Getting a Parking Ticket

[PatS....]

The other day I went downtown to run a few errands. I went into the local coffee shop for a snack.

I was only there for about 5 minutes, and when I came out, there was this

cop writing out a parking ticket.

I said to him, 'Come on, man, how about giving a retired person a break'?

He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. His insensitivity annoyed

me, so I called him a 'Nazi.'

He glared at me and then wrote out another ticket for having worn tires.

So I proceeded to call him a 'doughnut eating Gestapo.' He finished the

second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first.

Then he wrote a third ticket when I called him a moron in blue.

This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I talked back to him the more tickets he wrote.

Personally, I didn't really care. I came downtown on the bus, and the car

that he was putting the tickets on had one of those bumper stickers that

said, ' McCain '08.'

I try to have a little fun each day now that I'm retired.

The doctor tells me that it's important for my health.

[greg g]

Pat I think the terms of the equal time requirement, you'll need to go back downtown and find a car with an Obama sticker...... Didn't know folks up your way got so involved with our political intriques.

I guess your folks are having a 4 way on thrusday opposite Biden Palin.

Might be more interesting if our debates were required to be repeated in French.

[PatS....]

Greg, I don't have much of an opinion on US politics, but it certainly affects us big time, and I watch it alot.

That's how the joke was sent to me...I got a chuckle out of the fact it wasn't his car...the bumper sticker part could easily have been omitted I suppose.

Your race has more personality and drama than our snoozer, but then again you have more media to keep busy.

[Don Coatney]

Funny story even with the forbidden overtones. Real question is how many here have ever received a parking ticket while parked in there old cars?

It sure would be fun to write a parking ticket for Norm blocking his own driveway.

[Young Ed]

Don my parents got one for exactly that a few weeks back.

[Norm's Coupe]

Funny story even with the forbidden overtones. Real question is how many here have ever received a parking ticket while parked in there old cars?

It sure would be fun to write a parking ticket for Norm blocking his own driveway.

Don, I know you are surely trying to be the Jester about me getting a parking ticket in my own driveway. But...........You could possibly get one if you don't feed the meter.

[Don Coatney]

Don' date=' I know you are surely trying to be the Jester about me getting a parking ticket in my own driveway. But...........You could possibly get one if you don't feed the meter.[/quote']

Norm;

No wonder you dont have any friends stopping over. You charge them to park:eek:

[Young Ed]

He's gotta have gas money for the coupe somehow

[Don Coatney]

He's gotta have gas money for the coupe somehow

Thought he got his gas from Tim's push mower:D

[Norm's Coupe]

I guess since gas has gone up so much the past couple of years, I need a newer meter so I can raise the price. This one only takes penny's, nickles and dimes. Need to raise the price so I can get more gas money.

[Merle Coggins]

I saw a thing on TV the other night about coin operated machines, parking meters being one of the things they talked about. It seems that there are now parking meters that take credit cards. There is a town out in CA somewhere that is trying them. So far they say they are working out well.

Maybe that's what you need, Norm.

[Norm's Coupe]

Merle,

They have that type of meter in downtown Milwaukee now. Don't need change anymore, but you can still use real money if you want. I just park and hang up my tag on the rearview mirror though, so I don't pay anything at a meter downtown.

[Englishbob]

Downtown Calgary now has computerized meters that take cash or card but dont issue a ticket,instead you log in the 'zone' number when you pay and its sent to the cops and meternazis by computer, so they just walk by and check you licence plate and see if you've paid.

[LAKOTA169]

Your request, is my command.

[Don Coatney]

Cool!

That ticket is going on eBay. Thanks Ociffor Izzy.

[Norm's Coupe]

Hmmmm.........

Guess that means if I fight that ticket in court the complaint must also appear in court. So..........Don guess you have to make a trip to Woodward, MI to make that one stick. :D Got Gas??

[Don Coatney]

Hmmmm.........

Guess that means if I fight that ticket in court the complaint must also appear in court. So..........Don guess you have to make a trip to Woodward' date=' MI to make that one stick. :D Got Gas??[/quote']

Not a problem Norm;

I have already driven my car to Woodward, Michigan and back. Have you:confused: Yes I have gas.................

[Norm's Coupe]

Don,

Actually, I think that must have blown off my windshield, like the one I got in downtown Paris, France years ago for parking on the sidewalk. :D

[Norm's Coupe]

Not a problem Norm;

I have already driven my car to Woodward, Michigan and back. Have you:confused: Yes I have gas.................

Forgot to answer this question. Yes, I have driven my car to Woodward.

[PatS....]

Don' date='

Actually, I think that must have blown off my windshield, like the one I got in downtown Paris, France years ago for parking on the sidewalk. :D[/quote']

I've seen how they drive in France, how would anyone NOTICE if you were parked on the sidewalk?

Were you blocking the driving lane??

[49plymouthdotcom]

True story, I got a parking ticket on my 49 Plymouth once. On the ticket where the cop fills in the year, make and model it just said "old green car". I think I shoulda fought it.

[Norm's Coupe]

I've seen how they drive in France, how would anyone NOTICE if you were parked on the sidewalk?

Were you blocking the driving lane??

Nope. Plus there was a lot more cars with French plates on the cars. None of those had a parking ticket. My car was a 65 Dodge and since I was stationed at SHAPE, I had the SHAPE military private car plates on the car. That's why I didn't pay it. Plus, it wasn't long after that SHAPE moved to Belgium because the French government didn't want foreign forces in France. The French always parked on the sidewalks. I think I got it because they knew I wasn't French due to the license plate.

[Don Coatney]

Nope. Plus there was a lot more cars with French plates on the cars. None of those had a parking ticket. My car was a 65 Dodge and since I was stationed at SHAPE' date=' I had the SHAPE military private car plates on the car. That's why I didn't pay it. Plus, it wasn't long after that SHAPE moved to Belgium because the French government didn't want foreign forces in France. The French always parked on the sidewalks. I think I got it because they knew I wasn't French due to the license plate.[/quote']

No wonder our French foreign policy is strained today. If only Norm had paid that ticket:eek:

[PatS....]

If it was in Canada, the French would have sued him if his check wasn't written in French. Don't want to damage the culture by having to deal with an English check, you know!!

[Norm's Coupe]

No wonder our French foreign policy is strained today. If only Norm had paid that ticket:eek:

I wasn't the only American stationed at SHAPE that didn't pay their ticket. That was in 1966 and they were very slow catching up with people not paying tickets. Took them an average of at least 2 years to find out it wasn't paid. We had a lot of guys transfer to other stations in the world before a notice was sent for non payment. By that time, no one cared because the individual was long gone.

Have I ever mentioned about the time the Paris cop chased me on foot blowing his whistle all the time, while I was driving my car. Or, the time a Paris cop tried to stop the SHAPE buss near the Arch. He jumped right in front of the buss real fast at the last minute as it was going about 25 or 35 MPH, blew his whistle, put his hand up to stop the buss, "SPLAT":D :D