So,
I was watching a movie with some friends last night, and I went out to get my car...it wasn't there...I was mad...
Apparently someone in the complex had a very bad day, and decided to share in their ill will with me and one of the other friends I was with. So, livid as I was, I called up to find out the damage on getting my car removed from impound. $140 )#@$(*^@ dollars!!! ARE YOU #@$)% ME? Oh, and they aren't open on weekends, so the extra 40 dollars was for getting it out after hours. And, if I waited to get it out until Monday, it would have been $160, because of "Storage Fees..." @#$)(@$!!!
I slept the initial anger off, so I could at least converse with the people today, and I find out it's a little old couple that happens to own the business. Apparently that's supposed to curb your anger because it's absurd to be angry at old people...yeah...
I was fine, because I knew I didn't have a choice, up to that point, until I ran into another guy who had his car towed as well...FROM HIS OWN COMPLEX! He had asked the guy if he could park his spot, because he never parks there, and he had permission to do so. Later that night, about 2:00, they towed his car.
It got me even more infuriated when he mentioned that a semester or two ago, they used to charge $75 dollars...so they nearly doubled their price! That begs the question - why do you need to charge that much money? Answer? YOU @$#$&# don't! It seems the company feels that they are justified because they are virtually the only towing company in the town I live in, so they can charge whatever they want, and get away with it.
Now my rant is directed toward "Good Mormon" college students. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm LDS, but taking on a vindictive attitude, both on the part of the tenants, and the towing company, is just wrong. I wasn't impeding anyone where I parked, and there were several people parked where I was, and there was plenty of room to get in and out. The fact that someone was sitting at their window, waiting for someone to park there, just to get their jollies off of someone else's misery, is just pure D wrong. Then, charging an exorbitant amount of money to tow and release someone's car is equally as wrong. Whatever the reason, I just have one thing to say to both the person who had my car towed, and the "company' that did it - I hope you're happy with yourselves.
I better stop now, before I really get angry, and say something I regret.
Thanks for listening,
J-Bob
I know the feeling brother! I used to drive around a moped when I lived in Las Vegas. I've had 2 or 3 of them stolen from me over time.
ReplyDeleteOnly one of them was found by the cops.
One evening, I was at my friend's wedding reception & I get a call on my cell phone from some # I didn't recognize. We were headed out of the reception when I got this call, but I didn't answer it. about 3 min later I call the # back to find out that it was the police letting me know that my moped was found! Lucky day, right?!
Only slightly! Because I didn't answer my phone right away, the cops sent my moped to the impound. And sure enough, by the time I am able to find out what impound it's at, they have closed. Sure, they will let me pick it up...but it'll cost me extra for "after hours". I think it ended up costing me over $100 for less than 6 hours (this is Vegas after all...EVERYTHING is expensive!)
So, needless to say, I was NOT a happy camper! Because someone ELSE stole my moped, I HAD TO PAY! And the cops could not have waited 5 or 10 minutes for me to return the phone call, they immediately send it to the impound! AARRGGGHH!! LAME SAUCE! And the cops just happened to send it to the impound only MINUTES before it closes. How does this help me?! It really doesn't!
So.... I know the feeling & understand the frustration.