Topic: Housekeeping
Because we were unable to post this afternoon, we feel a need to explain this inaction. So get ready for this story and to hate the City of Dallas.
Last night, we took a field trip with a friend to a local watering hole that has quickly become our favorite bar in Dallas. After staying for roughly an hour and a half, we returned home, and soon realized that we were unable to get through our gate since we had forgotten our pass key. So after parking our car outside on the street in a well lit area and making our way into our apartment, we discovered that one of our two interns (cats - ed.) had stolen the gate card.
The search took us a half hour until the key was found underneath our sofa. Our junctular explosion of happiness was muted when we returned to where our car had been left and discovered that instead of a white Volvo sitting next to the curb, a police cruiser was in its place.
We had been towed.
The officer bluntly and in an asshole tone told us that our vehicle had been towed because we were within 25 feet of a fire hydrant. Texas law states a car must be within 15 feet, and when we brought this up, he told us that the law had changed. Angered, we went inside and went to sleep.
At 1:30PM today, we took a $20 cab ride to the Dallas impound, where our car was currently residing amidst the hunks of crap that had been left on the side of the road. At 5:00, we finally got in our car and left the impound. This was after standing in two lines multiple times because the women who worked behind the counter did not tell you the documentation you needed, and that when we took a trip out to our car to obtain our proof of insurance, we were required to to the back of the line.
Three and a half hours later, we were out $376 in towing and storage fees and were so enraged at our illegal towing and vehicle incarceration that we had no other recourse than to take a nap. So we apologize for the lack of posting and will let you know what happens when we go to court on August 16 to dispute the illegal charge.
Because getting your car stolen sucks, but it blows even more when the people that stole it are the city where you live.
Bitches.
