Be the Ohio State Department of Transportation and Parking Services.
Go to my final on Tuesday and park in the south college ave parking garage to take my final. Go to leave and realize I forgot my wallet. They have a little form you fill out, mind you the guy told me to fill out the bottom section, not read the paper, then fill out the bottom. I fill out my name and address and hand it back to him. I ask him if I can pay it tomorrow ($4) and he says yes. I proceed to ask him this 4 different times while he is filling out his part. Yes to every question.
I arrive at the office to pay the $4, and they say, nope, that will be $100. I look at the lady dumbfounded. She said, you did this once before and the second offense is $100. I try to explain to her that I did this before and I just had to pay the $4, she said that its written on the paper that I was given and that I should have read the ticket. I ask to see the manager, and he proceeds to show me where it is written on my copy of the paper. I was so shocked I didn't put up much of a fight, and left without paying the fee.
I will be going back to the office on Thursday after my last final to raise hell. I was never told to read the paper, just to fill out the bottom portion of it. I even asked if I could pay the $4 tomorrow and got a YES every time. There were also about 5 cars in line behind me.
What do you guys think? Its pretty amazing the system they have there. If I would have been instructed to read the paper, or that there is potential for $100 fines, I would have called my wife to come bring me $4, instead of leaving the garage and be forced to pay $100 the following day. Also, what would the attendant have done? Gotten out of the booth and made all 5 cars back up so I could turn around and wait?
Needless to say I am pissed the fuck off.