Funny parking ticket story

MichaelJohn · 10-20-2013, 11:32 AM

Yesterday I stopped by our local CVS to buy a few things. When I got back to my car after about 15 minutes of shopping, I found a $25 ticket on the windshield that said that the car had been there for an hour (the lot has a 2 hour limit) and that I had "walked across the street without intending to shop at CVS". Needless to say, I was just a little ticked and went looking for whoever gave me the bogus ticket. I asked around and sure enough I was pointed towards a young woman in the parking lot with a bunch of tickets in her hand. I approached her, CVS shopping bag in hand, and asked her why in the hell had she had given me a ticket? She told me that she knew my car had been there for a while because the hood was cold! I was incredulous! First of all I didn't like the idea that she laid hands on my car and second, the hood was warm! I made her show me what she had done and she touched the hood near the driver's side door! I made her touch the front of the hood just to show the little idiot where the engine was. I asked her about the fabrication that I had "walked across the street" but by then all she was doing was apologizing over and over again while she tore up the ticket. I did report her to the store manager, who was flabbergasted at her methods, and she promised to do something about it. As I was leaving I noticed a nice new black P85+ Tesla parked nearby and it too had a ticket on the windshield. The genius meter maid must have had no clue that it was an electric that never has a warm hood.

I don't like to think that the world is full of morons but sometimes there's no choice.

RPiM5 · 10-20-2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MichaelJohn

Yesterday I stopped by our local CVS to buy a few things. When I got back to my car after about 15 minutes of shopping, I found a $25 ticket on the windshield that said that the car had been there for an hour (the lot has a 2 hour limit) and that I had "walked across the street without intending to shop at CVS". Needless to say, I was just a little ticked and went looking for whoever gave me the bogus ticket. I asked around and sure enough I was pointed towards a young woman in the parking lot with a bunch of tickets in her hand. I approached her, CVS shopping bag in hand, and asked her why in the hell had she had given me a ticket? She told me that she knew my car had been there for a while because the hood was cold! I was incredulous! First of all I didn't like the idea that she laid hands on my car and second, the hood was warm! I made her show me what she had done and she touched the hood near the driver's side door! I made her touch the front of the hood just to show the little idiot where the engine was. I asked her about the fabrication that I had "walked across the street" but by then all she was doing was apologizing over and over again while she tore up the ticket. I did report her to the store manager, who was flabbergasted at her methods, and she promised to do something about it. As I was leaving I noticed a nice new black P85+ Tesla parked nearby and it too had a ticket on the windshield. The genius meter maid must have had no clue that it was an electric that never has a warm hood.

I don't like to think that the world is full of morons but sometimes there's no choice.

LOL!

elitex · 10-20-2013, 02:40 PM

Checking Tesla's hood for heat.

turbolag · 10-20-2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by elitex

Checking Tesla's hood for heat.

Checking the front of a Porsche for heat.

Equally stupid, though not in OP's story.

Neil McRae · 10-20-2013, 03:30 PM

one born every minute!

templarklimek · 10-20-2013, 03:36 PM

Funny, why is a tax parasite/welfare(public meter maid) giving tickets to cars on private property?

turbolag · 10-20-2013, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by templarklimek

Funny, why is a tax parasite/welfare(public meter maid) giving tickets to cars on private property?

Oh they think they're doing something great for everyone, saying that the 'privileged' ones are all jackasses who break the rules, and trying to become heroes.

Neil McRae · 10-20-2013, 04:42 PM

my wife goes nuts at me when I write to complain about parking tickets. I've got about 95% of them cancelled and she thinks thats unfair on the general public!!! My response is the general public is stupid for not trying to avoid paying them!

mstmng · 10-20-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Neil McRae

my wife goes nuts at me when I write to complain about parking tickets. I've got about 95% of them cancelled and she thinks thats unfair on the general public!!! My response is the general public is stupid for not trying to avoid paying them!

+1

i have got 100% cancelled when i challenge them

such a good feeling when u receive a letter saying YOUR CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

mstmng · 10-20-2013, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MichaelJohn

Yesterday I stopped by our local CVS to buy a few things. When I got back to my car after about 15 minutes of shopping, I found a $25 ticket on the windshield that said that the car had been there for an hour (the lot has a 2 hour limit) and that I had "walked across the street without intending to shop at CVS". Needless to say, I was just a little ticked and went looking for whoever gave me the bogus ticket. I asked around and sure enough I was pointed towards a young woman in the parking lot with a bunch of tickets in her hand. I approached her, CVS shopping bag in hand, and asked her why in the hell had she had given me a ticket? She told me that she knew my car had been there for a while because the hood was cold! I was incredulous! First of all I didn't like the idea that she laid hands on my car and second, the hood was warm! I made her show me what she had done and she touched the hood near the driver's side door! I made her touch the front of the hood just to show the little idiot where the engine was. I asked her about the fabrication that I had "walked across the street" but by then all she was doing was apologizing over and over again while she tore up the ticket. I did report her to the store manager, who was flabbergasted at her methods, and she promised to do something about it. As I was leaving I noticed a nice new black P85+ Tesla parked nearby and it too had a ticket on the windshield. The genius meter maid must have had no clue that it was an electric that never has a warm hood.

I don't like to think that the world is full of morons but sometimes there's no choice.

next level for police to touch your breaks and if they are hot issue you ticket for reckless driving

JOHNBMWM5 · 10-20-2013, 05:22 PM

Hooray for my Video camera.

avlnch · 10-20-2013, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mstmng

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Originally Posted by MichaelJohn

Yesterday I stopped by our local CVS to buy a few things. When I got back to my car after about 15 minutes of shopping, I found a $25 ticket on the windshield that said that the car had been there for an hour (the lot has a 2 hour limit) and that I had "walked across the street without intending to shop at CVS". Needless to say, I was just a little ticked and went looking for whoever gave me the bogus ticket. I asked around and sure enough I was pointed towards a young woman in the parking lot with a bunch of tickets in her hand. I approached her, CVS shopping bag in hand, and asked her why in the hell had she had given me a ticket? She told me that she knew my car had been there for a while because the hood was cold! I was incredulous! First of all I didn't like the idea that she laid hands on my car and second, the hood was warm! I made her show me what she had done and she touched the hood near the driver's side door! I made her touch the front of the hood just to show the little idiot where the engine was. I asked her about the fabrication that I had "walked across the street" but by then all she was doing was apologizing over and over again while she tore up the ticket. I did report her to the store manager, who was flabbergasted at her methods, and she promised to do something about it. As I was leaving I noticed a nice new black P85+ Tesla parked nearby and it too had a ticket on the windshield. The genius meter maid must have had no clue that it was an electric that never has a warm hood.

I don't like to think that the world is full of morons but sometimes there's no choice.

next level for police to touch your breaks and if they are hot issue you ticket for reckless driving

Yeah.. it doesn't help your case when a cop is at your window and when no one is talking all you hear is click click click click click.

v12 · 10-21-2013, 10:24 PM

At least you had the satisfaction of being to confront that person!

Vic55 · 10-22-2013, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by turbolag

Checking the front of a Porsche for heat.

Equally stupid, though not in OP's story.

haaaaaaaaaaaaaa

good one... quota killers justifying their job without process.

10-20-2013, 11:32 AM	#1
MichaelJohn First Lieutenant 88 Rep 311 Posts Drives: BMW i8, Kia EV6 GT Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Funny parking ticket story Yesterday I stopped by our local CVS to buy a few things. When I got back to my car after about 15 minutes of shopping, I found a $25 ticket on the windshield that said that the car had been there for an hour (the lot has a 2 hour limit) and that I had "walked across the street without intending to shop at CVS". Needless to say, I was just a little ticked and went looking for whoever gave me the bogus ticket. I asked around and sure enough I was pointed towards a young woman in the parking lot with a bunch of tickets in her hand. I approached her, CVS shopping bag in hand, and asked her why in the hell had she had given me a ticket? She told me that she knew my car had been there for a while because the hood was cold! I was incredulous! First of all I didn't like the idea that she laid hands on my car and second, the hood was warm! I made her show me what she had done and she touched the hood near the driver's side door! I made her touch the front of the hood just to show the little idiot where the engine was. I asked her about the fabrication that I had "walked across the street" but by then all she was doing was apologizing over and over again while she tore up the ticket. I did report her to the store manager, who was flabbergasted at her methods, and she promised to do something about it. As I was leaving I noticed a nice new black P85+ Tesla parked nearby and it too had a ticket on the windshield. The genius meter maid must have had no clue that it was an electric that never has a warm hood. I don't like to think that the world is full of morons but sometimes there's no choice.
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