tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626974447429315601.post3738890191482430322..comments2023-08-16T11:24:07.170+03:00Comments on Chopping Wood: Are You a Tzadik if You Fill Someone Else's Parking Meter?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626974447429315601.post-66963422096837048552012-08-27T09:06:04.514+03:002012-08-27T09:06:04.514+03:00Yoni, my point is that someone who's parked at...Yoni, my point is that someone who's parked at a meter, might have paid already using his or her phone. So, even though the meter reads empty, the spot is paid for, so the good samaritan is simply wasting money.Reuven Spolterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140606911685229164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626974447429315601.post-369164728594464772012-08-27T08:50:32.456+03:002012-08-27T08:50:32.456+03:00I'm not sure I understand question number 4. S...I'm not sure I understand question number 4. So Israel is moving away from a "meter" system. But they still exist in many places. What's the problem?Yama Vakedmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09309278450619270542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626974447429315601.post-78384173080103913462012-08-26T08:45:33.192+03:002012-08-26T08:45:33.192+03:00Parking meters are not just about raising municipa...Parking meters are not just about raising municipal revenues, they are also designed to regulate parking availability. Why is paying the meter for someone else a good thing? What about all the people searching for parking spots that are not available because this guy removed the incentive (fines) keeping them from parking too long? What about all the business owners who are losing money because people can't find a place to park?Avi Greengarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267040237664555562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626974447429315601.post-55747137060815971912012-08-24T15:53:23.082+03:002012-08-24T15:53:23.082+03:00To Garnel's point: I think the point here was ...To Garnel's point: I think the point here was that the civil servant is really more interested in collecting ticket revenue than lesser meter revenue. So they want the guy's meter to expire.<br /><br />To the original question: one instance or application of ואהבת לרעך כמוך does not a tzaddik make.yitznewtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559815169235725734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626974447429315601.post-86403987549298942642012-08-24T15:41:11.571+03:002012-08-24T15:41:11.571+03:00First of all, point 2 is a grate example of how a ...First of all, point 2 is a grate example of how a chumra leads to a kula.<br />But I don't think the story is true. I saw it several years ago and it occured in Toronto, then another time in San Francisco.<br />I think it's not so much a statement on "how is he a tzaddik" and "what kind of idiot civil servant cares how the meter is filled just so long as it is".Mighty Garnel Ironhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.com