Post by Galvin on Oct 19, 2008 0:17:01 GMT -7
I hate driving in downtown because parking is always a problem and expensive too. But the other day I had to go downtown to run a few errands. I went into the local Starbucks for a quick snack and a cup to take with me.
I had only been in there for about 5 minutes and when I came out there was a parking enforcement cop writing out a parking ticket.
I strolled over said to him, 'Come on, man, how about giving a retired person a break'?
He acted like I wasn't there and continued writing the ticket. So I called him a 'Nazi' under my breath.
He heard it and glared at me but maintained admirable control...and then wrote out a fix-it ticket for having worn tires.
Now my little Lexus SC300 got new tires a couple of months ago and I'm damn sure its tires aren't worn.
I then proceeded to call him a 'scooter driving, doughnut stuffing, Gestapo wannabe.' He silently finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first.
Then he wrote a third ticket for being parked more than 18" from the curb when I asked him if he thought his scooter would ever grow up to be a Harley.
Sore point there, obviously, because he visibly clenched his teeth.
Gotta hand it to him though, he really kept his cool and never said a word. But that vein on his forehead was really standing out by now.
The fourth ticket was for being parked in a loading zone during business hours. Good call too, the car was indeed parked smack in the middle of the yellow stretch of curb.
This all took about 10 minutes and to be fair I really should write his superiors to recommend he be given a huge attaboy for putting up with me for that long. A lesser man would have pulled his gun on me.
Actually, I didn't really care how many tickets he wrote. After all, I had come downtown on the bus, and the car that he was putting the tickets on had one of those bumper stickers that said, ' McCain/Palin '08.'
I try to have a little fun each day now that I'm retired.
I had only been in there for about 5 minutes and when I came out there was a parking enforcement cop writing out a parking ticket.
I strolled over said to him, 'Come on, man, how about giving a retired person a break'?
He acted like I wasn't there and continued writing the ticket. So I called him a 'Nazi' under my breath.
He heard it and glared at me but maintained admirable control...and then wrote out a fix-it ticket for having worn tires.
Now my little Lexus SC300 got new tires a couple of months ago and I'm damn sure its tires aren't worn.
I then proceeded to call him a 'scooter driving, doughnut stuffing, Gestapo wannabe.' He silently finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first.
Then he wrote a third ticket for being parked more than 18" from the curb when I asked him if he thought his scooter would ever grow up to be a Harley.
Sore point there, obviously, because he visibly clenched his teeth.
Gotta hand it to him though, he really kept his cool and never said a word. But that vein on his forehead was really standing out by now.
The fourth ticket was for being parked in a loading zone during business hours. Good call too, the car was indeed parked smack in the middle of the yellow stretch of curb.
This all took about 10 minutes and to be fair I really should write his superiors to recommend he be given a huge attaboy for putting up with me for that long. A lesser man would have pulled his gun on me.
Actually, I didn't really care how many tickets he wrote. After all, I had come downtown on the bus, and the car that he was putting the tickets on had one of those bumper stickers that said, ' McCain/Palin '08.'
I try to have a little fun each day now that I'm retired.