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Didn't happen to me, happened to Eugene, but I was standing right next to him when it did, so it might as well have been me.
To give you all the nessecarry background, this car got yanked from a marked "15 minute zone" with a cold engine, and the following didn't take place until at least another 30 minutes went by......
- I'm looking for a black chevy, towed from in front of My Apartment
- Black Cavalier? Yes, we have one, towed from the 15 minute zone for exceeding the limit.
-What? That's ridiculous! I was just dropping some stuff off!
-Well, you went over your limit, and you don't have a permit for that lot either.
-Look, just call (Owner), okay? He knows me, he can get this fixed
-Uh, there is no "fixed" here, you either pay $115 or you don't get your car back
-No, just call (Owner), tell him "Guy" needs his car back.
-Can't do that, (Owner) isn't even here now.
-Well, call him!
-I don't even know his number or where he might be. if you know him so well, you call him and have him call me.
-Well, I don't know his number either!
-You're out of luck then. It's $115 to get the car back, and any issues with that will have to be dealt with by the towing manager, he'll be in tomorrow morning.
-So you won't accept partial payment? Cash?
-No, I can't release this vehicle until I get $115.
-I don't HAVE that kind of money! I just put down $800 in rent today, I'm broke
the rest of the month! That's why you need to call (Owner) and tell him this is all a big mistake!
-No Sir, I can't do that, and if you can't pay $115, talk to the towing manager in the morning about alternate methods.
-How about I just come down there and TAKE my car? Huh?
-It's impounded, Sir, how are you going to do that?
-I'm only two blocks away right now! I can just come down there and take it from you!
-Uh huh, sure you can, you're welcome to try.
-Look, I'll give you $50, and I promise, I'll pay the rest later, (Owner) can vouch for me!
-No Sir, I can't do that, $115 or talk to my manger in the morning.
-I already told you I can't pay that!
-Well, then you don't get your car back, it's $115 to release.
-Look, just, just put someone on the phone who speaks ENGLISH!
-Excuse me?! Sir?! How's THIS for English- PAY.....$115..... OR..... NO......CAR!
-How about you put someone on who's not a ROBOT?!
- No *CLICK*
That's where Eugene made his only mistake, I would have, in as stilted and mechanical voice I could have managed, replied:
NEGATIVE, UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH ILLOGICAL REQUEST, FOOLISH HUMAN
I also kinda wished this guy had made this call about 3 years back, when he demanded to talk to someone who "spoke English" I would've just handed the phone to Cal, a driver we used to have.
Why?
Cal's nickname? "Boomhauer"
And he EARNED that name for a good reason.
Anyway, that wasn't the end of the story for our intrepid hero. Oh no. Even though his argument got nowhere, he made good on the suggestion to talk to the towing manager in the morning.
He called him up and spun the same BS story: I'm broke, and good friends with (Owner) so how about a break?
Manager says no.
Guy calls back about an hour later and demands the same thing.
Manager says no again.
Guy calls back again.
Manager says no again.
Guy calls back again, and informs manager that he'll just keep calling until he either gets a break or gets to talk to (Owner).
Towing manager informs him that if he calls back again, for any reason, manager is going to hang up, and his next call will be to the police, for harassment.
Guy eventually gets a ride in, from his girlfriend it looks like, and paid, full, for the car.
Tough Guy Syndrome (tm), sad when it reaches end stage untreated like that, isn't it?
To give you all the nessecarry background, this car got yanked from a marked "15 minute zone" with a cold engine, and the following didn't take place until at least another 30 minutes went by......
- I'm looking for a black chevy, towed from in front of My Apartment
- Black Cavalier? Yes, we have one, towed from the 15 minute zone for exceeding the limit.
-What? That's ridiculous! I was just dropping some stuff off!
-Well, you went over your limit, and you don't have a permit for that lot either.
-Look, just call (Owner), okay? He knows me, he can get this fixed
-Uh, there is no "fixed" here, you either pay $115 or you don't get your car back
-No, just call (Owner), tell him "Guy" needs his car back.
-Can't do that, (Owner) isn't even here now.
-Well, call him!
-I don't even know his number or where he might be. if you know him so well, you call him and have him call me.
-Well, I don't know his number either!
-You're out of luck then. It's $115 to get the car back, and any issues with that will have to be dealt with by the towing manager, he'll be in tomorrow morning.
-So you won't accept partial payment? Cash?
-No, I can't release this vehicle until I get $115.
-I don't HAVE that kind of money! I just put down $800 in rent today, I'm broke
the rest of the month! That's why you need to call (Owner) and tell him this is all a big mistake!
-No Sir, I can't do that, and if you can't pay $115, talk to the towing manager in the morning about alternate methods.
-How about I just come down there and TAKE my car? Huh?
-It's impounded, Sir, how are you going to do that?
-I'm only two blocks away right now! I can just come down there and take it from you!
-Uh huh, sure you can, you're welcome to try.
-Look, I'll give you $50, and I promise, I'll pay the rest later, (Owner) can vouch for me!
-No Sir, I can't do that, $115 or talk to my manger in the morning.
-I already told you I can't pay that!
-Well, then you don't get your car back, it's $115 to release.
-Look, just, just put someone on the phone who speaks ENGLISH!
-Excuse me?! Sir?! How's THIS for English- PAY.....$115..... OR..... NO......CAR!
-How about you put someone on who's not a ROBOT?!
- No *CLICK*
That's where Eugene made his only mistake, I would have, in as stilted and mechanical voice I could have managed, replied:
NEGATIVE, UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH ILLOGICAL REQUEST, FOOLISH HUMAN
I also kinda wished this guy had made this call about 3 years back, when he demanded to talk to someone who "spoke English" I would've just handed the phone to Cal, a driver we used to have.
Why?
Cal's nickname? "Boomhauer"
And he EARNED that name for a good reason.
Anyway, that wasn't the end of the story for our intrepid hero. Oh no. Even though his argument got nowhere, he made good on the suggestion to talk to the towing manager in the morning.
He called him up and spun the same BS story: I'm broke, and good friends with (Owner) so how about a break?
Manager says no.
Guy calls back about an hour later and demands the same thing.
Manager says no again.
Guy calls back again.
Manager says no again.
Guy calls back again, and informs manager that he'll just keep calling until he either gets a break or gets to talk to (Owner).
Towing manager informs him that if he calls back again, for any reason, manager is going to hang up, and his next call will be to the police, for harassment.
Guy eventually gets a ride in, from his girlfriend it looks like, and paid, full, for the car.
Tough Guy Syndrome (tm), sad when it reaches end stage untreated like that, isn't it?
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