THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE TITLE OF THE FIRST BLOG THAT MORNING
WHAT HAPPENNED WAS THAT I WANTED TO GO SHOPPING AT CALA FOODS FOR THE NEXT WEEK'S
FARE THAT MORNING, BUT HAD TO WAIT UNTIL FIVISH AM ROLLED AROUND, THERE ARE
NO BUSES RUNNING BETWEEN TWO AM AND AROUND 5 AM
I CAN'T PHYSICALLY MAKE THAT WALK UPHILL THOUGH I LIVE ONLY EIGHT BLOCKS AWAY
AND CALLING A CAB WELL, THEY JUST WHIZZ BY THE BUILDING AND DON'T EVEN STOP, OR SOME
COMPANIES PROMISE TO BE RIGHT HERE, BUT YOU END UP WAITING AN HOUR FOR A RUDE ASSHOLE
OF A DRIVER, AND FOR A $5 ON THE METER RIDE $9 OR $10 IS A GENEROUS TIP, NO?
SO I LEFT AROUND 5 AM TO GET THE FIRST BUS A CORNER AWAY, IT LOOKED LIKE A GREAT DAY
WEATHERWISE
THE SECOND I STEPPED OUT THE FRONT DOOR I WAS GREETED BY FIVE TOW-TRUCKS ONE OF WHICH
HAD A PICKUP TRUCK ATTACHED, IT HAD BEEN PARKED IN FRONT ALL NIGHT
THE SIGNS PUT UP BY THE CITY ARE TOTALLY CONFUSING AND I GUESS ARE MEANT TO BE,
BUT ALL IN ALL YOU GET THE IMPRESSION YOU CAN USE A SPOT (THE WHOLE BLOCK IS SOLID METERED
PARKING SPOTS) FOR A QUARTER'S WORTH OF 2 SOLID HOURS
IF YOU REALLY READ THE SIGNS THOUROUGHLY, YOU WILL LEARN THE TIME IS LESS FOR SOME SPOTS
THAN OTHERS, BUT WHATEVER THEY GIVE YOU, A MINUTE OVER THE LIMIT AND A TOW TRUCK'S BEEN CALLED IN ADVANCE SO IF YOU PARK A ROLLS-ROYCE (I WATCHED ONE, LOOKING LIKE CLOSE TO $100,000 WAS THE TAG, BEING TOWED AWAY) YOU WILL GET TICKET COSTING YOU CLOSE TO $200, PLUS YOUR CAR,
WHATEVER ITS COST, GETS TOWED, ANOTHER WORD FOR LEGALLY STOLEN
THE PACK MENTALITY OF TOW TRUCK DRIVERS IS EVERYWHERE IN EVIDENCE, WHEN I GOT BACK AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER, THERE WERE SEVEN TRUCKS, ONLY ONE HAD THE SAME TRUCK ATTACHED, I GUESS THE REST WERE JUST THERE TO 'PROTECT' THEIR BUDDY FROM A PISSED OFF OWNER, SHOULD HE SHOW UP
YES, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA
MOSTLY BECAUSE THE INHABITANTS HERE DISLIKE TO 'SHAKE THE BOAT' SO THEY PRETEND
LEGALIZED CRIME IS OK, 'GOD BLESS AMERICA, THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE (NOT SO) BRAVE'
I HOPE IT WAS AS BEAUTIFUL EVERYWHERE ELSE ALONG THE FRUITED PLAIN THAT STRETCHES FROM
SEA TO SHINY SEA, Y'ALL
