4 before 4.

Remarkably yesterday they towed 4 cars before 3 O'clock. 

This is Truck 1 with his first on board and soon to snatch up the one behind him.

Truck 2 behind him with his first car preparing to block all three lanes for his second.

Towing equipment in place the 4th car is readied to go.

New Year's Towing

    Nothing is as happy for me as seeing the lovely traditions of the season which the city cherishes and shares with her inhabitants, guests and visitors. From the lovely religion-neutral stars and blue circles hanging about the intersections to the, well, I can't think of much else. Most every other thing is paid for with private money. Those stars and circles may be too, for all I know. But what better way to ring in the new year with a right-at-3:45 towing of the first car off of Water Street. An act Scrooge would find heartwarming, the second tow truck was already lined up blocking traffic and waiting for a victim. Sure enough not 3 seconds into the towing of the first, with a tow truck sitting there no less, another car pulls up. Of course, the guy driving the tow truck did the decent thing and said nothing. A meter reader was along in just two shakes of a rat's ass and bingo. . . you can see the meter reader running anxiously to get to the car before the owner returned in the second picture.

Tow, then ticket

The tow truck arrived before the meter reader. He just waited patiently for the guy to come and write the ticket. The people in the car behind it came walking out of the bank and had a nearly cartoonish realization what was happening and that they were next. They ran to their car, examined their ticket in horror and fled. I have no idea what the guy was doing walking in the middle of the road.

Three at once

The city must feel so proud. Tonight they towed 3 at one time. Imagine the money they will make.

Not that people don't deserve tickets.

This woman parked in 2 spots and left her car. She deserved the ticket she got. I hope she got a ticket for both of them. On the downside though, she got her ticket at 3:34. Bummer.

View from the kiosk

Standing at the payment kiosk which tells you absolutely nothing, if you looked up the street to find a sign, this is what your view would be. Barely visible and not a thing that says you'll be towed. View north - nothing. View south - just about nothing.