When PhillyCarShare first came to Phila,
I started driving again. Early on I found a
a $300 ticket on the car window after just
15 minutes in a pet store on South St. I
had no idea the short blue meter where I
had deposited the required coins was a
disabled person meter and parking place.
No identifying symbols or words. Just short and blue.
I live in Center City Phila. I often see odd
things. After a guy dressed like a hoagie, or
underpants and a giant glittery high heeled shoe-car
stuck in traffic, a short blue parking meter registers
only that the city must have gotten a "deal" from a
new meter company who cut corners.... or rather
pole height.
Lo and behold.... this morning, I saw yet another
bit of evidence to support my case.
A tree wearing a sweater, at the corner of 18th
and Walnuts Sts. Signed slipstitch.
Traced it back to http://www.ishknits.com
An example of yarnbombing.
Stuff you don't see in the burbs. ;-)
I totally think you should fight that $300 ticket because the judge deserves to hear your well-reasoned argument and I bet you'll get off on the sheer weight of the entertainment value you provide in front of the bench that morning.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine a rainbow yarnbomb landing in the Castro District of San Francisco :)
Unfortunately, its too late. That horrible ticket was 8 or more years ago. I did show it to a number of businesses that I frequent on South St. telling them that was "their money" in that I wouldn't have it spend in their stores.
ReplyDeleteThe judge could not have cared less in that "Ignorance of the law is no defense." It did alert everyone I know to the perils of parking at short blue meters. And, it gave me an experience to blog about..... years later.
Glad you like the sweater though.
ohhhh! I love this tree wearing a sweater!! I'm going to knit one for my front house's tree too, it's too cold now in Rosario! good idea!!! (I have no idea how will I put the sweater on it)
ReplyDeleteI believe they made most of it off the tree and sort of crocheted the tree into it by closing the whole thing
ReplyDeletewith yarn and a big crochet hook.
If you do it, you better send pictures!
Good to hear from you.