Oh, the irony.

[Lise]

Gosh Lise, that is a bummer!
I'm sorry I laughed when I read your post though. Your $50 paid for some humor therapy for others.

Oooh! Good! I am always looking for a way to justify an otherwise inexcuseable expense! See, if I'd just driven to work and gotten the $50 ticket, no one would've laughed. But there are 10 responses here, so that's $5- a laugh...cheap! Thanks, mtk, for helping me change my perspective! L.

[betagirl]

Wow, it must have been parking ticket day on 5/24! I know those orange signs well, and yes they do tie them to trees in some pretty stupid ways. My other favorites are the "no parking movie set" signs. Stupid city.

I decided to park illegally last wed. and run into the hospital where I work to grab some paperwork before heading out of town. I was there maybe 5 minutes, came out and the lady is writing me a ticket. There were about 6 cars parked along this block illegally, and she was just making her way down the row. I was stupid and parked in back. I should have moved to the front of the line. I was like "I guess it doesn't matter that I work here?" Nope. She actually apologized when she handed it to me. $50 later. I have 2 outstanding tickets from years ago, and in chicago once you get 3 unpaid tickets you get the boot. So I have to pay this one. *grumble*

So I feel your pain

[KnottedYet]

Nice of her to apologize. I imagine that's not a fun job.

[Lise]

I have 2 outstanding tickets from years ago, and in chicago once you get 3 unpaid tickets you get the boot. So I have to pay this one. *grumble*

So I feel your pain

You know it, sister. The boot is no joke. L.

[Blueberry]

They do stink.

Speaking of boots: Heard about a (sort of) funny story here recently. Apparently an attorney decided that he would jack up his car, remove the tire with the boot and put on his spare. Seems the City wasn't amused. He's been charged with larceny. Would love to have seen the scene when he was changing the tire - apparently he got the boot during a lunch meeting and was out there in a suit.