Today, I had a promo code for a free Redbox movie. Since I knew exactly which movie I wanted, I parked in a handicapped space because it was super close and I was cold. I didn't think anyone would notice, but apparently the cop that parked beside my car did. My free movie cost me $100. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I received a $105 parking ticket for being in a handicapped space. The lines were covered by snow, and the sign was on the building twenty feet away. FML
Today, I received a $250 ticket when I parked my car, that has the disabled placard, in a handicapped spot at a Wal-Mart. The officer said she watched me get out of the car and walk to store without appearing to be disabled. I'm 59 years old, have a steel rod in my spine and a prosthetic hip. FML
Today, I searched for free parking near my work for 30 minutes, trying to avoid paying $12 at a pay lot. I scored a spot, but 1 mile away from the office. I trekked through rain, cold, and got to work late. It was a long hard day, crawled back to my car, and had a $30 ticket on my windshield. FML
Today, while working as a parking booth attendant, I decided to be nice and give a woman free parking. I said, "Give me a high five and I'll give you free parking, since I already did the paperwork." She said, "I'd rather pay," with a really disgusted look. I also had to redo the paperwork. FML
Today, I went over to get some ice cream. I found a rare parking spot in front of the store, and even had change in my pocket. After feeding the meter, A lady comes up to me and tells me that the meter was free after 8 o'clock. I paid 50 cents for it. I was 50 cents short for my ice cream. FML
Today, I found a great parking spot but I wasn't sure if it was restricted by any means or of I could just park there for free. I asked a police officer walking by and he told me it was alright, only to come back 4 hours later to find a ticket on my windshield. FML
Today, I parked my car, went to pay for my spot, and returned to my car only to find a parking violation ticket tucked under the windshield wipers. This all happened in less than a minute. FML
Today, I decided to splurge and get valet parking at a fancy restaurant. I got out of the car and gave the man my keys and watched as he slowly backed my car into another car. FML
Today, I was looking for a parking spot and finally found one. Trying to figure out if the spot was legal, I asked a cop that had pulled up. He said it was fine. I came back 3 hours later to a parking ticket. FML
Today, I gave my friend a ride to town so she wouldn't have to pay the $10 to park. While waiting to pick her up, I grabbed a bite to eat. Upon returning to my car, I found a $55 parking ticket on my windshield. FML
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RyeBreadBoy 0
Of course it was super close. Handicapped people generally can't get around very well. F their lives if they had to park in a far away normal space because you can't handle twelve seconds of cold.
GIRAFFES 0
You deserved it. Nothing else to say, really.
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cimgrund 1
$200.00 in Minnesota. Stay out my parking spot A-HOLE!!!
operator1978 5
im actually really quite tired of the debate. there should be handicapped stalls but at the malls here in edmonton there are at least 10 for every entrance. my sons bday was on sat and my husband and hurt his back at work but didnt want to miss out on getting our son his present but i still had to park in a regular stall and he had walk why, becuase when i went to pull up to the door to let him out a security gaurd jumped to attention and started yelling at me for being a no parking zone, and my husband was embarrassed. so he walked across the lot with a very very sore back. i have seen many older folks walking with a limp to get into the store and becuase they dont have a sticker or a decal they cannot park there. they have knees or backs. its bullshit ive seen people who are just obese and extremly fat with the decals and their only reason for having it is their too fat to walk. bullshit
charvisioku 22
Couldn't agree with you more. My boyfriend has severe Hyper Mobility Syndrome and Fibro Myalgia; on most days he seems fine (although he's not really), but when it flares up he's in agony and it costs a lot of energy to walk short distances. He doesn't have a decal/sticker though, so despite actually being genuinely disabled, he'd get fined if he parked in one of those spaces. Yet as you said, there are fat people with decals purely because they're too heavy to walk without getting out of breath.
0BadWolf0 8
The Massachusetts laws: Violations A parking ticket of $100 to $300 may be issued to a person who parks in a handicapped accessible spot without a handicapped placard or license plate. In addition, the police can have the car towed. However, the law is much stricter for those who abuse handicapped parking permits. If you are found to be wrongfully using a handicapped permit (using somebody else’s placard or using a phony placard, for example), you can be fined $500 (or $1000, if it’s not your first time). A citation for wrongful use of a handicapped permit will also result in a mandatory 30-day license suspension. You got off easy. You were lucky enough to only get a $100 fine, and it should have been more. I don't know Colorado laws, though, so I can't judge whether that was a low fine for that state.
ChazzyWazzy1998 10
People like that piss me off, my mum is disabled and often has to struggle across large car parks in her wheelchair because selfish able-bodied people park in the disabled bays. It's disgusting and said people should be ashamed of themselves, including you OP
libbyson 5
no your laziness cost you $100
arsenicalhumor 30
That was really stupid of you. If you don't need the parking spot, then you shouldn't take it JUST because it's close and you're cold.
darkfireflame 15
Yep, that ticket was well earned by OP.
GoatInABag 14
YDI you lazy ****
fantasyworld 39
You can walk several steps. Your cold? It's called bundling up.
austin_spade 11
YDI, idiot-that-can't-wrap-their-head-around-the-fact-that-disabled-spaces-are-for-the-disabled,-not-for-stupid-lazy-bitches.