have you ever had your parking validated?

[dead0man]

it's a sitcom trope, I've never done it.  Have you?

[SevenEleven]

Of course. What a strange question.

[Santander]

Of course. What a strange question.

Expect any less from OP?

[Crumpets]

Yes...?

Is this some urban/rural divide thing? Or is it just a question of whether you've driven a car?

[Crumpets]

While we're on the subject, I was at a bar in Portland last year that had an "FAQ" section on their menu, one of which was "do you validate parking?" to which their answer was something like "your [clap] parking [clap] is [clap] valid!" Felt very Portland-y.

[Santander]

While we're on the subject, I was at a bar in Portland last year that had an "FAQ" section on their menu, one of which was "do you validate parking?" to which their answer was something like "your [clap] parking [clap] is [clap] valid!" Felt very Portland-y.

Portland (the bad one, in Oregon) is sh**t.

[SevenEleven]

While we're on the subject, I was at a bar in Portland last year that had an "FAQ" section on their menu, one of which was "do you validate parking?" to which their answer was something like "your [clap] parking [clap] is [clap] valid!" Felt very Portland-y.

Portland (the bad one, in Oregon) is sh**t.

I've never met anyone from Portland that wasn't a complete loser. Their food scene ain't sh**t compared to LA or SF, for the record.

[kcguy]

Yes.  There are parts of Kansas City where parking is tight enough to charge for it.  (An indie movie theater in Midtown is the first place that comes to mind.)

[Battista Minola 1616]

WTF I had to search on Google what it means.
I am used to either public parking or the restaurant/club/whatever has its own parking but you just park and there is no ticket/receipt whatsoever.
I talked to my mother and apparently a shopping mall in my city had this validating thing some time ago but not anymore.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Yes, both literally and euphemistically.