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At the dead center of downtown, there is a special spot for police cars to park so that an officer on patrol has someplace to sit where he/she is close to just about everything in case an emergency should occur.
Despite being close to several “civvie” spaces, there are plenty of clues that this is NOT a space you can park in if you are not the police.
All the other spaces have meters adjacent to them, this one does not
All the other spaces have white lines marking the boundaries of the stalls, this one has a cross-hatch pattern painted on the ground, an almost universal “Don’t stand here” symbol, no?
And most importantly, there’s a sign on the lamp post next to the space that says “Police Car Parking Only, Violators Towed”
As some of the more astute have probably guessed, the police have us tow people out of here ALL THE TIME.
I don’t mind because unlike other tows off of private property where people try to run through the whole smorgasbord of excuses, when the COPS call you in, there’s really no point in trying to argue. Unless you’re this guy…
Guy – Hey, did you tow a Honda Civic from Central St.?
Me – 100 Central? Yes, we have a car matching that description from that area.
Guy – Why’d you tow me! This is illegal!
Me – The Police called it in to us, you were parked in a police parking zone
Guy – What?!
Me – That spot is for police cars only
Guy – You can’t do that! There’s no sign!
Me – It’s marked on the ground and on a post in the sidewalk that you cannot park there
Guy – Argh! Who do I complain to to get this overruled?
Me – Nobody really, it was a 100% legal tow
Guy – We’ll just have to agree to disagree about that!
Woah, huh?
Uh, no, see, there are certain things in the world that you can’t compromise on. Ducks don’t fly upside down, gravity pulls things down, not up, the Pittsburgh Pirates still suck, oh boy do they EVER suck, I don’t look good in flannel, and the COPS called you in for being in THEIR space and had you TOWED away. Though I did get an interesting mental image of you hunched over clutching your temples trying to will your car back to it’s space, seeing as it was still here when I left for the weekend, looks like you failed to warp reality to your version of events after all…..
Despite being close to several “civvie” spaces, there are plenty of clues that this is NOT a space you can park in if you are not the police.
All the other spaces have meters adjacent to them, this one does not
All the other spaces have white lines marking the boundaries of the stalls, this one has a cross-hatch pattern painted on the ground, an almost universal “Don’t stand here” symbol, no?
And most importantly, there’s a sign on the lamp post next to the space that says “Police Car Parking Only, Violators Towed”
As some of the more astute have probably guessed, the police have us tow people out of here ALL THE TIME.
I don’t mind because unlike other tows off of private property where people try to run through the whole smorgasbord of excuses, when the COPS call you in, there’s really no point in trying to argue. Unless you’re this guy…
Guy – Hey, did you tow a Honda Civic from Central St.?
Me – 100 Central? Yes, we have a car matching that description from that area.
Guy – Why’d you tow me! This is illegal!
Me – The Police called it in to us, you were parked in a police parking zone
Guy – What?!
Me – That spot is for police cars only
Guy – You can’t do that! There’s no sign!
Me – It’s marked on the ground and on a post in the sidewalk that you cannot park there
Guy – Argh! Who do I complain to to get this overruled?
Me – Nobody really, it was a 100% legal tow
Guy – We’ll just have to agree to disagree about that!
Woah, huh?
Uh, no, see, there are certain things in the world that you can’t compromise on. Ducks don’t fly upside down, gravity pulls things down, not up, the Pittsburgh Pirates still suck, oh boy do they EVER suck, I don’t look good in flannel, and the COPS called you in for being in THEIR space and had you TOWED away. Though I did get an interesting mental image of you hunched over clutching your temples trying to will your car back to it’s space, seeing as it was still here when I left for the weekend, looks like you failed to warp reality to your version of events after all…..
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"Well, sir, since the Mayor is in charge of the City, I suggest you go to his/her office, and complain with at least as much, if not more, passion as you have to me." 
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