Thursday morning has seen the return of the parking meters to the east side of South Bayview. The meters were taken out to permit construction of new sidewalks. While they were gone, there was no ticketing. It’s a source of some grief to many merchants who believe that consumers are now making the decision on where to shop on the basis of parking — free or the City’s “gotcha” style. Anecdotes reveal that local residents are doing so. The Royal Bank at Bayview and Belsize has seen the loss of a few customers to the new Royal Bank branch on Laird Drive, where the parking is free.