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Here's the deal.
My daughter asked me to take her to the airport to pick up her pretty disabled friend that is barely ambulatory. She was flying in for her mother's funeral. I agreed to go. Drove about an hour away to do so.
Parked in "arrivals" at the curb as the airplane had landed. "Curb monitor" gave us a bit of guff for waiting there. We told him our story. Disabled friend requiring wheelchair assistance had landed and we were waiting. Told us to drive laps around while waiting. Asked him why we couldn't just quietly wait for her. There was 1 car about 20 yards ahead and another a good 50 yards behind us. That was it. He said "those are the rules". I asked him if he could use some discretion because it seemed unreasonable to drive around and around for no good reason. He says if you don't like it, write the Mayor.
So, we left to find a place to park. Her friend calls as we pull away. She's off the plane, but Delta claims to have no one to help her. Fuck. We whip right back around the airport and pull up again, daughter gets out to help push her friend. My daughter jumps out and sees the guy as she walks into terminal. She says, my friend is here, my mom is waiting, could you please cut us some slack.
Could he have done so? Probably, but he's a jackass with "some" authority, well, at least in his mind.
He comes out and makes a beeline for where I am. Shit. I slide down my passenger window and I say, so you're here to harass people that are waiting for a disabled person? He smirks and say "I really need you to drive around and make laps or find another place to park". Again, I said, she's here, she'll be out any minute, can you be reasonable? Driving around in circles doesn't make sense and finding a parking space as she's coming down doesn't make sense either. By the time I park, I'll have to come back.
"Sorry, those are the rules." I said you certainly have discretion to bend the rules especially for a disabled person. I guess you don't believe me. At this point, I know it's all about making me do something I don't want to do because he has "authority". He says I don't disbelieve you but you need to move.
I said "No, I'm not moving, this is incredibly stupid and unreasonable. You're just being a jackass." Yeah, I said it...I am so tired of bullshit for the sake of bullshit. Had I been obstructing traffic, etc. I would have considered his request reasonable. But I wasn't.
He says "You won't move?" I said "No, I'm not". He threatened me with Airport Police. I said "Call the cops if you want, I don't care. While you're there, maybe you should try to get a real job, curb monitor". He said "Why don't you get a job?" I said "I am retired from a real job, motherfucker." He walked away.
I'm waiting for them for a few minutes longer, of course Delta couldn't initially find her luggage, go figure... Then I see a cop park in front of me.
*Sigh* I open my window and he says that it was his understanding that I refused to leave the curb. I said, well, that's not entirely accurate, I did a lap around the complex and was immediately called to come back. Explained the disabled friend, etc.
He was there to back up the jackass, clearly. He said I needed to park. I said well the airline didn't have a person to help the wheelchair bound friend, etc. He also didn't give a fuck, it's also about "authority" and making people do as they say. He then asked me for my license, registration and insurance. My handbag just happened to be in the back seat and I said, I'm going to reach over and get my bag. He asked me why it was in the back if I was operating a vehicle? Confused, I said, I can't have my handbag on the back seat while I drive? He says, I thought you meant "trunk". I said, I can't reach all the way into the trunk to grab my handbag, officer.
He says "I'll open the door and get it to you. Is it the black bag on the seat?" Yep, I get him my license and insurance information from my bag, but need to reach into the glove box to get it. He nods his head and I say "Good, we're on the same page, because I don't feel like getting shot today." He opens his mouth to say something and then just closes it, shakes his head and glares.
I hand him registration, he calls in my license to make sure I don't have any outstanding issues. He gives me the ticket. "You need to go park or make laps." I asked for his name and badge number...he said it's on the ticket. I asked for the curb monitors name, he said "You can get it for yourself".
I said, "Outstanding officer, I hope you feel like to served and protected us citizens today." Again, he narrows his eyes and just walks on.
I was incensed. I pull away from the curb and then I really did something I shouldn't have when we met at the traffic light. I flipped him off.
He did nothing. I think he knew it just wasn't worth blowing it up any further than it had gone. After I finally got my daughter and friend picked up, they looked at the ticket and asked how much it was for, about $50.
I told my kid that's it $50? I feel that it's close to being the best spent $50. I got in a good 5-6 licks between the two of them.
I will be fighting the ticket, will show up, and see if dipshit cop shows up. Will be writing the Mayor's office as well. I have nothing but time on my hands...
I was so aggravated at first, but trolling them was a good time for sure...
My daughter asked me to take her to the airport to pick up her pretty disabled friend that is barely ambulatory. She was flying in for her mother's funeral. I agreed to go. Drove about an hour away to do so.
Parked in "arrivals" at the curb as the airplane had landed. "Curb monitor" gave us a bit of guff for waiting there. We told him our story. Disabled friend requiring wheelchair assistance had landed and we were waiting. Told us to drive laps around while waiting. Asked him why we couldn't just quietly wait for her. There was 1 car about 20 yards ahead and another a good 50 yards behind us. That was it. He said "those are the rules". I asked him if he could use some discretion because it seemed unreasonable to drive around and around for no good reason. He says if you don't like it, write the Mayor.
So, we left to find a place to park. Her friend calls as we pull away. She's off the plane, but Delta claims to have no one to help her. Fuck. We whip right back around the airport and pull up again, daughter gets out to help push her friend. My daughter jumps out and sees the guy as she walks into terminal. She says, my friend is here, my mom is waiting, could you please cut us some slack.
Could he have done so? Probably, but he's a jackass with "some" authority, well, at least in his mind.
He comes out and makes a beeline for where I am. Shit. I slide down my passenger window and I say, so you're here to harass people that are waiting for a disabled person? He smirks and say "I really need you to drive around and make laps or find another place to park". Again, I said, she's here, she'll be out any minute, can you be reasonable? Driving around in circles doesn't make sense and finding a parking space as she's coming down doesn't make sense either. By the time I park, I'll have to come back.
"Sorry, those are the rules." I said you certainly have discretion to bend the rules especially for a disabled person. I guess you don't believe me. At this point, I know it's all about making me do something I don't want to do because he has "authority". He says I don't disbelieve you but you need to move.
I said "No, I'm not moving, this is incredibly stupid and unreasonable. You're just being a jackass." Yeah, I said it...I am so tired of bullshit for the sake of bullshit. Had I been obstructing traffic, etc. I would have considered his request reasonable. But I wasn't.
He says "You won't move?" I said "No, I'm not". He threatened me with Airport Police. I said "Call the cops if you want, I don't care. While you're there, maybe you should try to get a real job, curb monitor". He said "Why don't you get a job?" I said "I am retired from a real job, motherfucker." He walked away.
I'm waiting for them for a few minutes longer, of course Delta couldn't initially find her luggage, go figure... Then I see a cop park in front of me.
*Sigh* I open my window and he says that it was his understanding that I refused to leave the curb. I said, well, that's not entirely accurate, I did a lap around the complex and was immediately called to come back. Explained the disabled friend, etc.
He was there to back up the jackass, clearly. He said I needed to park. I said well the airline didn't have a person to help the wheelchair bound friend, etc. He also didn't give a fuck, it's also about "authority" and making people do as they say. He then asked me for my license, registration and insurance. My handbag just happened to be in the back seat and I said, I'm going to reach over and get my bag. He asked me why it was in the back if I was operating a vehicle? Confused, I said, I can't have my handbag on the back seat while I drive? He says, I thought you meant "trunk". I said, I can't reach all the way into the trunk to grab my handbag, officer.
He says "I'll open the door and get it to you. Is it the black bag on the seat?" Yep, I get him my license and insurance information from my bag, but need to reach into the glove box to get it. He nods his head and I say "Good, we're on the same page, because I don't feel like getting shot today." He opens his mouth to say something and then just closes it, shakes his head and glares.
I hand him registration, he calls in my license to make sure I don't have any outstanding issues. He gives me the ticket. "You need to go park or make laps." I asked for his name and badge number...he said it's on the ticket. I asked for the curb monitors name, he said "You can get it for yourself".
I said, "Outstanding officer, I hope you feel like to served and protected us citizens today." Again, he narrows his eyes and just walks on.
I was incensed. I pull away from the curb and then I really did something I shouldn't have when we met at the traffic light. I flipped him off.
He did nothing. I think he knew it just wasn't worth blowing it up any further than it had gone. After I finally got my daughter and friend picked up, they looked at the ticket and asked how much it was for, about $50.
I told my kid that's it $50? I feel that it's close to being the best spent $50. I got in a good 5-6 licks between the two of them.
I will be fighting the ticket, will show up, and see if dipshit cop shows up. Will be writing the Mayor's office as well. I have nothing but time on my hands...
I was so aggravated at first, but trolling them was a good time for sure...
