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Twice yesterday I watched people parking right ikn front of fire hydrants. Both times I reminded the kids that you can get a big fat ticket for doing it. Both times the kids shrugged it off (and the first time there was other parking nearby and visible).
Aren't they teaching these kids about this these days?
The second kid was a bit rude at first, understandable as there is an ongoing Friday night parking crisis in my neighborhood (also kids, having parties! but the only way you'd know it is the parking problem -- whatever happened to loud music anyway?). I said "I'm not threatening you, I'm being friendly by reminding you," and went on my way searching for a parking place. Oddly, and sweetly, a moment later, as I was hobbling up my front stairs, he passed by on foot and thanked me.
Obligatory political comment: if we only had a decent comprehensive public transportation system, they wouldn't be feeling this pressure to find parking places in the first place. I mean, wouldn't you rather not have to worry about designated drivers and DUIs, if there was a bus that ran afew times an hour all night and stopped within a couple of blocks of where you wanted to go?
Aren't they teaching these kids about this these days?
The second kid was a bit rude at first, understandable as there is an ongoing Friday night parking crisis in my neighborhood (also kids, having parties! but the only way you'd know it is the parking problem -- whatever happened to loud music anyway?). I said "I'm not threatening you, I'm being friendly by reminding you," and went on my way searching for a parking place. Oddly, and sweetly, a moment later, as I was hobbling up my front stairs, he passed by on foot and thanked me.
Obligatory political comment: if we only had a decent comprehensive public transportation system, they wouldn't be feeling this pressure to find parking places in the first place. I mean, wouldn't you rather not have to worry about designated drivers and DUIs, if there was a bus that ran afew times an hour all night and stopped within a couple of blocks of where you wanted to go?
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