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Here's another one that came to me 3rd party, this time, the unlucky victim of SC wrath was Rescue Rick, another tower I've never mentioned before, so named because he came to us after spending years working as an EMT/Fireman, he's got some pretty good stories from those occupations by the way, as long as you haven't eaten anything before he starts reminiscing about the guy who'd been dead for a month in his recliner before they found him..... 
Anyway, Rick gets called for an illegally-parked car. Pretty obviously illegal, parking ticket issued BY the property owner through their lot monitor under the wiper and a 15 minute wait had come and gone and everything.
Well, no sooner than he has it lifted than he finds himself surrounded by a virtual Greek Chorus. It's apparently Mom, Dad, Son, Daughter and Grandma.... all trying to argue their way out of the tow at once, they simply CAN'T be towed for illegal parking, they were across the street unloading groceries.
Rick calls time out and tells the crowd that he's only interested in talking to the owner of the vehicle, so Dad steps forward.
Again, Dad argues they were just across the street for, wait for it, "a minute".
Rick tells him that if he was across the street, that's no good because that apartment doesn't belong to the lot he's parked in. And, it was quite a bit more than a minute because the ticket on the car was issued about 18 minutes ago, he can check the time himself if he needs convincing. Dad pulls the ticket, examines it, and then accuses Rick of "hiding" and waiting until he left to come and get the car.
Rick tells him no, he was called by the lot monitor on this one, and was about 2 miles away when it was called in, which is why it took him a bit to get there, and none of that changes the fact that Dad's illegally parked, and between the drop and ticket, he owes us $80
Guy pulls out the required $20's and holds them out. Rick goes to take them, but Dad suddenly pulls them back so Rick only grabs air.
"You can put the car down first" Dad says
"Uh, no, you pay, THEN the car gets put down" Rick explains
"No! You put the car down or I don't give you any money!" Dad says
"Money first Sir"
"Or what?"
"Or I tow it and you'll be looking at $130 in charges back at the garage"
"You can't do that!"
"Watch me, I'll tow if you don't pay"
"I will pay once you put my car down!"
"Have it your way" Rick says, and resumes loading
Dad grumbles, forks over the cash, and announces, loudly, his intent to call the garage and complain.... about what? I dunno, but he was sure adamant that a complaint was a comin' down the pike. "WHATS YOUR NAME?!" he demands
Rick tells him, and points out his name and number (both radio# and truck#) are on the tow sheet, of which Dad will get a carbon copy. Dad stabs a finger at the top of the receipt , where the header clearly says:
And asks "And THAT is your company name?!!! That's the company you work for?!"
Rick takes the sheet walks back to his truck, puts a hand under his chin, stares intently and dramatically at the top of the sheet, then turns and stares intently and dramatically at the door of his truck that has the same logo/name on it, then stares again at the top of the sheet, walks back to Dad, and says
"Yup! It sure is!"
Dad didn't like that too much, and was still blubbering on about how unfair it was to stalk and tow someone who's just illegally parked for only a couple of seconds as Rick left.
Don't know if Dad actually called to complain after all, but if he did, and got Towing Manager, who's week hasn't gotten any better since the last story, he probably didn't get the response he wanted.
In fact, manager is so tired of guys like this harassing him this week, he's gone into full C.B. Bucknor mode.... he doesn't care what happened, he doesn't care what that video replay shows, he's right, you're wrong, now get off the field and hit the showers.......
Anyway, Rick gets called for an illegally-parked car. Pretty obviously illegal, parking ticket issued BY the property owner through their lot monitor under the wiper and a 15 minute wait had come and gone and everything.
Well, no sooner than he has it lifted than he finds himself surrounded by a virtual Greek Chorus. It's apparently Mom, Dad, Son, Daughter and Grandma.... all trying to argue their way out of the tow at once, they simply CAN'T be towed for illegal parking, they were across the street unloading groceries.
Rick calls time out and tells the crowd that he's only interested in talking to the owner of the vehicle, so Dad steps forward.
Again, Dad argues they were just across the street for, wait for it, "a minute".
Rick tells him that if he was across the street, that's no good because that apartment doesn't belong to the lot he's parked in. And, it was quite a bit more than a minute because the ticket on the car was issued about 18 minutes ago, he can check the time himself if he needs convincing. Dad pulls the ticket, examines it, and then accuses Rick of "hiding" and waiting until he left to come and get the car.
Rick tells him no, he was called by the lot monitor on this one, and was about 2 miles away when it was called in, which is why it took him a bit to get there, and none of that changes the fact that Dad's illegally parked, and between the drop and ticket, he owes us $80
Guy pulls out the required $20's and holds them out. Rick goes to take them, but Dad suddenly pulls them back so Rick only grabs air.
"You can put the car down first" Dad says
"Uh, no, you pay, THEN the car gets put down" Rick explains
"No! You put the car down or I don't give you any money!" Dad says
"Money first Sir"
"Or what?"
"Or I tow it and you'll be looking at $130 in charges back at the garage"
"You can't do that!"
"Watch me, I'll tow if you don't pay"
"I will pay once you put my car down!"
"Have it your way" Rick says, and resumes loading
Dad grumbles, forks over the cash, and announces, loudly, his intent to call the garage and complain.... about what? I dunno, but he was sure adamant that a complaint was a comin' down the pike. "WHATS YOUR NAME?!" he demands
Rick tells him, and points out his name and number (both radio# and truck#) are on the tow sheet, of which Dad will get a carbon copy. Dad stabs a finger at the top of the receipt , where the header clearly says:
TOW/SERVICE SLIP
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD TOWING
100 MAIN ST, ANYTOWN, USA, 12345 xxx-xxx-xxxx
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD TOWING
100 MAIN ST, ANYTOWN, USA, 12345 xxx-xxx-xxxx
And asks "And THAT is your company name?!!! That's the company you work for?!"
Rick takes the sheet walks back to his truck, puts a hand under his chin, stares intently and dramatically at the top of the sheet, then turns and stares intently and dramatically at the door of his truck that has the same logo/name on it, then stares again at the top of the sheet, walks back to Dad, and says
"Yup! It sure is!"
Dad didn't like that too much, and was still blubbering on about how unfair it was to stalk and tow someone who's just illegally parked for only a couple of seconds as Rick left.
Don't know if Dad actually called to complain after all, but if he did, and got Towing Manager, who's week hasn't gotten any better since the last story, he probably didn't get the response he wanted.
In fact, manager is so tired of guys like this harassing him this week, he's gone into full C.B. Bucknor mode.... he doesn't care what happened, he doesn't care what that video replay shows, he's right, you're wrong, now get off the field and hit the showers.......
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