I Was Wrong; I Parked Where I Shouldn’t Have
Updated November 09, 2005
The Federal Reality Investment Trust Company who manages the Wynnewood
Shopping Center is profiteering from Septa R5 commuters put out by the strike.
Yesterday morning I found the Septa Wynnewood station’s parking lot full; with
no where else to park I made the mistake of parking in the Wynnewood Shopping
Center's ample lot across the street.
After downed power lines prolonged my commute for over an hour, I found that
the Federal Reality Investment Trust Company had arranged to have my car towed
away. Apparently, instead of drinking deeply the milk of human kindness and
extending a shred of generosity, the Federal Reality Investment Trust Company
has chosen to profit from the misfortune of the commuter.
I procured the towing company’s phone number from a shopping center employee
who also had her car towed. I then had the unhappy experience of dealing with
a very rude unnamed tow-woman. Not only did she not identify herself, she
also did not identify the name of her company. Only later did I learn the
ever so appropriate name, Main Line Hooker.
When phoned, the Main Line Hooker answered her phone, with a curt, “Hello”.
Like dealing with a seamy massage parlor I had to "make an appointment" and
bring $180 dollars in cash. In order to get my car back I had to get: a
babysitter; a ride; and my cash and be at the corners of Monument and City
Line Aves at 9:00 PM. Only after I complied with these orders would I then
get further directions.
My instructions brought me to the end of Monument Ave and an unlit, unpaved
lot in the seediest corner of Bala Cynwyd. I found my car parked behind an
unmarked, chained and gated fence. A man, who refused to provide his name,
instructed me to hand $180.00 dollars cash through the fence. The unnamed man
reluctantly provided a receipt upon request which served as my only means of
identity for Main Line Hooker.
This morning several other commuters told me that they have had the exact
experiences with Federal Reality Investment Trust Company and Main Line Hooker
since the Septa strike.
So after reading my story, I hope dear reader that you agree. Yes, I was
wrong when: caught in a bind caused by the Septa strike I parked in an empty
spot in an otherwise empty parking lot. And I hope that you will also agree
that the Federal Reality Investment Trust Company who manages the Wynnewood
Shopping Center is clearly using this bind as an income generator at the
expense of the hapless commuter.
As the Holiday shopping season quickly approaches I’ll keep in mind the
generosity of the Federal Reality Investment Trust Company, the Wynnewood
Shopping Center and my $180.00 dollars cash. I know that this year I’ll be
shopping somewhere else and I encourage you do the same. It is the only to
send them the message.
Billo
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Updated January 22, 2006
Dream the Impossible Dream
Have you ever seen those supposedly inspirational posters? You
know the ones that have an dramatic photograph with a one word caption like,
"Ambition". If so, how do they make you feel?
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Dynamic Drive
I was at my son’s soccer game Saturday when I saw one written on someone’s
sweatshirt. It read, "Strive for the Impossible". After I read it, I thought
about it... Strive for the Impossible. Eventually I said to
myself, "Bill that is the stupidest thing you have ever read."
I then tried to talk myself into confronting the person wearing the sweatshirt
and telling him that he is an idiot. Luckily, like so many other people, I’ve
learned how to tune me out. Otherwise this guy might have pounded me into the
ground.
But getting back to the topic, isn’t striving for the impossible about the
most idiotic thing that one person could encourage another person to do?
Dream the Impossible, sure; Strive for the Best,
definitely. But to suggest that someone strive for something which is
impossible is telling them to go waste their life on something that by its
very definition they can not do.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m all in favor of proving people wrong when they say
that something can’t be done. I love to fly in the face of convention; to
break the glass ceiling; and to boldly go where no one has gone before. Just
because someone tells me that something is impossible, doesn’t mean that I
have to believe them. If I’m not convinced then I might still have to give it
a try. But every now and then I’ll recognize that something is impossible and
I’ll give it up.
What kind of an answer would this guy give one of his children if asked,
"Daddy if I jump really high, can I jump to the moon?" Would he tell them to
strive for that very goal?
I’d love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation, "Well Timmy, the laws
of thermodynamics, physics, God and nature all say that it is impossible for a
human being to simply jump off a ladder on Earth, and land on the moon. But
Timmy, this is something you should strive for. You should make it your life
long ambition; dedicate your life toward this goal. And someday when you die
bitter and unfulfilled, we’ll both know that it was me; and my stupid
sweatshirt; that inspired you."
If I were selling those sweatshirts I would include a list of supposedly
impossible "challenges" for the Type-A (hole) people who buy them. Consider
it my own personal injection of chlorine into the gene pool. I’d be sure to
include challenges like: Tunnel through a mountain using only your head; or
Walk to Europe across the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
I’ll bet this guy has another sweatshirt that says, "I’m with stupid".
Billo
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