s10maniac24
02-17-2008, 07:48 AM
i got a $10 parking ticket for being a "public nuissance".
as i circled the lot at the mall in Appleton, i came across a Cadillac that was parked halfway in a stall, half way in the isle. as i drove past it, i realized the reason: someone decided that their $120,000 BMW 745i deserved two parking spots way up front by the main entrance.
finding no space available in the cadillac's row, i went around to the other side, where i realized that the BMW was parked forward enough that if i parked real close to his back bumper, my whole car could fit without sticking out. the BMW was completely blocked in, and after taking a half dozen cell phone pictures, i went on with my shopping (my phone can't send pictures, is there another way to get them on my computer?).
about 15min. later, a voice came over the p.a.: "will the owner of the gold Pontiac Grand Am with license plate T-R-O-G-D-O-R please remove your car from the north parking lot''. it sounded like my car, so i wandered back outside to discover two cops circling the lot and a mall security truck parked next to my car.
instructing my brothers and friend to hang back and watch, i approached the security truck. he rolled down his window as i walked up and i asked, "am i supposed to move my car or something?". he asks me which is mine, i tell him and he says i'm blocking the BMW and have to move.
i reply, "oh, yeah, i guess i am kinda. huh, doesn't it look to you like he's using two spots though?" security: "yeah, but he probably parked that way cuz of the snow, and somebody said you were the last one to park." (my brother told me that the security guy was laughing his head off as he drove away).
after security left, i parked on the other side, right beside the cadillac and took another picture to show how far the caddy was sticking out.
then i discovered the ticket under my windshield wiper: $10 "Public Nuissance", neither the Caddy nor the Bimmer got one, but i didn't care, i thought the whole thing was too funny.
anyway, other people used the grime and salt on the two cars to write obscenities, so it's all good. unfortunately, no one keyed them.
as i circled the lot at the mall in Appleton, i came across a Cadillac that was parked halfway in a stall, half way in the isle. as i drove past it, i realized the reason: someone decided that their $120,000 BMW 745i deserved two parking spots way up front by the main entrance.
finding no space available in the cadillac's row, i went around to the other side, where i realized that the BMW was parked forward enough that if i parked real close to his back bumper, my whole car could fit without sticking out. the BMW was completely blocked in, and after taking a half dozen cell phone pictures, i went on with my shopping (my phone can't send pictures, is there another way to get them on my computer?).
about 15min. later, a voice came over the p.a.: "will the owner of the gold Pontiac Grand Am with license plate T-R-O-G-D-O-R please remove your car from the north parking lot''. it sounded like my car, so i wandered back outside to discover two cops circling the lot and a mall security truck parked next to my car.
instructing my brothers and friend to hang back and watch, i approached the security truck. he rolled down his window as i walked up and i asked, "am i supposed to move my car or something?". he asks me which is mine, i tell him and he says i'm blocking the BMW and have to move.
i reply, "oh, yeah, i guess i am kinda. huh, doesn't it look to you like he's using two spots though?" security: "yeah, but he probably parked that way cuz of the snow, and somebody said you were the last one to park." (my brother told me that the security guy was laughing his head off as he drove away).
after security left, i parked on the other side, right beside the cadillac and took another picture to show how far the caddy was sticking out.
then i discovered the ticket under my windshield wiper: $10 "Public Nuissance", neither the Caddy nor the Bimmer got one, but i didn't care, i thought the whole thing was too funny.
anyway, other people used the grime and salt on the two cars to write obscenities, so it's all good. unfortunately, no one keyed them.