The natural answer to the above question is “never.” Meter maids in D.C. never ever, ever, ever, ever miss the opportunity to slap you with a $30 ticket and a why-does-this-shit-always-happen-to-me-?-attitude for the rest of the afternoon.
And you can bet the city already looks the other way during Easter, Christmas, Ramadan, the Jewish high holy days and ___________ (insert important religious holiday of your choosing here—-the lessons of RELI 101 are fast fading.)
Yesterday was Yom Kippur, a somber Jewish day of atonement and fasting—-and, in the case of my family, parking illegally on the residential streets of Cleveland Park, near our synagogue. Last weekend, during Rosh Hashanah—-another important Jewish Holiday marking the new year—-we also parked illegally.
These trangressions were blatant, albeit not inconsiderate. We didn’t double-park, or park in front of a hydrant, or a driveway. We just parked on the corner, in a no-parking zone. And we got away with it twice. No problem.
“D.C. government was fully operational Dec. 24, including parking enforcement; but we believe that many people thought enforcement was lifted since federal workers were given the day off.”
If you received a pink slip of your windshield during rush hour Monday, there is no need to dispute it with DPW or with the D.C. DMV. The tickets are being corrected electronically.