[quote]MightyMaus wrote:
Jlabs wrote:
MightyMaus wrote:
ShaneM686 wrote:
I really have something to get off my chest tonight.
Listen to this bullshit.
So, I just came back from doing my t-man duty of buying 200$ of GOOD groceries that will last me like 1.5weeks at the most. So, I live in columbus and the towing people are pretty much complete pricks.
Well, I pull up behind my place, which you need a parking pass to park at, well, I parked in my roommates spot, put on my blinkers, and started unloading my car, which in total would take maybe 4-5 mins at most.
So, I’m on my 3rd trip to the car, grabbing my gallon water jugs(50c a pop) and I see the tow truck guy drive by and about to tow this guy, he runs out and is like, “hey i’m just picking up my girlfriend, don’t tow me” Well, they recognize each other and he says it’s cool. THe tow truck guy then walks around a bit to check parking passes.
He has seen me walking back and forth at least once unloading groceries, he walks right by me and says “whats up” I respond with the usual remark and everything seems cool. He sees what I’m doing, he obviously won’t tow me, so I assume.
I stand there anyways, to make sure, he gets into his truck and drives away, I have only 1 more trip, so i grab the final(5th trip total, less than 5 min), thing, and as I walk out, I see him flying towards my car, stop, put the towing shit in under my car and hook me(lightening fast, maybe 10s total).
I saw him stop in front of my car, i ran over there, and he had it hitched by the time I made it(50ft).
I was like, dude? what are you doing, I had my blinkers on, you saw I was unloading groceries, it’s even my roommates spot, AND you said ‘hi’ to me as I passed by, you didn’t even warn me to move or anything?!?!
He responds with the SOP of “you don’t have a parking permit, you can’t park here”
I try to reason with him for 5 mins, but obviously, he just wants the 45$ cash to drop the hitch, cause it’s 135$ if I go the the place to get my car.
So I pay after he won’t change his mind no matter how much moral reasoning I pound into his head verbally, I was actually being reasonable too, I didn’t flip my shit yet.
Finally
I flatly told him as I gave him the money, “You are one lucky mother fucker that this isn’t the wild wild west anymore, or else this would have been solved very quickly by me”.
So, 45$ down the tubes, not much to me, but still, just the low level shit he pulled there just pissed the fuck out of me for about 30 mins. I wanted to pound his fucking face into the ground right then.
I’m contemplating revenge, but it’s just not worth it these days, even for low lifes like him. I’ll choose a better battle.
Dude, I’ve had that same situation at my old apartment building. Only difference was I DID have a permit and was in my own spot. I only caught him because I went out to get something from the car.
My solution? I looked right at him, got under my car, pulled off his hook and threw it at him. He knows he can’t run over you with your car while you unhook it.
I then sat on my trunk until he left. Every time he started trying to give me shit I just held up my cell and said “Want me to call the cops and you can just explain this to them?”.
This guy actually came back late that night and put a boot on my car with a note that “The towing company is verifying your parking permit with the business office. You can check with them to see when your car will be released”. He probably would have towed me, but I parked my gf’s car behind mine (which also had a permit).
So I went back into my apartment and got my portable Acetylene torch and cut the boot off. I dropped it off at the office with a note explaining that I verified my permit with my lawyer. After that I pretty much parked wherever I wanted and he never touched me.
That’s a fucking awesome story dude.
When I was little my dad taught me to never let another man “own” you when you know you’re right. I saw him knock a guy out once when the guy wouldn’t pay to fix the dent his carwash put in my dads truck. Guess it’s genetic.
My fiancee remarked once that the men in my family “Don’t get even, you guys fucking go to war”. It’s not always a good thing.[/quote]
Technical question: Where’d you cut so as to avoid popping the tire?