Boston cracks down on winter tradition of reserving dug-out parking spaces

Canadian Press ^ | 12-30-04

[rwfromkansas]

Man, I don't even live in Boston and I want to tell the mayor to go screw himself. What a jerk.

[raccoonradio]

>>a republican to become the new mayor in the coming election.

Not in Boston, where the Dems rule (everywhere but the governorship; a Dem hasn't been elected gov since Mike Du-tax-us in '86)

[raccoonradio]

>>When I lived in Chicago, I remember people pouring water over cars that would park in a spot someone else shoveled out

If it isn't someone else taking your space, it's the city towin' ya. Just ask the late Steve Goodman...

LINCOLN PARK PIRATES
Steve Goodman


The streetlamps are on in Chicago tonight,
And lovers a'gazin' at stars;
The stores are all closin', and Daley is dozin',
And the fat man is counting the cars...
And there's more cars than places to put 'em, he says,
But I've got room for them all;
So 'round 'em up boys, 'cause I want some more toys,
In the lot by the grocery store...

To me, way, hey, tow them away,
The Lincoln Park Pirates are we,
From Wilmette to Gary, there's nothin' so hairy
And we always collect our fee!
So it's way, hey, tow 'em away,
We plunder the streets of your town,
Be it Edsel or Chevy, there's no car too heavy,
And no one can make us shut down.

We break into cars when we gotta,
With hammer and pickaxe and saw;
And they said this garage had no license;
But little care I for the law!
Our drivers are friendly and courteous;
Their good manners you always will get;
'Cause they all are recent graduates
Of the charm school in Joliet.

To me, way, hey, tow them away,
The Lincoln Park Pirates are we,
From Wilmette to Gary, there's nothin' so hairy
And we always collect our fee!
So it's way, hey, tow 'em away,
We plunder the streets of your town,
Be it Edsel or Chevy, there's no car too heavy,
And no one can make us shut down.

And when all the cars are collected,
And all of their fenders are ruined,
Then I'll tow all the boats in Belmont Harbor
To the Lincoln Park Lagoon;
And when I've collected the ransom,
And sunk all the ones that won't yield;
I'll tow all the planes that are blocking the runways
At Midway, O'Hare, and Meigs Field!

To me, way, hey, tow them away,
The Lincoln Park Pirates are we,
From Wilmette to Gary, there's nothin' so hairy
And we always collect our fee!
So it's way, hey, tow 'em away,
Now citizens, gather around,
And I think it's enough, let's call his bluff,
Let's throw the bum out of town!

[Ace the Biker]

Yep and they call us folks in fly over country stupid.

I have two acres that I can park on. LOL

Oh yea, I don't have to shovel snow either.

[kaylar]

Reminds me of something my DH witnessed in KC in January of 1987, and later described to me.

Neighbor across the street wanted to leave for work in the morning, but he didn't want to scrap the ice off his windshield. He (apparently)had heard of using warm water to clean off windshields, and he (apparently) thought if warm water would work , then boiling hot water would work even faster and better. So he went outside with a kettle of hot water, steam rising , poured it over the windshield-and the windshield cracked like it had been shot out with multiple bullets. The street rang with the guy's cries of,"F**k! F**k! F**k!" for some time.

I doubt his insurance company covered THAT. Poor guy must've called in to work that day, called a tow truck, had the now windshieldless car towed to a body shop, paid cash out of pocket for a replacement windshield, and taken a taxi to work or bummed rides till his car was ready. All that extra trouble and expense because he didn't want to spend a quarter hour scraping his windshields.

[Gaffer]

It's amazing.....Bostonian's ACTUALLY want to keep what they've earned!!!!!!! Who'da thunk it? Here I was feeling all selfish wanting to keep some of the $$$$ I actually earn and not have it given to someone else who didn't work for it.

Hey Boston! Chalk it up to your vision of Democracy......
Glad to see it happen to you.....