I don’t even own a car. I drive a motorcycle. But I borrowed one for the week while someone was away, and now I’m reminded of why I drive the two-wheeled thing.
So as usual we get a rainstorm in the middle of winter. A big rainstorm. All the snow is actually SHRINKING and DISAPPEARING!
Yet still, the city’s rent-a-cop ticketing squad of insanity thinks the snowplows need the space I’ve taken up by the tiny little Japanese car? Oh, sorry, in the 19 minutes since the winter parking bullshit came into effect, those plows will need to shovel the water off the street.
I believe I remember some city councillors asking for some common-sense in the matter. Otherwise, it’s obviously a cash grab. I get screwed enough as it is by being a student, monsieur le government, so shove this waterproof ticket up your asshole where it belongs. —Parking Is So Shitty Everywhere Downtown
This article appears in Feb 25 – Mar 3, 2010.
friend, common sense, halifax, and driving, now there’s one fucked up situation. there really is no sense to most drivers in halifax, common or otherwisw, need i say anything else?
Anyone who rides a motorcycle and doesn’t own a car is a kindred soul.
There was a huge section of a tree in my parking lot last night when I got home (and other trees surrounding). I didn’t want anything to crush my car, so I parked in front of my building (far end of Main Ave). Plus I stupidly hoped that because it was a pouring rain storm, they wouldn’t have people out ticketing. My bad. I plan to fight the ticket- I couldn’t park in the parking lot.