Parking Wars

[Superflyer]

Has anyone seen this show? It is on A&E and it about the people that work for the Philly parking autority. It is hillarious watching people's reactions to getting parking tickets or getting a car booted and\or towed.
I have a new respect for the people that do these jobs and if they are treated the way are on this show then I feel bad for them.

[4X4]

I know I shouldn't paint all parking people with the same brush, but I always remember the time I was eating at the cafe on 8th & 8th with my truck parked right out front at a meter. I was sitting in the window seat watching my meter tick down 5-4-3-2 while a meter maid wrote up the ticket. I would thoroughly enjoy making fun or her appearance, but that isn't necessary.
I watched it tick to 1 minute before I wiped my mouth and pounded my coke. Walked out the door and said "exercising your writing iron?"...

[Montana Moe]

I work at the airport, I am letting my in-laws from Lethbridge use my parking pass for the employee lot while they are on their vacation to Florida, (my supervisor said it wouldn't be a problem). I was making the rounds last night and noticed a ticket on the windshield of their car. I figured the Airport Police ran the parking pass number and found that the car didn't match, (Subaru vs. my Dodge).

The only violation written on the ticket was for parking in the employee lot with Canadian plates. A $5.00 ticket for being Canadian, what will they think of next?



EDIT: Sorry to threadjack, the show looks interesting I'll definitely give it a look.

On another note, there was an episode of "Jackass" that had a parking fairy who would follow these ticket writers around and plug all the meters they were trying to write tickets on. Hilarity ensued...

[Madman]

Watching it now - I love how people can't comprehend the simple rules that they need to follow.

[DuffMan]

I wish I would've thought of that when i was younger.
The very first dude who jumped out of the van and went crusing around checking out chicks in parks, seemed to have a good thing going on.

[The Goon]

From my office window, I overlook 4th Ave SW downtown and it seems every day during afternoon rush hour there is a car or two being towed from the front of London House. I am really hoping there's a time where I see someone sprinting down the road after their car being towed away.

[REDVAN]

Originally Posted by 4X4

I know I shouldn't paint all parking people with the same brush, but I always remember the time I was eating at the cafe on 8th & 8th with my truck parked right out front at a meter. I was sitting in the window seat watching my meter tick down 5-4-3-2 while a meter maid wrote up the ticket. I would thoroughly enjoy making fun or her appearance, but that isn't necessary.
I watched it tick to 1 minute before I wiped my mouth and pounded my coke. Walked out the door and said "exercising your writing iron?"...

Buddy. Driving, parking, treating women, etc...the more stories you tell, the more I can't help but want to meet you to see what kind of person I will be in 5 years.


Hilarious story. I have done that too as a matter of fact. But I didn't watch them from a diner, I walked up at 2 minutes remaining with the parking patrol sitting right there. Makes you feel good when you stick it to the man.

On a side note, sticking it to the man. I go to U of C, so I have a transit pass included in my fees. I love seeing the Transit Cops on the platform, me not buy a ticket, and then halfway to the next stop have them come straight to me and ask for my ticket. Whip out the pass, show them who's boss, and then I send them on their merry way.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by REDVAN

On a side note, sticking it to the man. I go to U of C, so I have a transit pass included in my fees. I love seeing the Transit Cops on the platform, me not buy a ticket, and then halfway to the next stop have them come straight to me and ask for my ticket. Whip out the pass, show them who's boss, and then I send them on their merry way.

Wow, you're a regular Che Guevara. Fight the power!

[habernac]

I keep teling my wife that'll be my retirement job. Being a jerk, writing tickets, sounds like a good time.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by Reaper

Wow, you're a regular Che Guevara. Fight the power!

Hahahah. I've had them do that to me, too and somehow I don't really think they feel I've stuck it to them at all. They're probably happy they don't have to waste time writing another ticket to some a$$hole.

[Mike Oxlong]

I was coming out of the Husky Towers one day and there was a parking cop writing me a ticket. I jumped in my car and said looks like I just made it. He says no you didn't your meter is expired......I said I don't see a ticket and just drove off.

He looked pissed.....never got the ticket in the mail though so nothing to pay.

[The Yen Man]

I was walking at the university this one time with a friend, and there was a parking authority guy just waiting for the time to expire on a meter. I think it was down to the last 2 minutes or so. Anyways, my friend popped in a quarter just to make the parking guy wait another 10 minutes. I dunno, I thought that was pretty funny.

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

I was walking at the university this one time with a friend, and there was a parking authority guy just waiting for the time to expire on a meter. I think it was down to the last 2 minutes or so. Anyways, my friend popped in a quarter just to make the parking guy wait another 10 minutes. I dunno, I thought that was pretty funny.

I lol'd

[Rhettzky]

Originally Posted by Mike Oxlong

I was coming out of the Husky Towers one day and there was a parking cop writing me a ticket. I jumped in my car and said looks like I just made it. He says no you didn't your meter is expired......I said I don't see a ticket and just drove off.

He looked pissed.....never got the ticket in the mail though so nothing to pay.

I'm pretty sure that standard practice for the Calgary Parking Authority is that if the driver of the vehicle agree's to comply (move the vehicle) before the ticket is completed than the CPA can't issue a ticket.