Look at the picture below... It is me, last night, after a comedy show in the Allentown part of Buffalo....
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Following the "Doin' Time Xmas Comedy Show" I walked out to my car, covered lightly in snow.  As I went to brush the snow off, I found the most happiest of holiday gifts on my windshield... a parking ticket.  HAPPY HOLIDAYS! 

But what could this ticket be for?  I was parked in a legal spot and it was after parking meter hours, my inspection is within date, my car is in check...

I got a $30 ticket for "parking more than 12 inches from the curb"... are you SHITTING ME?!?  Look at the picture above... LOOK AT IT!!!  I drew a white arrow to highlight the area of concern.  Has Buffalo become sooo desperate for ticket money that they now have cops going about with rulers, like an anal-retentive OCD high school English teacher checking margins on a paper?  I didn't have a ruler so I can't tell you exactly how car away I was from the curb, but if this was an NFL game, the refs would be calling for the chains. 

Unreal. 
 


Comments

Chase Roper

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:05:23

Hi Chet! That ticket is complete bull shit.

Keep up the great blogging.

 

mr.vinnie

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:42:28

Just a thought. At what point does "more that 12 inches from the curb" become "double parking" (nyc term for parking in the travel lane next to a parked car)?? I say you push the envelope next time. See what they do if you are 3 ft. from the curb. Fuck it, 4 ft! I would love to see a ticket for "parked like an asshole".

Anyway, good show and keep up with the new material.

 

mark mason

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:01:04

getting a bull shit ticket blows.

Look on the bright side...

Just take it out of your night's earnings

BTW - you're website rocks

 

KBecker

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:56:05

Dude. the guy working was in car 642. i yelled at him outside because he ticketed the cars in front of nietzsches. for no reason. he said there was a no parking anytime sign, when there are meters. he was a real Douche.

 



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