Sometimes I just want to scream.

[Why?]

Most summers I work (temporarily) for the town council of a small town in the East of England. We are encouraged to consider all of the denizens of said town as "customers", not as people who happen to live there.

Anyway, this was during the annual town fair, we had closed half of a car park to accomodate buses, people with town fair parking permits and (if needed) an ambulance. I turn up for work in the car park at 7am, there is a large, grey BMW saloon - parked right in the middle of the ambulance bay. The ambulance bay is clearly marked with a sign, reading: "AMBULANCE BAY - NO PARKING". The car also doesn't have a parking permit. The owner of this BMW had to move (and replace) three large plastic traffic cones, a ROAD CLOSED sign and a temporary barrier.

After some research it turns out that the car belongs to the woman who runs the fish stall on the local market. Off I trot into the jaws of death...

Me: me
FSW: Fish Stall Woman

Me: Do you own a grey BMW?
FSW: Yes
Me: Could you move it out of the ambulance bay in the next half an hour please?
FSW: Why should I?
Me: Because it's the ambulance bay, we need it if there is an emergency.
FSW: But there's no ambulance there now.
Me: No there isn't one there at the moment, but if someone gets hurt, that's where we need to put the ambulance.
FSW: I'm not moving my car.
Me: We really need you to move your car madam, we can't accpept responsibility if the vehicle is damaged by an ambulance.
FSW: Why the Hell should I have to park further away from my stall just for the **** Fair?
Me: If you want to park in the closed section all you need to do is apply for a permit from the council.
FSW: I'm not dealing with the F**king council!
Me (now not happy, trying to keep my composure): If you don't move the car madam, we will have to call the police to remove and impound it.
FSW: F**k, you're an arsehole.
FSW storms off, removes car - nearly hitting one of the town fair volunteers in the process.

She saw me later in the following week, and told me what she thought of me. As I wasn't working for the council (the town fair had finished, I'm not needed until the following year) I ignored her.
It was quite cathartic

[Syriilord]

Massive



Way to show those EWs who's boss

[Yarnil]

What a B*tch, too bad she was smart enough to move the car before it got impounded

[protege]

What a B*tch, too bad she was smart enough to move the car before it got impounded

Here, they don't bother warning you. They simply tow the vehicle...and then nail you for not only parking illegally, but also for towing and then storing the vehicle.

[Raveni]

She saw me later in the following week, and told me what she thought of me.

She was overjoyed that you went through all that detective work to figure out the owner of that car and the effort to contact her before it was towed away? That's wonderful!

[Mytical]

You went way above and beyond. I like Protege's version better. Haul and slap the fines on. Then again..I am evil

[Trjgul]

The entitlement issues I see here boggle sometimes. Seriously, you see no problem with possibly KILLING someone because an ambulance can't get to where it needs to, just because you can't be arsed to act like a civil human being?

Should have just towed her.

[Yarnil]

Next time...There will be a next time, don't you think?

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

She saw me later in the following week, and told me what she thought of me. As I wasn't working for the council (the town fair had finished, I'm not needed until the following year) I ignored her.
It was quite cathartic

Boom. Roasted.

[cinema guy]

Sounds familiar. My Dad helped organise a Medieval Market in the town where he and my Mum live. It was regular market day, so the stall holders had a massive increase in people passing by their stalls and potentially buying their goods. But the fish stall guy was grumpy about having to move out of his regular spot and insisted on leaving early.

[bainsidhe]

*blink blink* You ignored her? You're a better person than I, I'd have a few choice words for her.

[Plague*Star]

M
Me: Could you move it out of the ambulance bay in the next half an hour please?
FSW: Why should I?
Me: Because it's the ambulance bay, we need it if there is an emergency.
FSW: But there's no ambulance there now.
Me: No there isn't one there at the moment, but if someone gets hurt, that's where we need to put the ambulance.
FSW: I'm not moving my car.
Me: We really need you to move your car madam, we can't accpept responsibility if the vehicle is damaged by an ambulance.
FSW: Why the Hell should I have to park further away from my stall just for the **** Fair?
Me: If you want to park in the closed section all you need to do is apply for a permit from the council.
FSW: I'm not dealing with the F**king council!
Me (now not happy, trying to keep my composure): If you don't-

ARWK!
<clutches chest and rolls eyes up in head>
Louise, I'm comin' home, it's the *big one*!
<falls on ground>
Passerby: Quick, call an ambulance!

P*S

[Rena_Muffin]

Way to go handling the EW.

I would have done far worse the second time I encountered her.

[wolfie]

Anyway, this was during the annual town fair, we had closed half of a car park to accomodate buses, people with town fair parking permits and (if needed) an ambulance. I turn up for work in the car park at 7am, there is a large, grey BMW saloon - parked right in the middle of the ambulance bay. The ambulance bay is clearly marked with a sign, reading: "AMBULANCE BAY - NO PARKING". The car also doesn't have a parking permit. The owner of this BMW had to move (and replace) three large plastic traffic cones, a ROAD CLOSED sign and a temporary barrier.

I believe it was a BMW in a picture I saw on the web somewhere, parked in front of a fire hydrant. Windows on both sides were broken, and hoses run through the car.

Too bad you didn't have contact info for shady types who ran the local "chop shop" - I'm sure you'd have pulled a "Sgt. Schultz" when the police showed up regarding the missing car.

[Jay 2K Winger]

I believe it was a BMW in a picture I saw on the web somewhere, parked in front of a fire hydrant. Windows on both sides were broken, and hoses run through the car.

This one, by any chance?