It seems that I am somehow fated to not have a Boston parking permit. The first time I went to get one I managed to forget a necessary document. Then yesterday I went back - you have to go to Boston City Hall to do this, by the way - only to arrive about 3 minutes after closing due to a painfully slow T ride that forced me to change trains because my original one was being taken out of service.
So my question is this - who closes at 4:30? I don't know what a city hall window clerk makes, but they probably get decent benefits. They can't stay open until 5:00 like the rest of the world?