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So I go to my mailbox and pull out the usual junk mail and bills and then there it is, practically jumping off the page and slapping me in the face, "FAILURE TO PAY WILL RESULT IN YOUR VEHICLE BEING BOOTED OR TOWED." If you read between the lines, it feels like it it's says " pay up you deadbeat, people like you who think you can park anywhere anytime should drop dead. You make us sick, go to hell." Yeah parkig is serious business here and I now have a letter from the Pittsburgh Parking Court.

The problem is I don't know if the ticket is legit. It is from a lot I park in from time to time, but I never saw a paper ticket. They are smaller than a typical ATM receipt so it's possible I did not notice it and it flew off. But if I am late getting back to a meter or perhaps if I park (momentarily) in a no parking zone, I make a point of looking for that evil little piece of paper upon returning to the car. Some prankster could have taken it off the windshield too I guess. And when I do get a ticket, I promptly pay the $11 fine.

But now, this alledged parking ticket, of which I am getting the first notice, has been declared delinquent and has ballooned to $50. My only recourse is to contest the ticket at a hearing. So, do I pay the ticket or take time off from work, go to court, and argue what is essentially my word against a meter reader in front of a judge who has heard my excuse from a million others?