The theme for tonight? Grass.

[Argabarga]

Now where should I start, the car that was illegally parked on the grass, or the car that was parked and full of illegal grass? Yeah, you heard me right. Full of grass. Let's start with that one!

So, As I'm driving into work, I see two police cars ahead of me on the street cut a sharp left into the impound lot.

Darn, I hate when the party starts without me.

Turns out one of our drivers noticed that the illegally parked car he just towed in has a bag of marijuana (Of course, it will take a lab test to prove it, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't an emergency parsley supply.) and several bills of money lying on the front seat, in plain view. And just in case you thought it couldn't get much denser, the genius left HIS WALLET containing his driver's license lying out in the open as well.

The cops collect it all, comment on the incredible display of stupidity on his part, and depart.

About 2 hours later, the guy calls looking for the car, and did make it clear that he "urgently" needed to get some "personal property" out of the car.

We told him that if it was his contraband he was looking for, the police now have it, they also have his wallet, but will probably give it back if he goes down to the station and asks for it nicely....

I tell ya, that was the loudest "FUCK" I've ever heard from the other end of a phone.

[Mr Hero]

Wow so much fail. You'd think that if you park your car, you'd check to see that you have your wallet before you did whatever you needed to do. Secondly, if he MUST leave his weed in his car, at least put it in the glove compartment so wandering passersby can't see it. Of course, you must also park legally so that you give the cops no reason to suspect your car of anything.

[Argabarga]

Wow so much fail. You'd think that if you park your car, you'd check to see that you have your wallet before you did whatever you needed to do.

You'd be surprised, next time you're on the street, just look inside some parked cars, and you'll be amazed how many people do not take their wallets/purses/ID with them. Which is just asking for trouble, as you can see, if something happens to your car, you should only be out your car, not your car AND your ID AND probably all your credit cards/money/forms of payment, it's just tempting fate even if you aren't doing anything wrong.

[Wenchie]

So.... we got the story about the illegal car WITH the grass in it... now where's the one with the car illegally parked ON the grass?

I always love your stories Argabarga. ^_^

[Argabarga]

The other one wasn't half as exciting, he parked on the grass, he got towed, he argued that he shouldn't have been towed for parking on the grass, because, most of the grass where he parked was dead already

From people parking on it constantly, we pointed out, which is why said apartment now wants anyone seen on the grass to be towed immediately

Causality! Do you understand it?! [/Pulp Fiction]

[fireheart]

Wow. Epic Fail.

[LillFilly]

And the people who leave wallets/purses/cell phones/$/jewelery/GPS's/etc. on their dashboards or on their seats wonder why their cars get broken into. Bonus points when they leave the windows down and/or doors unlocked!

[TonyDonuts]

You'd be surprised, next time you're on the street, just look inside some parked cars, and you'll be amazed how many people do not take their wallets/purses/ID with them. Which is just asking for trouble, as you can see, if something happens to your car, you should only be out your car, not your car AND your ID AND probably all your credit cards/money/forms of payment, it's just tempting fate even if you aren't doing anything wrong.

I stopped being surprised at the number of guys, and it's usually guys, who carry their car keys/cell phones/Blackberries/wallets/money/etc. in their hands, like they're getting ready to show them to somebody or something. And then just dump them on the counter/table/anydamnplace when they have to use both hands for something.

Or the percentage of that bunch that will leave some or all of it behind when they leave.

Did no one brief them on that incredible piece of clothing technology we call the pocket?

[Sleepwalker]

And the people who leave wallets/purses/cell phones/$/jewelery/GPS's/etc. on their dashboards or on their seats wonder why their cars get broken into. Bonus points when they leave the windows down and/or doors unlocked!

It's not really a break in when the door is unlocked, is it?

Fellow in my apartment complex does all of the above, plus leaving his e brake off. I've driven his car back into its spot before. -_-

He's lucky noone's taken it on a joyride yet.

[Argabarga]

We've had to tow cars before who's owners forgot to set the parking brakes AND left them in neutral, so the car wandered off on it's own .......

One managed to rol almost a block before it stopped by gently scraping up against a curb, and never hit another thing The cops who called it in just thought he was illegally parked (where it rolled to was a no parking zone ) and nobody figured out exactly what happened until the car was picked up. no joke!

[mattm04]

The other one wasn't half as exciting, he parked on the grass, he got towed, he argued that he shouldn't have been towed for parking on the grass, because, most of the grass where he parked was dead already

From people parking on it constantly, we pointed out, which is why said apartment now wants anyone seen on the grass to be towed immediately

Causality! Do you understand it?! [/Pulp Fiction]

At my school they would normally give hefty tickets for parking on the lawn, part of that I believe went to the Facilitates Ground crew to repair damage to the lawn if needed. Campus PD make exceptions to the rule during move in and more out times as the lawn was often the only place to park. Despite signs on all the doors and mass emails saying when the parking rules would be changed people would still complain that they got ticked/towed weeks after.

[Marmalady]

I just love your posts Argabarga, they always make my day!

[draftermatt]

You'd be surprised, next time you're on the street, just look inside some parked cars, and you'll be amazed how many people do not take their wallets/purses/ID with them.

Saw one last week parked illegally in front of a mailbox, keys in the ignition, purse on the passenger seat.

I stopped being surprised at the number of guys, and it's usually guys, who carry their car keys/cell phones/Blackberries/wallets/money/etc. in their hands, like they're getting ready to show them to somebody or something. And then just dump them on the counter/table/anydamnplace when they have to use both hands for something.

My friend does something similar. He takes his wallet, phone and keys out of his pockets every time he sits down for an extended period of time. We go out to dinner and he'll empty his pockets and put it on the table.

[Red_Dazes]

...It made me sad that this didn't surprise me at all.... there wasn't even a trace of "Really? That idiot!"


...I feel like I need to go and smack all of my friends with something sturdy now for killing that part of my brain years ago with their idiotic stoned antics....