Go an ENTIRE month without getting a parking ticket

expired state license plate tags. I guess I have been gone a lot.

;D

The street that i live on, is within city limits, and henceforth is subjected to street-cleanings (which i have Never seen out in suburbia land…)

Thus, they will often elimate all parking on the street for the whole day for their one-hour procedure. And since where i live parking is at a High Premium (not as bad as NYC, of courrse, but give it a run for its money sometimes…),,,,it can be very tough to find other parking spots (especially if i’m not planning on going anywhere that day).

I had an occasion once, where i had been home sick for several days, during which time they

damn it. 7 AM means 7 AM, not 7:05 AM

At least it wasn’t towed.

But thank goodness for “Georgia Temporary Dealer Paper” license plates on a rental car.

But still, I get to restart the clock.

BUT..i got 2 “warning” tickets…one in dc..
in the bus lane, on my cell, no seatbelt …. i know they shoulda thrown me in a cell with Paris….
the other was in VA…
45 in a 25.. thru the village of upperville…
BUT i was racing a thunderstorm home…
i had left a large antique wardrobe closet outside (dont ask..long story bout some neighbor kids and Narnia)...lucky for me the police man was an antique lover…. and let me get on my way…
i made it…. grannys wardrobe was saved…
and no OFFICIAL tickets!!
xoxo

wrote me a really cute little note…
ok ok..its not EXACTLY .. a note..
more like and INVITATION…
you know.. an invite to a fund raiser at the courthouse!! or..you can make a 25$ donation..and skip the party..
not sure if youve ever partied in DC..but its worth the 25$ NOT tho have to go

_{you call it a ticket…i call it an invitation… potatO/potAto ..perspective is everything}
xoxo

AS we speak..this very moment i am parked illegally..right outside my front window… im watching carefully..and have been for the past several hours!! how sad is this???
it is snowing to beat the band.. and my lil ole european sports car is still trapped behind a wall of snow about 4 feet high..
i had to resort to something i NEVER do..actual..never until now.. first time for everything..i keep a Monster Truck.. out in the country..its a long story but i need it out there…(there is NO trash service and i cant count on cowboys to take my trash to the county dump ALLL the time)
soo..today..i had to drive the MONSTER truck to the city..
im reasonably sure it will fit on the first level of the garage… but i am also just as sure..that i personally ..cant get it in there..!! then just to make things interesting..
Today is Chinese New Year (im in chinatown remember!!) AND Disney on Ice is at the Arena across the street with shows EVERY two hours… soooo the garage and the streets are even more populated than they would be normally… and icy..did i mention its snowing again!!!
add it altogether and its a big ole parking cluster fuck goat rodeo!!!
wish Me luck.. when the last of Disney Crowd leaves i hope to be able to navigate the MONSTER TRUCK…into the garage..or maybe just a legal spot!
xoxo

The last parking ticket I got was several years ago for parking in a no parking zone during street sweeping. It was right in front of the apartment I was living in at that time. I still remember the street sweeping day was every Friday from 7am-8am. Every Friday morning, a parking enforcement officer would show up (never missed a day) and give tickets to all of the vehicles parked there. Whenever I park somewhere new now, I always check to see if there are any “no parking” signs.

this wont be the month..

i did’nt even know i got a ticket!!! on the 21st.. prob.. while i was getting my manicure…
but i logged onto the DC DMV site.. and ..put in my tag number..
and …. gave them my Credit Card No. AGAIN…
rrgh…
so technically..i got two this month..
125.00
and that doesnt include what i PAY for my garage….
the christmas stockings just got a little bit lighter
maybe next month…
xoxo

The last time I got a parking ticket it was like… 2000? A loooong time ago…

But I haven’t gotten a parking ticket in a while. ::knock on wood:: And I hope I won’t in the future!