Wow, i doubt Dorothy Gay Kelly ever did anything this bad. Also stolen from BoingBoing.
Mayors in northern cities the nation over live in fear of the havoc that a snowstorm might wreak, not so much on their cities, but on their political careers.But in the city of Somerville this week, it took a decidedly different turn. Though the storm never came, the towtrucks and metermaids did show up, and the lack of snow has left a newly elected mayor explaining his actions to thousands of irate residents whose cars were ticketed or towed.
In short, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone declared a snow emergency early Tuesday evening even while the skies and the forecasts were in flux. Within hours, with nary a flake in sight and barely any on the way, 3,000 cars were ticketed, and an additional 200 were towed. The tickets cost $50, and the tow jobs $145.
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hmmmm....sounds familiar
why do they still insist on wasting their time like that ?
Posted by: suzers at February 28, 2004 10:11 PMForget time, they are still collecting the money!!
Posted by: sciencegrrl at February 29, 2004 07:06 PM