Rant: A parking meter glitch caused me to miss my dentist appointment

I was late for a dentist visit and parked at a meter. I put in quarters, but the screen stayed blank. I added more coins, and nothing changed. The meter next to me worked fine for someone else. I had to risk a ticket because I was out of time. After my appointment, I saw the meter now showed time. It felt like a glitch in reality just for me. Has anyone experienced something similar with machines?

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kevin_clark1d ago

Actually, that sounds like the meter was just super slow, not glitched. Those old ones can take a full minute to update sometimes. I've stood there like an idiot waiting for it too.

hall.alex23h ago

Come on, it's just a parking meter. Missing one appointment isn't the end of the world, stuff like that happens. Machines break sometimes, it's not some personal glitch in the universe. I mean, it's annoying, but not exactly a major crisis.