Third parking decar

I purchase the parking decar every year with which I can park anywhere in Downtown where there is a sign saying "No Parking except with Permit." It is useful when shopping around Downtown by car because I don't have to pay for parking anymore. The cost for parking meters in Downtown is between $1 and $4 per hour, and this decar costs $56 per year, therefore if I pay for the former more than once a week the latter pays. The problem is that the number of cars in Downtown is getting larger these years and it is getting more difficult to find a parking space even with the sign "No Parking except with Permit." According to this picture, the parking decar system has been operated for at least 6 years, but I wonder how many more years it would last because extending the parking space in Downtown is impossible while the cars are always increasing.

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[Aviatrix]

"decal" - with an L

Americans pronounce it DEE-cahl. That makes me giggle whenever I fly to the United States and they check for the presence of a customs decal.

Canadians say DEKL so just say "deck" and then flap your tongue up behind your teeth as you finish the word.

Or you can just say "sticker" but that's probably not any easier.

[mochi]

Aviatrix

Thank your for a quick advice about the pronunciation of "L." The phonetic difference between L and R is extremely difficult for us Japanese people because we have only one pronunciation between L and R.