I am really pissed about this and everyone needs to know why. For the record this post is for people who obviously can relate to Urban areas,parking meters and the parking Gestapo.
Okay so it goes like this. Who cheats the parking meter? I mean really do packs of hoodlums invade a town just to steal the parking spots? No convenience costs and therefore people like to capitalize from it. I am most certainly a capitalist but I'm not into supporting extortion.
So who are the cheats and why? Mikey's take is like this... Honest hard working people like you and me. Why are we the offenders? Because we will pay dumbass. Now I genuinely feel that most people by and large want to do the right thing and will therefore honor a sign that says "15 minute max" or "parking for patients of Doctor Whoozie". So why do we need the parking Gestapo? Here are some scenarios for you to contemplate.
You need to run into town to see your (fill in the blank; Doctor, Shrink, Dry Cleaner, Masseuse) Anyway two blocks away from their office you see a spot. You navigate towards the spot, pull the car in just slightly tapping the bumper of the car in front of you. You lock the doors, dig deep into your pocket and 'shit'... 1 quarter, 2 dimes, 4 pennies and a chewing gum wrapper. "Man I'm gonna be late"... You look in the glove compartment, ash tray, under the seats and dig out another quarter and a dime. You peel off the pocket lint and goo and stuff it into the meter. 56minutes. Okay, you sprint to the office of your (fill in the blank). The elevator is stuck on the 8th floor so you sprint up the stairs as to not be late for your appointment. You swing open the door and... mobs of people. Shit.. You navigate your way past the herds.. The (fill in the blank; nurse; receptionist; sectary; clerk; madame) informs you that they are running a few minutes behind schedule. You squeeze your ass into a seat and you wait. Finally they call your name and you go see your (fill in the blank) you glance at your watch and behind to sweat. Shit you have 6 minutes left on the meter. Hopefully the parking Gestapo is on some other block. The (fill in the blank) asks will their be anything else? Even though you have another few issues you'd love to discuss... 2 minutes. Fuck it you'll just make another appointment.
You sprint down the stairs, tear ass down the street to your parked car and... oh fuck. It's too late there is the flashing light.. The pad is out and the ticket is being written.. 'come on I was only like a minute late' you plead for your life. "sorry" as they smirk and hand you the ticket.
Alright maybe that was your own fault. You should have carried more change. You should have told the (fill in the blank) you had to go because you feared the parking Gestapo...
Okay how about this...
I take an hour train ride to work everyday. This is based on a 5 day work week for basically 50 weeks of the year. Now I have grossly reduced my carbon footprint by commuting via mass transportation right? Well obviously my sacrifice is just not enough. Not only do I pay $331.00 per month for the train, I also have to pay an additional $4 per day ($80 per month) to park. Now as previously stated I go to this station daily and pay daily. If I happen to not get back to my vehicle in time (24 hrs) I will get a ticket. The ticket is in the sum of $65.00. Are you fucking nuts. Okay so the Gestapo wanders around looking to fuck people out of it. Are you for real? A monthly commuter and this is how I'm treated?
Okay my fault, I should have made it back in time to pay the additional $4 to the man. But what about the struggling business owners? You know the ones that struggle to give your hometown that hometown feel. Screw them. We will discourage downtown shopping by hiring the parking Gestapo to ticket the fuck outta you as you pickup your kids birthday cake.
Come on if you see someone is abusing the system, call a cop. Who the hell needs the Parking Authority? So please plead to your local politicians, get rid of the parking Gestapo. We can police ourselves.
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