Comments on: Traffic Wardens http://www.shitopedia.org/traffic-wardens-84/ Because even the best things in life can be shit Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:42:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: AngryOldWoman http://www.shitopedia.org/traffic-wardens-84/#comment-2621 AngryOldWoman Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:55:43 +0000 http://www.shitopedia.org/traffic-wardens-84/#comment-2621 They certainly can find the desparate mother whose child immediately needs the loo, so she parks, leaves parking disc on wrong time, runs to the loo with said child for 2 minutes, then comes back to find she's been Ticketed. It happened 35 years ago, but is still burning a hole in my heart! To add insult to injury, I paid the fixed penalty... but the council/court mislaid the payment (though cashed the cheque) and wrote to my then husband to take him to court. Explain that away... we didn't last! They certainly can find the desparate mother whose child immediately needs the loo, so she parks, leaves parking disc on wrong time, runs to the loo with said child for 2 minutes, then comes back to find she’s been Ticketed.

It happened 35 years ago, but is still burning a hole in my heart!

To add insult to injury, I paid the fixed penalty… but the council/court mislaid the payment (though cashed the cheque) and wrote to my then husband to take him to court. Explain that away… we didn’t last!

]]> By: TheWorldOfM http://www.shitopedia.org/traffic-wardens-84/#comment-2593 TheWorldOfM Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:57:47 +0000 http://www.shitopedia.org/traffic-wardens-84/#comment-2593 Maybe they work on commission? I swear they lurk around the corners where there are loading spaces, or double yellow line in a completely deserted street and then as soon as you or the driver walks out of the car, back facing the warden, the monster runs up to your car, "tags" it, and runs back to its hiding spot! Ever seen Tango's Happy Slapping ads? That actually came from observing how traffic wardens operate! Maybe they work on commission? I swear they lurk around the corners where there are loading spaces, or double yellow line in a completely deserted street and then as soon as you or the driver walks out of the car, back facing the warden, the monster runs up to your car, “tags” it, and runs back to its hiding spot! Ever seen Tango’s Happy Slapping ads? That actually came from observing how traffic wardens operate!

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