Passive-Aggressive much?
I had the always wonderful N & Calliope over the other day for some kiddo-time, but sadly for the first time in over a year, the parking patrol was out. N got a $50 ticket (which I will be paying, because, hello, it was my house and I feel bad when people get tickets visiting me), but Calliope got this put on her car (blurring out relevant details):
Of note, Calliope was parked at the very end of the block, so was not taking up more than her allotted space AND she has handicap tags on her plates. In theory, one needs a permit to park on the block between 9-5 on weekdays, but there were MORE than ample spaces for residents to park there today, as there always are. The real ticket was totally warranted, and I just forgot to give N a parking pass to put in her window – that’s why I wouldn’t even think of letting N pay it. But the “ticket”? What kind of jerk puts that on someone’s car? A total coward, that’s who.
The “ticket” was issued about 15 minutes off of N’s actual ticket, so it could have been put there by a parking official, but I really hope it wasn’t a neighbor of mine. I really like my neighborhood and shudder at the idea of someone within two doors of my house doing that to people.
Anyhow, I put it out on the neighborhood listserv, in hopes that someone cops to knowledge about it, or that my neighbors are as annoyed as I am.
eta: Apparently you can buy these things online, which means someone was dumb enough to pay money to do this – or they just printed them out at home.
What total assholes! Seriously, people? I hope whoever did it reads your post on the listserv and decides to get a life.
I was going to say, the kids in middle school had those and put them on our cars in the parking lot all the time. It is the most dumb-ass thing in the world. Though gulping hard about the real ticket. How many times have I parked there without the permit?
When I saw that on twitter last night my first thought also was “What assholes”. The fact that these tickets can be bought, hints more to a prank than to a real pissed off neighbour. But it’s still a dumb-ass thing to do.
You what is INTERESTING?? Mom brought up a theory this morning what if the asshole that left me the FAKE ticket prevented the very real ticketing people from giving me a ticket??
Like maybe they say it and thought someone had already ticketed me??
Regardless- I am changing Nigel to not say your name when we arrive at your house but say, “arriving at Get Parking Pass”. heh
People never cease to amaze me