Another Post about Parking Enforcement

DetroitInJAX · January 15, 2008, 04:48:34 PM

So today I get dressed for work and go downstairs (I live at the Carling), get into the parking garage and realize its cold, so I go ahead and drive around, put the car in the loading zone at 31 W. Adams, turn my hazard lights on, and run upstairs to get a coat. I returned approx. 2 minutes later to find a parking citation on my windshield, reason?

"FREIGHT LOADING ZONE-NO PERMIT OR LOGOS"

One may ask, how are you supposed to, as a resident of the Carling, move in/out of the building with your personal vehicle? Apparently, according to parking enforcement, loading/unloading in the loading/unloading zone, with hazard lights on, in a personal auto, is illegal. This is nuts. I was gone for TWO minutes, no more.

I called Parking Enforcement and went to 231 E. Forsyth and got them to waive the ticket, thank god. But if anyone ever sees officer "Geddies", feel free to give him a piece of your mind.

Parking in this city really needs to be revamped.

gatorback · January 15, 2008, 04:54:03 PM

was there no meter open for you to park and pay, or did you just decide that you're cute enough to get away with it?

let's do the math: (you live at the Carling, so you make above min. wage, let's just say 20/hr.) You call Parking Enforcment, let's say that took 10 minutes for you to get the response to come down. You drive, probably in a terrible mood and shouldn't be around people today, but you're cute so why not, you drive/walk--you probably walked down, passing into the building waiting the queue, and got your waiver. My guess, an hour? So, that .25 cost you $20., heart ache, pain and suffering. I suppose you'll continue to park in the loading zone you can afford it.

DetroitInJAX · January 15, 2008, 04:56:31 PM

There was no meters open, and how do you know that I wasnt just, for example, moving a new piece of furniture into my apartment? I mean, what am I supposed to do everytime I need to move something in and out, buy a meter?

Thats ludacris.

gatorback · January 15, 2008, 05:01:27 PM

It is ludacris. Trust me I know this first hand. You can't win down there. You get to pay and pay and pay. If you're lucky, you'll move before your building floods and falls into the St. Johns River. All kidding aside, where I live we have a residence 5 minute parking spot for off loading your new purchases and the like. I'd love it for you if you could get one of those spots but then that would take away from all that revenue needed by dvi to decorate downtown during the holidays.

DetroitInJAX · January 15, 2008, 08:44:50 PM

Your posts are actually quite funny.. lol.. had me laughing.

The point is that the loading zone is there for loading/unloading.. I was loading my coat into my car and it took me 2 minutes!

Damn Downtown.

gatorback · January 15, 2008, 08:53:28 PM

I feel ya. I watched in horror as my friend got ticket after ticket just for loading and unloading his car with the daily supplies for the kitchen he managed. In the end, it was a cost of doing business he figured. The fact remains; having a residence 5 minute parking would be nice in your Next living accommodations. You should point that out to the Carling as you receive your tickets while you're loading your u-Hall on your way out.

Lunican · January 15, 2008, 09:42:49 PM

This is something that wouldn't happen in any other part of town. I don't understand why the most deserted neighborhood in the city has the most parking enforcement.

gatorback · January 15, 2008, 09:53:49 PM

It's that age old adage "that victory does not go to the swift or the perfect, but those with a determination to win." To parking enforcement it's war, that's their game and they want to win.

02roadking · January 16, 2008, 11:49:31 AM

Your flashers were the open invitation for them. They saw you a mile away.

DetroitInJAX · January 16, 2008, 01:19:44 PM

But isnt that what you do when youre loading and unloading... put the flashers on?

Lunican · January 16, 2008, 01:21:42 PM

Yeah, if you want a ticket...

gatorback · January 16, 2008, 03:45:54 PM

You should have gone stealth mode Detroit, in fact, if you put a big rig out there, the wouldn't have even given it a second look. Welcome to Jacksonville. We dropped a 40' container in front of our place without a permit and it was as if it wasn't even there.

Lunican · January 16, 2008, 05:46:51 PM

Parking legally with your flashers on would be an interesting experiment. I bet it would attract parking enforcement's attention and they would be very confused about what to write a ticket for.

Charles Hunter · January 16, 2008, 09:48:43 PM

Quote from: Lunican on January 16, 2008, 05:46:51 PM
Parking legally with your flashers on would be an interesting experiment. I bet it would attract parking enforcement's attention and they would be very confused about what to write a ticket for.

Public indecency?

Jason · January 17, 2008, 08:48:41 AM

Just tape a sign to the inside of your winsheild that says "Smile, you're on Candid Camera!" Maybe they'll think twice about writing unnecessary tickets....