I'll Call the Cops On Youuuuuuuuu! BLARGLEARGLEARGLE!!!!!

[Argabarga]

-Did you tow a brown Ford Focus from Ditzy Grad Apartments?
-Yes, we have that vehicle, it was called in to us for not having a permit, it will be $115 to pick up
-You can't tow me from the lot where I live!
-If your car doesn't have a permit, then yes, yes we can. That car was called into us for not having either a guest pass or a resident permit
-Look, it was my friends car, she was just here for 3 minutes to make some copies of our class notes
-Unfortunately, without a permit, she cannot park there
-It was just 3 minutes!
-It was much longer than that Ma'm, the car was called in to us at 9:45 PM, truck was on scene and towed it at 10:23, that's quite a bit longer than 3 minutes
-This is incredible! I pay hundreds of dollars a month in rent, and my friend can't even park here?
-If she was just visiting, then she needs to have a guest pass in her car, you should have gotten one when you rented that you can use for that purpose
-I already gave that one away to someone else, so what was I supposed to do?!
-Well, unfortunately without a permit, there's nothing I can do, you have to have a permit of some kind to park there
-I'm calling the police and reporting the car stolen!
-They already know we have it, we have to fax the police the info of every car we tow. Calling them and reporting it stolen, when you already know that we have it, would be considered filing a false police report, I'd advise strongly against that
-I don't care! I'm STILL going to report it stolen!
-Fine, but they'll just tell you to call us since they know we have it.
-Well, I'm calling! And then, I'm calling the apartment complex and complaining to them, and then I'm going to complain about you!
-Okay, anything else I can do for you tonight?
-NO!

*click*

Another satisfied customer

I'm guessing cooler heads eventually prevailed, as I never heard from the cops about her friend's "stolen" car, but she also didn't show up for the rest of the night to pick it up....

Hmmmm...... draw your own conclusions

[Marmalady]

Does it not hurt these people when they keep battering their heads against reality?

[Mytical]

No, because there is nothing inside for it to hurt..and their skulls are REALLY thick (which is why reality can not penetrate).

[BrenDAnn]

OMG, Mytical, that might be the most truthful post I've ever read. Arga, would filing a false police report not get her in some sort of legal trouble? Pretty sure it would. Ah well. Stupid is as stupid does...end up in jail. Without a car.

[taxguykarl]

would filing a false police report not get her in some sort of legal trouble?

In most states, it's a felony.

[LillFilly]

Ooooo, Argabarga you reminded me when we had a couple calling security because their car had been stolen. They were particularly upset because they were from out of state and a local friend had loaned them the car. The police come, start doing the report, and then suddenly their friend shows up! Friend tells this poor couple he moved the car on them as a joke. Couple was mad because they'd called the police and what kind of friend would do that? Police told the couple not to worry and then ROYALLY tore the 'friend' a new *sshole for the stunt; he was lucky he didn't get arrested. I doubt they were friends after that!

[starsinthesky]

I must sick because I love love love all things having to do with people that don't think the rules apply to them getting towed.

[PepperElf]

my fav was one i think i read on "not always right".

lady had her car stolen at a mall and bought a new one. the new one was stolen at the same mall ... only to find the old car. yeah... it had never been stolen to begin with. she just forgot where she'd parked it.


as for the ditzy driver here i'm thinking... she knew her bluff was called and kept silent.
or she called the cops and got informed that yes, she would be arrested for pressing false charges. or she called her landlord/lady to whine and got told that it's her own fault for giving away the guest permit. (and possibly fined for giving it away too)

[wagegoth]

she was just here for 3 minutes to make some copies of our class notes

I didn't know that's what they called it now. Ya learn something new every day.

[Argabarga]

In reality, I have no doubt she was telling the truth about that, but what a lot of folk who get nabbed for illegal parking fail to understand is there's no way to talk yourself out of it.

If you illegally park, as defined by the law/rules of that lot, then you've illegally parked, and no excuse you can come up with is going to change that. I actually cut out the part where she kept repeating that excuse over and over, despite the fact it wasn't changing anything and I TOLD her it wouldn't change anything.

There is a real belief, a persistent honest belief, among a lot of people, that you don't have to listen to signs and black-and-white regulation if you've got a good enough excuse. And this gets fostered every time they break the rules but "get away with it" in that they're in and out before they can get towed. So when they push it one too many times and get caught, they really see themselves as the totally justified victim of the situation.

[PepperElf]

i've only personally found one way out of it. that's to talk to the landlord/lady before you get towed.

in my case it wasn't for illegal parking but because my registration sticker had fallen off. which is interesting cos i wasn't even in the state i was registered to, and the state i was in didn't use them. (yes i was in the wrong and banking on them not knowing this cos i was too lazy to get new ones). but once i found out why i'd gotten a tow-me sticker on my car, i arranged for a priority mail delivery of new stickers and talked to the landlady first. they took my name off their list and i escaped the towing fees altogether.

[Aria]

There is a real belief, a persistent honest belief, among a lot of people, that you don't have to listen to signs and black-and-white regulation if you've got a good enough excuse.

These excuses are really lame though. "My wife is having her baby!" or "My dad had a heart attack and the ambulance rushed him away which is why he left the car there" those would be GOOD excuses. They might not work, but they'd at least be worth trying. Notes? Who cares?

[MadMike]

lady had her car stolen at a mall and bought a new one. the new one was stolen at the same mall ... only to find the old car. yeah... it had never been stolen to begin with. she just forgot where she'd parked it.

Back when my grandma was still working, she had some idiot customer do something like that. The lady came in, bought a few things, and left. She came bursting in a few minutes later screaming that her car had been stolen, and asked them to call the police.

The cops came and started taking down the lady's information. About halfway through, she said, "Oh! I just remembered! I drove my husband's car here!"

Needless to say, the police were not amused.

[Bunny the Veggie Slayer]

I'll Call the Cops On Youuuuuuuuu! BLARGLEARGLEARGLE!!!!!

Don't you hate it when they can't pronounce your name?

[LillFilly]

I must sick because I love love love all things having to do with people that don't think the rules apply to them getting towed.

Not at all. I get the warm fuzzies every time I write a parking ticket; gives me something to smile about for the rest of the day!