I went into town during the week and parked at the garage where I'd had some work carried out and went in to pay a bill. I came out and drove into the under cover municipal car park next door and parked. It saves me putting the hood up. It is a pay and display car park. I walked off to meet a friend for lunch and do some shopping and as I sat down at the café I remembered that I hadn't bought a pay and display ticket. Oops. I don't know what the fee is for not displaying a ticket. The cost per hour for pay and display is $1.
So here is the dilemma. When I got back I went to buy a ticket and assuage my conscience that I'd not cheated the system. After all it costs the public to provide that parking. Then I though. "Hang on. What if I receive a penalty in the post in the next week or so. Do I want to pay twice? After all I was there for a couple of hours so there was a good chance that I'd be caught. There are a lot a parking people." So I didn't. But then my conscience troubled me. I know it's only $2 I'm talking about but.... Ah well. Life's full of these dilemmas. Playing the Glad Game. It's hardly a serious matter in the scheme of things and if that's the worst I have to worry about then......
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Oh I'm so familiar with that! Not parking (since I don't have a car) but similar things. The other day for example I stole some bananas. I did not mean to, but they were not on my receipt when I got home. However by the time I noticed that, I had already got rid of the evidence (bag and price tag). (I weighed the bananas in the store and put the tag on, but then I obviously forgot to scan it.)
ReplyDeleteHad this been my little local shop I might have gone back to confess but the superbig supermarket... I don't think their machines could handle it if I tried!
Next time leave the car at the garage, no problem!
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