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When They Cause you to Lose it.
Walked into the office at the tail end of this. There was a lady standing at the front counter, apparently in the process of filling out paperwork to get her car back. Wasn't paying attention, since she wasn't causing a scene. Nearby, a couple other employees were talking. I think it was one of the service techs who was relating a story to another tech. Only caught the end of that conversation too.... went something like
Tech: *blah* *blah* needed the whole thing replaced, now that's just plain embarrassing.
Well, that must have been Pee Wee's secret word for the day, because the lady at the counter promptly flips her s*it.
Lady: NO! What's embarrassing is being forced to pay one-hundred and fifty* to get my own car back when I was parked LEGALLY**! They*** said I could if I just turned on my flashers, and they were ON****! And now I have to pay to get my own car back for being parked there for just TWO minutes*****!!! THAT'S EMBARRASSING!!!! I'm absolutely LIVID! You should be ashamed!******
* - It's one hundred and fifteen, but a lot of people mishear this and go berserk with the wrong value filled in
** - Uh, no you weren't you didn't have a permit, as the sign on the wall you parked in front of spelled out in plain English, and, as it warned, you got towed
*** - Ah, the mysterious "They" , the same "They" that always seem to be one step ahead of us, giving permission for folks to do things they can't do, I really wish we could track "They" down someday and give them a good talking to about this nasty habit of theirs. I
**** - They were, but all that does is get our attention faster, you might as well have a big "COME GET ME, I DON'T BELONG" sign on the roof in neon when you do that.
***** - By adding the Borough mandated 15 min wait, and the time it took for the truck to get there, you were towed 18 minutes after being called in to us, and the hood of the car wasn't even warm, so you'd been there MUCH longer, but no angry tow victim rant would be complete without the "It was just 2 mintues!" lie would it?
****** - We should be a lot of things, according to the public at large. "Arrested", "sued", "shot" "out of business" "disemboweled" , but guess what? We aren't any of them either!!!
Do they even realize how badly they're lying as they do it? Or are they just so amped up on personal indignation that it doesn't matter once they're on a roll? Kinda like that scene in Animal House, "WAS IT OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR?!"
Permission Schermission, I got a Note!
I've seen plenty of hand written "don't tow me, I got a really good excuse!" notes, but never one that used this wording before.
"PARKING PERMISSION GIVEN"
That's all it said
Here's what I want to know, given by who? Your Mother? God? The spheres? Martians? Certainly NOT the property owner, since he would have given you a proper permit.... or called us and told us not to tow your car if we happened to see it.... oh, wait, I get it. You got permission from "They" again, didn't you? Sorry, that rascal is still on the loose, but we'll catch him someday.
Oh and your permission? It's just been *puts on sunglasses* denied...
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Crabby Lady Thinks I'm Not All That
I hate to brag lady, but, tell me. Exactly how many multi-vehicle pileups have YOU cleaned up? I'm guessing I've done more. Yeah, your emotions may be a bit out of control in the immediate aftermath of a crash, adrenaline high and all, so you'll get SOME slack from me. But, I really don't appreciate you critique of my performance. You don't have to remind me that your car is front-wheel drive and I'm picking it up from the wrong end.... see... I CAN"T pick it up from the other end, since that's currently buried in the trunk of someone else's car, I have to pull these two apart first. And then, I'll put on the dolly wheels, I have done this before you know..... (The cop on scene did chuckle a bit, I kinda said that all under my breath instead of in my mind, and he heard it, even if you didn't)
Also, while I'm putting the dollies on, don't try and step OVER me to get INTO your car, whatever it is, it can wait, if I lose my grip on this iron bar, that ALL THE WEIGHT of this car is pushing against, it's going to fly out of the dolly and slug you and me both in the head like a mule kick, and it'll hurt like hell, believe me, I've done it before. Like having your wisdom teeth out, the swelling goes down after the third day.
Also, we can't leave just yet, I have to mop up this mess of plastic and put down some quick-dry to soak up the contents of your car's cooling system which has emptied into the middle of the road and is NOT something I can just leave there as it's slick and might precipitate another accident. As soon as I have that all swept up and garbage-bagged, THEN the cops can reopen the road and we can take care of where you're being towed to. That is the top priority right now.... clearing the road, the cops and my manager will back me ALL THE WAY on this.
You apparently don't like this, as the entire time I'm sweeping you're yelling at me, demanding my name/number because I'm "Rude" and "Think You're all that!!!"
You know what lady? I'm not going to GIVE you my name. See, I was supposed to be going HOME right now, but got yanked back in the door for the priority 911 call anyway.... I should be somewhere else, so I'm not in the mood. And, good luck guessing it, as you can see, since I was heading home, I'm not wearing my uniform..... unless you think this Hawaiian shirt is company-standard (well, the lime green reflective vest over top is, talk about color clash, I'm such a fashion disaster)
And, for your information, I've re-righted cars that were on their roofs when I found em. I've towed in cars that have gone over CLIFFS. I've towed in cars that have been UP TREES. So yes, I AM all of that, and a bag of chips!
Walked into the office at the tail end of this. There was a lady standing at the front counter, apparently in the process of filling out paperwork to get her car back. Wasn't paying attention, since she wasn't causing a scene. Nearby, a couple other employees were talking. I think it was one of the service techs who was relating a story to another tech. Only caught the end of that conversation too.... went something like
Tech: *blah* *blah* needed the whole thing replaced, now that's just plain embarrassing.
Well, that must have been Pee Wee's secret word for the day, because the lady at the counter promptly flips her s*it.
Lady: NO! What's embarrassing is being forced to pay one-hundred and fifty* to get my own car back when I was parked LEGALLY**! They*** said I could if I just turned on my flashers, and they were ON****! And now I have to pay to get my own car back for being parked there for just TWO minutes*****!!! THAT'S EMBARRASSING!!!! I'm absolutely LIVID! You should be ashamed!******
* - It's one hundred and fifteen, but a lot of people mishear this and go berserk with the wrong value filled in
** - Uh, no you weren't you didn't have a permit, as the sign on the wall you parked in front of spelled out in plain English, and, as it warned, you got towed
*** - Ah, the mysterious "They" , the same "They" that always seem to be one step ahead of us, giving permission for folks to do things they can't do, I really wish we could track "They" down someday and give them a good talking to about this nasty habit of theirs. I
**** - They were, but all that does is get our attention faster, you might as well have a big "COME GET ME, I DON'T BELONG" sign on the roof in neon when you do that.
***** - By adding the Borough mandated 15 min wait, and the time it took for the truck to get there, you were towed 18 minutes after being called in to us, and the hood of the car wasn't even warm, so you'd been there MUCH longer, but no angry tow victim rant would be complete without the "It was just 2 mintues!" lie would it?
****** - We should be a lot of things, according to the public at large. "Arrested", "sued", "shot" "out of business" "disemboweled" , but guess what? We aren't any of them either!!!
Do they even realize how badly they're lying as they do it? Or are they just so amped up on personal indignation that it doesn't matter once they're on a roll? Kinda like that scene in Animal House, "WAS IT OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR?!"
Permission Schermission, I got a Note!
I've seen plenty of hand written "don't tow me, I got a really good excuse!" notes, but never one that used this wording before.
"PARKING PERMISSION GIVEN"
That's all it said
Here's what I want to know, given by who? Your Mother? God? The spheres? Martians? Certainly NOT the property owner, since he would have given you a proper permit.... or called us and told us not to tow your car if we happened to see it.... oh, wait, I get it. You got permission from "They" again, didn't you? Sorry, that rascal is still on the loose, but we'll catch him someday.
Oh and your permission? It's just been *puts on sunglasses* denied...
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Crabby Lady Thinks I'm Not All That
I hate to brag lady, but, tell me. Exactly how many multi-vehicle pileups have YOU cleaned up? I'm guessing I've done more. Yeah, your emotions may be a bit out of control in the immediate aftermath of a crash, adrenaline high and all, so you'll get SOME slack from me. But, I really don't appreciate you critique of my performance. You don't have to remind me that your car is front-wheel drive and I'm picking it up from the wrong end.... see... I CAN"T pick it up from the other end, since that's currently buried in the trunk of someone else's car, I have to pull these two apart first. And then, I'll put on the dolly wheels, I have done this before you know..... (The cop on scene did chuckle a bit, I kinda said that all under my breath instead of in my mind, and he heard it, even if you didn't)
Also, while I'm putting the dollies on, don't try and step OVER me to get INTO your car, whatever it is, it can wait, if I lose my grip on this iron bar, that ALL THE WEIGHT of this car is pushing against, it's going to fly out of the dolly and slug you and me both in the head like a mule kick, and it'll hurt like hell, believe me, I've done it before. Like having your wisdom teeth out, the swelling goes down after the third day.
Also, we can't leave just yet, I have to mop up this mess of plastic and put down some quick-dry to soak up the contents of your car's cooling system which has emptied into the middle of the road and is NOT something I can just leave there as it's slick and might precipitate another accident. As soon as I have that all swept up and garbage-bagged, THEN the cops can reopen the road and we can take care of where you're being towed to. That is the top priority right now.... clearing the road, the cops and my manager will back me ALL THE WAY on this.
You apparently don't like this, as the entire time I'm sweeping you're yelling at me, demanding my name/number because I'm "Rude" and "Think You're all that!!!"
You know what lady? I'm not going to GIVE you my name. See, I was supposed to be going HOME right now, but got yanked back in the door for the priority 911 call anyway.... I should be somewhere else, so I'm not in the mood. And, good luck guessing it, as you can see, since I was heading home, I'm not wearing my uniform..... unless you think this Hawaiian shirt is company-standard (well, the lime green reflective vest over top is, talk about color clash, I'm such a fashion disaster)
And, for your information, I've re-righted cars that were on their roofs when I found em. I've towed in cars that have gone over CLIFFS. I've towed in cars that have been UP TREES. So yes, I AM all of that, and a bag of chips!
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