The Saint Paul Condo Blog

Located in an undisclosed location (OK it's in the City Hall Annex) lies a machine that could save you hundreds of dollars a year.  One has to start their quest by traveling to Saint Paul's heart.  Once in the entrance of the annex, you will see a blue machine without any real identification.  This will save you from the green striped envelops that attack the windsheild of your car.

It's a parking meter card machine.  One of the best kept secrets in our fine city.  Once you have given over $5 to the machine it spits out what looks like a debit card with a gold sticker on it.  You then place it back into the machine to load money on it.

Now that your money has been turned in Saint Paul currency, you can begin to fight the evil parking meter attendents.  The easiest way to win the battle is to leave the card in your wallet/purse.  When you park at a meter, you insert the card.  The parking meter will tell you the balance of the card, then proceed to add minutes to the meter.  Just remove the card when the desired amount of time has been reached.

How does this help you fight off the green striped moster?  By actually having money available to pay the meter!, because let's be honest, how often do you keep a roll of quarters in your car?