I read that as the disputes were dismissed, not the tickets themselves. Now I’m not sure which way Ralph meant it.
The fines were dismissed-every time. From this, I conclude that either:
(1) they write tons of tickets before the meters run out, and hope that people just pay and forget them, or
(2) they (the meter maids) have been told to deliver a certain quota of tickets
And yes, you can park in any of these spaces, for up to 12 hours, provided you keep feeding the meters.
What do they do if you scrub the chalk mark off your tire?
Is the word “stewardess” now taboo? I hadn’t actually noticed. I suppose we do hear “flight attendant” more often nowadays, but I don’t think “stewardess” has vanished.
It’s not “taboo,” but it’s definitely old-fashioned, and has been out of style since the early 1980s at least, when gender-specific terms for all kinds of jobs were disfavoured to one extent or another – aviatrix, actress, mailman, fireman, policeman, chairman, waitress. Some of these terms are not extinct, but they’re all one their way out. And “stewardess” is far less common today than “waitress” and “actress.”
I’m sure they wouldn’t like that. But I have known folks to back out of a space and pull back in slightly differently to move the chalk line.
“Meter Persons”?
Curb NAZIs
As it was explained to me, the parking regulations are dictated by the policy and not by the meter. There should be signs posted nearby stating specifically what the policy is.
If the regulation states that there is a 2-hour maximum in any one space, you still have to feed the meter to park there but once the two hours is up, you are in violation of the policy and subject to a citation.
I call them parking wardens.
Ours seem to be very nice, but that might just be that I try to be nice to them, the shock alone just about does them in. They use a very thin paint here, hard to rub off with your hand.
But my favourite parking warden of all is Parking Pataweyo
As a pilot, I work with Flight Attendants every day I’m at work. Most take a dim view on being called stewardess. Some find it insulting. In any case, calling one a stewardess isn’t likely to earn you any points. I don’t see the big deal, myself, but if Flight Attendant is what they want to be called, so be it.
Av8trix (who had a stewardess for a mom)
Call one of the local news channels. News people love to bust corrupt officials and love to able to say ‘When someone had a problem and no one could fix it, News Channel Threven was there to help!’
I prefer the word waitress. Its more accurate. 
I know flight attendants who would beat you with a hammer for saying that. According to them, their primary purpose is passenger safety and emergency response.
I’d set up a video camera inside the car with a clear view of the meter and wherever the tickets are placed, under a wiper blade I imagine.
Wait til you get 10 or 12 examples and then take it to a local tv station.
Or a lawyer for a class action suit if it’s in the budget.
Last time I called a stewardess ‘waitress’ she got really mad.
Fortunately, there’s only so much damage you can do with a collapsible plastic travel hammer.
I once saw a meter lady watching a meter, waiting for the last few minutes to expire. I walked up and put in a quarter. When I walked away, she followed me asking if it was my car, etc. She implied I broke the law if it wasn’t my car. I just ignored her and kept walking.
Where I live, some of the parking enforcement vehicles are outfitted with cameras and laser range finders. Rather than marking cars, they just take pictures of what is where, come back an hour later, and if your car is still there, they ticket you.
Caught a bunch of people off-guard when it was first implemented, since it was common to check for chalk, and only move your car after it was marked. People complained. I believe the response of the city was “The sign says 1 hour parking, not ‘up to an hour after your car has been marked by chalk’ parking.”
That seems strange to me. Jury duty and those damn business meetings folks have to go to come to mind. Please fight my ignorance.