The Ecphorizer

Parking One Time?
Tod Wicks

Issue 10 (July 2007)

In most of the world a large white P on a blue background is the symbol for "parking." You can find parking lots, parking garages, and parking spaces on streets by looking for the big P.

Here's one that has added information. At first glance it appears that you can park in this spot only once. Wow! How would they enforce that kind of ordinance anyway? Keep track of the license plate number of the cars parked there over the years? What happens if you park there more than one time?

Uh-oh, you've just realized that you were in Denmark. You finally understand that "1 time" means "1 hour" in Danish. Pronounced tim-uh.

Photo contributed by Per Toft of Denmark.

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Tod Wicks

Long time Ecphorizer and current Editor of all things Ecphorizer, Tod enjoyed a varied career in telecommunications having cut his teeth at Ma Bell, then getting in on the ground floor at Rolm working on digital PBXs, getting a light workout at Raynet while installing fiber optic transmission systems, and finally working at Cisco Systems prior to retiring.