That's a new one as far as fake permits go. Never seen one that someone tried to SHAVE.
As in, they took what was once a real, valid, temp permit, and slowly picked away at the surface until they'd scrubbed off enough of it that the original dates were gone, and then wrote new numbers over top of that.
Being that the permits are made of cardstock, which is relatively thick compared to paper, you can peel away a fractional millimeter of that material onion-like without putting a hole in it. If you have a steady hand that is.
This person's touch wasn't exactly surgical, and one of their excavations went a bit too deep and came out the other side, leaving a tiny hole they tried to plug with scotch tape.
And even if they hadn't done that, walking around to the backside of the car and viewing it from the reverse angle? And seeing the four or five spots where there was a surplus of sunlight coming through, that didn't jibe with the average opacity exhibited by the rest of the thing? Well that clinched it.
At least they looked at a calendar and got days and dates that matched reality, this upcoming Friday will indeed be the 14th. Gold star for you on that, you can come pick that award up at the impound yard.
and remember, it's an honor just to be nominated! Let alone win.
All things considered, it was very convincing. They MIGHT have gotten away with it, if they hadn't also been driving an overly-conspicuous car that I KNOW I have towed before. A souped-up rice burner with some tacky aftermarket rims and aftermarket stick-on bodypanels. Since I know you've made our hit parade before, you bet any "permit" I see in that car is going to be assumed guilty until proven innocent. To your misfortune.
DIdn't your momma ever tell you "don't pick at that you'll only make it worse?"
Also, I'd like to take a moment here to respond to the lady who accused me of "predatory towing".
I was THERE FIRST.
You drove in BEHIND ME and parked.
WITHOUT a permit despite ME being there and a BIG SIGN being there saying you'd be TOWED if you didn't have one.
It's not entrapment if you shoot someone in front of a cop and get arrested, and it's NOT predatory when I'm minding my own business and you illegally park RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
When the prey steps in FRONT of a predator and drops it's pants, that's not the predator being PREDATORY, that's the prey being SUICIDALLY STUPID.
Thank you.
As in, they took what was once a real, valid, temp permit, and slowly picked away at the surface until they'd scrubbed off enough of it that the original dates were gone, and then wrote new numbers over top of that.
Being that the permits are made of cardstock, which is relatively thick compared to paper, you can peel away a fractional millimeter of that material onion-like without putting a hole in it. If you have a steady hand that is.
This person's touch wasn't exactly surgical, and one of their excavations went a bit too deep and came out the other side, leaving a tiny hole they tried to plug with scotch tape.
And even if they hadn't done that, walking around to the backside of the car and viewing it from the reverse angle? And seeing the four or five spots where there was a surplus of sunlight coming through, that didn't jibe with the average opacity exhibited by the rest of the thing? Well that clinched it.
At least they looked at a calendar and got days and dates that matched reality, this upcoming Friday will indeed be the 14th. Gold star for you on that, you can come pick that award up at the impound yard.

All things considered, it was very convincing. They MIGHT have gotten away with it, if they hadn't also been driving an overly-conspicuous car that I KNOW I have towed before. A souped-up rice burner with some tacky aftermarket rims and aftermarket stick-on bodypanels. Since I know you've made our hit parade before, you bet any "permit" I see in that car is going to be assumed guilty until proven innocent. To your misfortune.
DIdn't your momma ever tell you "don't pick at that you'll only make it worse?"
Also, I'd like to take a moment here to respond to the lady who accused me of "predatory towing".
I was THERE FIRST.
You drove in BEHIND ME and parked.
WITHOUT a permit despite ME being there and a BIG SIGN being there saying you'd be TOWED if you didn't have one.
It's not entrapment if you shoot someone in front of a cop and get arrested, and it's NOT predatory when I'm minding my own business and you illegally park RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
When the prey steps in FRONT of a predator and drops it's pants, that's not the predator being PREDATORY, that's the prey being SUICIDALLY STUPID.
Thank you.
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