Booooo! Ed wins the anti-prize for today!

There’s a large SUV-thing parked in front of our apartment building. It’s been there for over a week and hasn’t been moved, and doesn’t belong to anyone who actually lives here. It also has a flat tire. The thing is parked directly in front of our gate, meaning anyone who really does live here can’t park near their home. We hates it, we does.

It was decided that Someone Should Do Something About It. I had planned to call the city this morning, asking them to come blow up the car or at least give it a ticket. We’ve had problems with random cars deciding to park all up in our bidness before, so we know that eventually the city will tow said car out of our neighbourhood and we will rejoice at the ability to park within viewing distance of our doorstep. Well, as I was sitting at my new desk and doing my new work from home, I saw a traffic control van pull up. Hooray! Someone Did Something About It!

Except instead of walking toward the SUV to ticket it, she started walking towards the Mazdabator.

Sure enough, WE got a parking ticket. Parking on our street is at a premium, and there was nowhere to park last night (that wasn’t under a tree but since Ed had just washed the car .. yeeeah) so he had to park along the curve of the street as it turned into another street. Well, that is bad. A $30 parking ticket for parking too close to an intersection for you!

The traffic cop DID go and ticket the SUV afterward, so I went outside to cop to owning the illegally parked Mazdabator and move it to another spot. I also mentioned the SUV had been there for over a week, and she said that my neighbour downstairs had just gone out to complain about it, and someone else had also complained this morning so she would start the tow ball rolling. She gave it a ticket, marked it with chalk, and if it’s not gone or moved after 72 hours, it gets towed.

I called Ed at work to tell him that we got a ticket. He asked if the SUV had been ticketed as well, because HE was the one who called the city to complain. That’s right – Ed called the city to get someone else ticketed, and ended up getting a ticket himself. That is awesome. Ed rules, except for the part where he totally does not rule at ALL.

I wonder if my former co-astronauts are still spying on my website. *wave*