Conference 7.286::digital

    You can park all day in Denver for $1.50 {:^).
    
    Seriously, that's what you get for going to Boston.  The lack of
    parking, and outrageous prices are the main reasons I went to Boston
    three times in the eight years I was out there.

RE: .1

Mr. Lennard, do you ever have anything good to say about anything?

--PSW

The MFA is open at least one evening a week.  I've had no problem getting
free parking on the street.

    The Museum is free and open to the public all saturdays of the year
    from 10:00 to 12:00.  Parking is also free around the Fenway or
    adjacent streets, so it is a wonderful way of spending any saturday
    morning... even spending parking money is quite worth it! (when we die
    we won't be able to take any money with us... so why keep it? enjoy it,
    instead!) it is a great place to visit and I wouldn't miss it for for
    the world.
    

Note that parking around the Fenway or adjacent streets is still limited to
two hours Monday through Saturday 8 AM to 6 PM, and this is enforced.

The Museum is free to DEC employees with a badge (plus one guest per badge)
at any time.  No need to stand in line at the ticket window; just show your
badge to the ticket collectors.

Free admission includes special exhibits which are part of normal museum
admission, but not special exhibits with an extra admission charge.

/john

    One can also use the MBTA Subway to get there.
    
    Museum of Fine Arts is right on the Green Line.  Take the "E" train to
    MFA stop.
    
    Lisa

	Don't park on Boston streets.  They ticket anyone with 15 or
	so minutes on the meters.  So how many are going to go to
	court over $15?  So parking on the Boston streets are apt
	to cost you $15 vs. $7 for private parking.  (They have
	ticketing and $ quotas; parking tickets bring $50 million
	a year into Boston, and they intend to see this figure rise.)
	Anybody out there still in love with government as the
	universal solution to mankind's problems?  Boston has a 
	permanent one-party government, so they don't even vote in
	some new, inexperienced crooks once in a while.

re .7:

A slight exaggeration.  Undoubtedly, some cars get ticketed despite time
left on the meter, but it's definitely the exception.  Besides, if you
go in the evening, you don't have to feed the meter anyway.

>Undoubtedly, some cars get ticketed despite time
>left on the meter, but it's definitely the exception.  

It may be an exception but I, for one, am apt to agree that it does take 
place.  To be honest, I believe it happened to me my last trip up that way.  

I received a statement in the mail informing me of a supposed parking 
infraction approximately 2-months after it was said to have occurred.  There 
was no ticket on the car -- nothing to indicate that any law had been broken.  
I had no way of either confirming or denying that I'd broken any laws.  How
do you fight something like this?

I had the not-so-pleasant opportunity to speak with "Operator #3", "Trisha",
and "Bill" (all of whom would not give me their last name if they would give
me their name at all) and insisted that someone at least send me a copy of 
this ticket so I could try and confirm it was my vehicle.  Well, it was.  
But I still feel hard-pressed to admit I did anything wrong.

My 2� worth...

-Andy

    Scuzzi?
    
    What does this note really have to do with Digital? Isnt there
    a MASS::PARKING_RIPOFFS or MASS::FREEBIES_AT_HQ notesfile  or something 
    you could take it to?
    
    I'd visit this museum but the Airfare across the world and parking
    costs for a 747 may make it a little expensive. Sounds real nice
    though, did we donate a 9000 cluster to them to catalogue their
    pictures or something in return for this free entry?
    
    Regards,
    John
    
    

>        <<< Note 1497.10 by AUSSIE::BAKER "first jellyfish in space" >>>
>                               -< Garbage note >-

I agree. Let's create a DIGITAL_US notesfile where people can discuss
parking at the Boston Museum, Health Plans, Car plans etc etc etc and
then that'll leave this notesfile for the important issues which affect
us ALL. It might improve response times for this notesfile a bit too.
There's a DIGITAL_UK notesfile already and it's successful. Or would
you prefer me to talk about PIMS and Thames Valley Park here ???

Craig

I agree that this note doesn't belong here, but I think general discussions
of benefits do, even if they apply to only one country.  Knowing what
benefits are offered in other countries is useful.

Baloney.

The discussion of the MFA does belong here, since it's part of "Working at
Digital."  If it only appeared in some local conference, then employees
visiting Boston for business or vacation wouldn't know about it.

Likewise, I would like to know what London museums I can get into for free
or at a discount, and I don't want to have to sift through Digital UK to
find out.

Parking, as it relates specifically to the Museum, seems appropriate.  But
moans about Boston parking fines elsewhere in the city should be posted
somewhere else.

BTW, we give the Museum cash donations each year worth quite a bit more than a
9000.

/john

    RE:         <<< Note 1497.13 by COVERT::COVERT "John R. Covert" >>>

>>Baloney.

>>The discussion of the MFA does belong here, since it's part of "Working at
>>Digital."  If it only appeared in some local conference, then employees
>>visiting Boston for business or vacation wouldn't know about it.
    
         By that logic, many topics which currently exist in "local"
    conferences should be discussed here in order to avoid having to wade
    through the conference for the location in question.  This conference
    could triple in size rather quickly.
    
                                       Greg

    re .10, .11, & .12.  Wow!!!!    Has the world had a bad day?  I wanted
    to share with the Digital community one additional benefit of having a
    Digital badge.  Thanks .13 for your comment.
    
    Please let this be the end of discussion.  From other conferences I
    notice topics seem to rathole by reply 20.
    
    A question to our non-New England folk.  Do you know of any other
    places where you can get in on your Digital badge? (other than a DEC
    facility).
    
    paul f 

    You can no longer get into the Museum of Fine Art on your DEC badge. I
    tried it today and the lady at the desk said 'that has ended'
    
    Was an announcement made about this, or is it just another small bit of
    the old DEC slipping away?
    
    

I discovered this a while ago and reported it somewhere in this notesfile.
I then contacted the appropriate people here at DEC.  An announcement
appeared in Livewire shortly afterwards.

    I think that anyone can get into the MFA on Saturdays BEFORE 10 AM
    FREE.  That's another way to go.  

    

    You can't get into the Rijksmuseum on your DEC/Digital badge
    here in Holland either...