To the casual observer, it may seem like a bizarre obsession -but it’s one that is shared by thousands, perhaps millions, of motorists in cities all over the globe. (A random and completely unscientific poll of The Gazette newsroom turned up several free parking aficionados in our midst.)
The quest for the unpaid space has even wormed its way into popular culture: In an early episode of the TV megahit Seinfeld, George Constanza describes his flat-out refusal to pay for parking as “a sickness.”
“My father never paid for parking. My mother, my brother, nobody,” Jerry’s rotund, balding best friend quips as he circles the block with a flabbergasted Elaine in the passenger’s seat.
“It’s like going to a prostitute. Why should I pay when, if I apply myself, maybe I could get it for free?”

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