stolen vehicle? wha the hell?

[Paul56]

This morning starts... like any other morning.

I get up.

Look out the window at the driveway... NO Neon... just an empty spot.

I am shocked.

Then I look for my plug-in cord... which is neatly placed on the fence as I always do.

I start thinking...

Then it dawns on me... I left the car parked on the street in front of the house all night. Run around to the front to look... sure enough it is there.

I parked in front to unload groceries last night and just left it there. I NEVER do that.

I go out to move it... paper under the wiper. $27.00 ticket for parking overnight on the street between November 1st and April 1st. <sigh>

It is a bad ticket. Why?

The intention of this parking law is to allow for snow removal during the winter.

There is NO snow on the street right now.

Police simply being robots, following the letter of the law, increasing city revenue and not giving the little guy who ALWAYS parks in the driveway a break. <sigh>

What a way to start the day. Now I'm cranky.

And have this to say about the authorities...

[Canada]

LoL Paul. We are the same here, November 5 to April 5, no street parking between 2am-6am.

It makes for interesting times in the winter if you have people over, and need to park vehicles off the road, but there are snowbanks everywhere.

[dtjackten]

lol, with looking out and not seeing the car... i have done that a few times. i look out and freak, wtf my car is gone... go out to the garage. and there it sits... HAHHA

[TheRandom1]

Here in my town you're not allowed to park on the streets overnight AT ALL. However, the cops feel that giving a sign at the entrance to each subdivision is good enough to enforce the law, even though it's nowhere on the street where I got a parking ticket once.

[r/tguy02]

i seriously wish my development had this law, we have a 2 way street and people park on both sides so there is only 1 lane open for oposing traffic. Makes it really interesting dodging inbetween parked cars when someone comes the opposite way.

[ragek23]

yeah its the same way in CT and Rochester,NY. However the plowing is so bad in Rochester they don't care if you park on the streets if it isn't going to snow that night. That is if you live on a side road.

[ragek23]

yeah its the same way in CT and Rochester,NY. However the plowing is so bad in Rochester they don't care if you park on the streets if it isn't going to snow that night. That is if you live on a side road.

[OB]

i seriously wish my development had this law, we have a 2 way street and people park on both sides so there is only 1 lane open for oposing traffic. Makes it really interesting dodging inbetween parked cars when someone comes the opposite way.

Yeah same here! Except we don't see ANY snow, ever...

[2001Neon_LX]

In London its year round no parking 3 am - 5 am, so in the summer when your at a party and the driveway is full your screwed. Lol cause London gets a foot of snow in july

[FAC3L3SS]

So tired of pissin' and moanin' about the fudge. It's the law, regardless of snow.

Anyway, $27 is pretty steep IMO. Maybe $15, but not $27.

[1972demon]

but thats 27 dollars canadain, so 12.83 us

[Pocahontas]

Glad your car wasn't stolen!

[Midnight_Rider]

[GreeNeons03]

Then I look for my plug-in cord... which is neatly placed on the fence as I always do.

You plug your car in at night?

[TheRandom1]

He's in Canada, I assume it's for a block heater.

[occasional demons]

Nope. It's ebay electric boost.

I uesd to plug my Jeep in also. Block heaters are nice. I would put the cord on a timer tho. Just so no one would fry themselves during the day when I wasn't home. Some ppl will do anything for a law suite. That and my luck some one would plug something in and jack my electric bill.

[Jenni]

Police simply being robots, following the letter of the law

therefor the law was written: to follow it's letters!

[Paul56]

Then I look for my plug-in cord... which is neatly placed on the fence as I always do.

You plug your car in at night?

Yes... and not only at night but during the day as well.

I have a block heater to make starting easier during our cold temperatures.