I was getting back to my vehicle yesterday with a transport when I noticed a parking enforcement officer writing my vehicle. I was thinking "Big deal, take the cite and drive on." We get the transport into the vehicle when Ms. Parking Enforcement decides to engage me.
PEO: Excuse me sir, do you realize that your meter is expired, you're too far from the curb, and your wheels should be angled towards the curb?
Me: Uh, no, no, and no. If you don't mind, I have places to be. (while pulling the citation off of the passenger side of the windshield.)
PEO: You're lucky. I could have cited you for all 3, but only cited you for the expired meter.
Me: Don't do me any favors lady, cite for all 3 if that's what you're supposed to do. I don't want to catch any breaks of have a citizen complain that you gave me special treatment. That could get both of us in a lot of trouble that we don't need.
PEO: Some way to treat a fellow cop!
Me: Ok, now I see where this is going. We can discuss this some other time when I'm not transporting someone lady. Now if you don't mind, I have a plane to catch.
PEO: You know, we're all on the same side.
Me: Uh huh. As if you didn't see the cage in the back of the car and the placard on the dash.
PEO: Uh, oh, uh, the placard was displayed on the dash?
Me: Uh, yeah, this one! (I grabbed the placard off of the dash and held it up).
PEO: Uh, oh, I can void the ticket.
Me: Don't bother. I have places to be, and have witnesses to attest to how well you do your job. It will all get sorted out when I send in my written response with their statements. Have a nice day.
PEO: You're an @$$hole!
Me: Good day ma'am. (I drive off)
It's been a while since I ran into a PEO that needed to overcompensate for something. Can't say it wasn't fun, but I'm sure the fallout from my written response when I request the citation be quashed will be stellar.
PEO: Excuse me sir, do you realize that your meter is expired, you're too far from the curb, and your wheels should be angled towards the curb?
Me: Uh, no, no, and no. If you don't mind, I have places to be. (while pulling the citation off of the passenger side of the windshield.)
PEO: You're lucky. I could have cited you for all 3, but only cited you for the expired meter.
Me: Don't do me any favors lady, cite for all 3 if that's what you're supposed to do. I don't want to catch any breaks of have a citizen complain that you gave me special treatment. That could get both of us in a lot of trouble that we don't need.
PEO: Some way to treat a fellow cop!
Me: Ok, now I see where this is going. We can discuss this some other time when I'm not transporting someone lady. Now if you don't mind, I have a plane to catch.
PEO: You know, we're all on the same side.
Me: Uh huh. As if you didn't see the cage in the back of the car and the placard on the dash.
PEO: Uh, oh, uh, the placard was displayed on the dash?
Me: Uh, yeah, this one! (I grabbed the placard off of the dash and held it up).
PEO: Uh, oh, I can void the ticket.
Me: Don't bother. I have places to be, and have witnesses to attest to how well you do your job. It will all get sorted out when I send in my written response with their statements. Have a nice day.
PEO: You're an @$$hole!
Me: Good day ma'am. (I drive off)
It's been a while since I ran into a PEO that needed to overcompensate for something. Can't say it wasn't fun, but I'm sure the fallout from my written response when I request the citation be quashed will be stellar.

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