@floppy @amckinstry IKR but how 'easier to spot' when you aren't looking? This implementation is indefensible but it was rolled out anyway. They took away the only really secure way of paying - CASH because its convenient *for them*, for tracking and so they could charge outlandish fees. Probably the manager who championed this at the local muni now works for the parking meter company. That is not to say that you could not put a QR code on a hydrant and some idiot will scan it.