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I Got a Parking Ticket in Albany, and the Reason Why Baffled Me
We all know that dreaded sight: a little white piece of paper flapping in the wind, pinned down by a lone wiper blade -- your wiper blade. Is there anything worse?
OK, we've all parked where we shouldn't, right? Sometimes we just take the gamble even though we know we're doing something wrong. If this was what I had done on Thursday night, I wouldn't be so confused as to why I have a $65 parking ticket now.
I'm a rule follower through and through. Seriously, look up 'Rule Follower' in the dictionary and I'm there. So, I obviously had no idea I was breaking the law!
Where I parked, there was a sign that read:
No Stopping
Except Buses
7a - 7p
OK, so no rules after 7p, right? Except my ticket was issued at 8:39p.
I got home in a huff, called my mom, and whined that me (and the two cars ahead of me...) got tickets that we didn't deserve. It wasn't until I finished explaining what the sign read that I realized: there are two ways to interpret this sign- the way I did above, and this way:
No Stopping [EVER]
Except Buses [CAN]
[BETWEEN THE HOURS OF] 7a - 7p
There you have it, folks. I guess I'll have to chalk it up to a failed lesson in perception. P.S. I'm sorry for setting a poor example, two cars ahead of me.
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