Triple priced
So, the MBTA Transit Police charged Sheila $15 for taking up two parking spaces today.
Lemme do the math here… if it costs $5 for a spot for the day, and two are taken, that’s $10 and not $20, right?
I was over the lines in my spot because the truck next to me was over his lines, go figure. I’m sure they saw that. Not. I hope that guy got a ticket too. He was gone before I got back tonight. Anyway, this markup is sorta crap. At worst, I cost the MBTA five dollars in lost revenue today. It’s not like I was in a metered, handicap or fire lane spot, I was over the lines. I know, I’m complaining, really, over ten bucks. I don’t actually care, but I’m in a ranting mood, so what the heck.
Oh, who’s Sheila you ask? Well, obviously that’s the name of my truck. Yeah, I named her Sheila, despite the slightly disturbing thought that it puts in my head about a pizza delivery ape… he of the gold-digging-ex-wife-named-Sheila fame. The only woman who’d ever think a pizza delivery ape — honestly, a term of endearment — was gonna be her sugar daddy. Poor bastard, she got him for more than he was worth too, but I imagine that divorce was the best thing that ever happened to him. Wait, that would be the Sox winning the series. Anyway… Ed, Mook and Stacy know this story. Wonder if he’s delivered a pie to Mook’s new house yet. I wouldn’t risk it man… or have Kerry answer the door… hahaha.
Anyway, back to my Sheila. Everyone knows I got a new rig back in November, right? Hmm… I never did get around to posting about it. Might have dropped a reference somewhere up in here, but yeah, I gots a new ride. Big, jet black (of course) Oh-eight Toyota Tundra Crew Max Limited dressed to the nines. My little gift to me for all those years of hard commuting north in the Jeep.
Did I mention BIG? Yeah, that’s the other reason for the ticket… thing is too big to fit comfortably in the narrow, I-can’t-believe-that’s-regulation-sized (if there is such a thing), spaces at the station. Feh.
So, really back to Sheila… I chose the name based on the Scorpion tank in the Red vs. Blue machinamation. When my truck’s navigation system talks to you, it sounds just like Sheila, just not as, I don’t know, emotional.
Oh, and I’m pretty sure it won’t shoot me.
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oh minseok
Tue :: 04 :: Mar :: 2008 :: 08.50 pm
Dear,
I’m a korean living in seoul.(name: Oh Minseok)
Korean special investigative team are investigating samsung
corporation.
But they do not work right.
I am suspicious to be bought off.
samsung corporation has many crimes.
And the team investigates samsung corporation.
It contains korean companies samsung,huyndai,sk CEOs’ illegal issuing
stocks or bonds.
The quantity are plenty.
(Three company CEOs did(and are doing) many crimes to me.
Many koreans are knowing it.
But many koreans are bought off by illegal issuing stocks or bonds.)
The team are knowing it.
Korean special investigative team must investigate this.
But they are trying to conceal it.
I ask for asking for this criminal investigation to prosecutors in any
country.
And help the shareholders and me.
P.S)
Three companies are hacking me and trying to kill me.
And are suspicious to use my name and email illegally.
If you receive another message that I dictated above are not true,
it is not from me, but from three companies.
The things I dictated above are true.
Sean
Tue :: 04 :: Mar :: 2008 :: 10.00 pm
Six Minute Spam!
The above spam comment came in six minutes after I posted this. It obviously made it thru Akismet, but I figured instead of marking it spam or deleting it, I’d leave it for your reading pleasure. Anyone understand the point of these things? I mean sure, I removed the link on the comment author name — I have foiled their plot! I’m so clever! — but, who’s stupid enough to read this crap and click the links???
Other than me of course! š
Ed
Wed :: 05 :: Mar :: 2008 :: 04.59 pm
Has it come to this? You are now seeking an emotional attachment with your truck?
Hee Hee Hee I’m just playfully kidding ya’ of course.
PS I was going to help out On Minseok but then I remembered that Samsung manufactured my precious HDTV. If they can bring such joy into MY life then I say f’ the bastard.
Sean
Thu :: 06 :: Mar :: 2008 :: 12.41 am
Well, the leather is pretty nice, but no, it hasn’t come to that… yet. Give me another year. š
Trust me, I’m not walking around calling the truck Sheila… I mean, as nice as it is, it ain’t no General Lee. Ya know what I’m sayin?
As for my Korean friend, yes, I’m with you. I love my Sammy too much to help some guy using Babelfish to poorly translate his manifesto… sorry… plea, against the makers of my most excellent window into the world of my 360.
Justice :: OB1og
Thu :: 06 :: Mar :: 2008 :: 11.59 pm
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