goes largely unnoticed and unappreciated.
1 posted on 04/13/2003 2:31:54 PM PDT by Willie Green
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2 posted on 04/13/2003 2:32:50 PM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: Willie Green
That's a good story. Thanks for posting it.
3 posted on 04/13/2003 3:05:08 PM PDT by The Other Harry
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To: Willie Green
Interesting article.

(Shudders to think what a fraction of an ounce of JB Weld, injected into those coin slots on a Friday night, would do to these poor guys on Monday morning).

4 posted on 04/13/2003 9:11:24 PM PDT by strela ("... he's a spy and a girl delighter")
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