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| One Month's Worth of Tickets |
Approximately ten percent of the Schulz Family taxable income this year have been donated to LA-City Parking, so I think I can safely say that we are single handedly keeping our city a float during this economic downturn. You are welcome, city of Los Angeles.
I tried to tell that to a parking officer downtown while he was writing me a parking ticket for my apparent lack of observation. I evidently did not notice the TWO feet of red curb between the parking meters located under a tree in the dark and I foolishly parked my right tire over the boundaries by an INCH.
The officer smiled, thanked me for my past and present contributions to the city, and asked me why I wasn't out on the town having drinks with my boyfriend. Seriously? I asked him. You're hitting on me? He shrugged. Then with my quick-thinking-ness, I coyly asked if he could stop writing the ticket, but he said no. Then he paused and said he'd do me a favor and give me the ticket that costs $50 instead of $75. Evidently, there is a "cute girl" rate for parking your car an inch into a red zone.
The officer smiled, thanked me for my past and present contributions to the city, and asked me why I wasn't out on the town having drinks with my boyfriend. Seriously? I asked him. You're hitting on me? He shrugged. Then with my quick-thinking-ness, I coyly asked if he could stop writing the ticket, but he said no. Then he paused and said he'd do me a favor and give me the ticket that costs $50 instead of $75. Evidently, there is a "cute girl" rate for parking your car an inch into a red zone.
Wow. Thank you. Pardon me while I go ape crazy over here.
Ugh. LA-City Parking, I hate you.
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