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Mar 16, 2001
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No footy news here, people. I simply have the need to vent some anger. Kindly ignore this post, if you do not wish to listen to me whingeing.

I was late getting to today's match. I was still tearing up West Terrace when the game started. I was queueing to get into the carpark on the north side of Adelaide Oval when a car parked by the side of the road pulled out right in front of me. "You beauty", I thought, as I glided into the spot. Jumped out and raced into the oval, got there about 16 minutes in to the first term. Norwood was already getting thrashed :p

Went back to my car after the game to find the brown bombers had got me. I had parked in a marked parking area, and the entire street had cars parked along it - all in designated parking areas. 50 metres further along from my car was a temporary "no standing" sign placed over the usual parking sign. Of course, being further along from where I had parked, I didn't notice this until I drove away after the game.

And the fine? FORTY-TWO CLAMS! :eek:

For fock's sake - both sides of the street were filled with cars parked in what are normally parking areas. No traffic was impeded in any way. The bloody council, in it's typical money-grubbing wisdom, has decided to declare the street a "no parking" zone for the day. No notification of this was given, other than some temporary signposting at the ends of the parking zones. Once the game was well under way, parking inspectors have calmly wandered along the entire row of parks and stuck a $42 fine on every car. I think that's a bit steep , given that the street is habitually a legal parking zone, and there was no adequate notification of any temporary changes. Methinks the Adelaide council simply saw a way to earn a few easy shekhels for the city coffers.

Tell me, does anyone know if one has to take an arseh*le test before becoming a council employee, or will they just let anyone do the job?

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Here is one from the Playford council up our way. There is a soccer club at Munno Para with a carpark that holds roughly 60 cars. Uley rd has those angled curbs and no footpaths, just dirt.
So with an average of 4 games being played at one time from 9am thru to noon that equates a lot of cars. People would park on the "verge" as they call it so cars wouldn't be on the road, hence not blocking one side of the road so drivers don't have to straddle the road to get past.
Along comes playford council and sticks up very small "no parking on the verge" signs and everyone who has gets hit with a $42 fine. My mate then tells me, thru his dad who works for the council, that they send a person out every Saturday morning just to write tickets.
So try and work out how much money the ba$ ****$ make from one soccer club alone.
So now when the carpark is full everyone parks on the road which makes it much more dangerous for passing traffic. Not to mention kids having to go near the road to get in their cars.
Another fine example of forward thinking.
TOSSERS THE LOT OF 'EM!
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Imagine actually living in the Adelaide City council area as I do. I have to watch out for these NAZIS everyday of my life. Last year, I got a parking fine for parking in front of my own house despite my car displaying a valid resident's permit! It took a week of arguing with those imbeciles before they finally admitted making a mistake and rescinded the fine.
 
Originally posted by Uncle Steve
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Went back to my car after the game to find the brown bombers had got me. I had parked in a marked parking area, and the entire street had cars parked along it - all in designated parking areas. 50 metres further along from my car was a temporary "no standing" sign placed over the usual parking sign. Of course, being further along from where I had parked, I didn't notice this until I drove away after the game.
Tell me, does anyone know if one has to take an arseh*le test before becoming a council employee, or will they just let anyone do the job?

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Stevo, hope your spleen feels better now.

If you could be farked with all the aggravation, you could try and appeal. Particularly if you claim there was a sign in the area that they hadn't covered with the temporary no parking sign. You could always make the claim even if it's not true, their word against yours. Worth doing if you can find some others to say the same thing (any other BF'ers get caught?). Only thing is that conscience thingy of yours, will it let you sleep at night knowing you cheated the ACC???? :D

Or you could just fork out the dosh, safe in the knowledge that it is going to a good cause - concreting the whole of Victoria Square :D :D :D
 

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