Money-grubbing Conshohocken

Thursday night I went to downtown Conshohocken PA to the Great American Pub. Now, I know that Whitemarsh Township, which includes at least some of Conshohoken, is rabidly anti-business. And I certainly suspected that Conshohocken shared that elitest view; desiring to become an upscale residential area. However, it didn't occure to me that it is anti-consumer business as well.

While having dinner, I got a parking ticket. Not for a parking meter issue, or for parking in a no-parking area, but for not backing-in. Now there may be a sign announcing that, but it was dark and I didn't see it.

So, I'll pay the fine to you money grubbing weasels with your too-clever parking polices. But there are a lot of places to go in the greater Philadelphia area, and you won't see me in your restuarants any time soon.

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Anonymous said…

Not backing in on Spring Mill Ave (the only place in Conshohocken where you have to back into angle parking) amounts to parking facing against traffic! I guess if it is dark and you miss the "yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk" it's ok to "mow" them down too!

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