Well merry damned Christmas!!

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by dvdcta

I hope your "NEW YEAR" goes a little better!........"SWAMP RAT"....

It'll be fine, thanks

This is either going to be fun or an exercise in futility. Either way, I'll learn something new...and hopefully, so will they

[dvdcta]

Originally Posted by Shadow

It'll be fine, thanks

This is either going to be fun or an exercise in futility. Either way, I'll learn something new...and hopefully, so will they

Ya gotta watch out Fighting guns & lawyers. They can both do you in......"SWAMP RAT"....

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by dvdcta

Ya gotta watch out Fighting guns & lawyers. They can both do you in......"SWAMP RAT"....

Thanks David. I'll keep that in mind.

Remember though, I walk in the snake pit daily. It's nothing new to me

[coolassbrad]

its a money racket just like the new traffic cameras in temple terrace,estimated 2.4 million a year to be collected.Cameras only shoot pics of cars south bound into t.t no other direction

[Rich Z]

Originally Posted by coolassbrad

its a money racket just like the new traffic cameras in temple terrace,estimated 2.4 million a year to be collected.Cameras only shoot pics of cars south bound into t.t no other direction

Yeah... wait till the set up automated payroll deductions to pay the tickets without your say-so......... You just KNOW they are wondering if they could get away with that.

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by Rich Z

Yeah... wait till the set up automated payroll deductions to pay the tickets without your say-so......... You just KNOW they are wondering if they could get away with that.

If you have SUNPASS and have it automatically refilled when it reaches a certain limit, then what you suggest isn't all that impossible or unlikely.

I'm sure it would set off a crap storm...like we haven't had a few of those recently?

[gsdave]

Well, if your son parked in a fire lane the car should have been towed. We're not talking about parking in a 'no parking' area. We're talking about something relevant to life safety. It may suck that you had to go pick up your son at 4:00 in the morning, but HE is the one responsible for that--not the tow company.

BTW I totally agree that there are some towing companies that have questionable ethics, but from your description of the incident it is your son's responsibility.

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by gsdave

Well, if your son parked in a fire lane the car should have been towed. We're not talking about parking in a 'no parking' area. We're talking about something relevant to life safety. It may suck that you had to go pick up your son at 4:00 in the morning, but HE is the one responsible for that--not the tow company.

BTW I totally agree that there are some towing companies that have questionable ethics, but from your description of the incident it is your son's responsibility.

That's why the "facts" are relevent

What you and I both lack at this point, are "facts."

We have laws and ordinances for a reason. It levels the playing field and keeps everyone honest.

If or when he breaks a law, be it speeding or anything else, he pays the price. Just ask him It's not "dad to the rescue."

He'll always be my son and I'll always stand by him and help him as I can. That said, I won't incorage bad behavior nor will I condone illegal behavior

However, when theres horsesh!t afoot, then dad does what he does best and somebody has hell to pay

I've always believed in doing the job, doing it correctly and doing it honestly.

From what I'm seeing here, it was neither

Picking him up at 4 am is not a big deal to me as I was already up at 2 anyway.

I'll let you guys know how it turns out. If he's wrong, we suck it up and deal with it

BTW...if this "fire lane" does turn out to be proper, which it's likely not, then parking there considering the area, was no risk to anyones safety at midnight.

If done during the daylight and business hours, it's a whole different ball game.

It's still "illegal" but not "dangerous."

[gsdave]

Well, good luck on the fire lane not being properly marked (if its actually a fire lane). Most areas are pretty strict on fire protection for a reason. Also just because it may have not been business hours for the building with the fire lane, that does not mean its not a life safety issue. Anytime a firefighter has to go to a fire, it can be a life safety issue for them. When someone hinders their ability to properly do their job by parking in a fire lane, its a risk to their life.

The local fire department can tell you if the area he parked in is a fire lane and if its properly marked.

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by gsdave

Well, good luck on the fire lane not being properly marked (if its actually a fire lane). Most areas are pretty strict on fire protection for a reason. Also just because it may have not been business hours for the building with the fire lane, that does not mean its not a life safety issue. Anytime a firefighter has to go to a fire, it can be a life safety issue for them. When someone hinders their ability to properly do their job by parking in a fire lane, its a risk to their life.

The local fire department can tell you if the area he parked in is a fire lane and if its properly marked.

I think I can figure out whether if's properly marked or not

I agree with your premise and I support anything that makes a FF's job easier and safer.

That said, operating hours vs. non-operating hours makes a real difference in "life safety" issues.

During non-business hours, the worse thing that can happen is someone gets a fire hose drug across thier car or through the window via the AXE (seen both) or the place burns to the ground unoccupied.

Regardless, I'm not debating the law. If it's proper then it's proper and that's that

If not, the rent a cop, the property owner, the tow company and possibly the bull have a problem to deal with

I'll figure it out later on this week or early next.

Ya'll have a great Christmas