The OP sucks

[eee1313]

If y'all love me, please go here and take the survey. Specifically, if you're someone who's been to my apartment and has had to deal with the supremely shitty parking restrictions (put in place in 1929!), please take the survey. For the record, I'm south of Lake Street and west of East Avenue in an apartment with more than four units. And in case you want to mirror my vote, I strongly support the first three options, somewhat oppose the fourth and sixth, and stongly oppose the sixth. If y'all could weigh in on this just to help the numbers, I'd love you forever.

I just went to City Hall to ask if this survey was on paper yet so that I could put it under my neighbors' doors, and they said that it's online only. (Way to get the word out to all the residents, sheesh.) Needless to say, come Monday I'll be printing this out and taping it in the lobbies of my building, as well as leaving it on every windshield on my street. Over the top? I don't care. I realized today that between the quarterly parking permit, the yearly city sticker fee, the yearly daytime permit, and all of the tickets I've received, I've shelled out nearly $1,000 to this city. $1,000 to live like a hermit for fear of losing my parking space and getting another ticket. $1,000 to not be able to run errands after work. $1,000 to not have friends stay past midnight on the weekends. $1,000 to not have people come visit me for fear that THEY will get tickets.

I call BULLSHIT.

And now, off to B-Fest!

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[jrs1980.livejournal.com]

Did it! I fondly remember standing on the street with you to call in my license plate number.

(Which, thanks to you, I now have listed in my cell phone for easy reference.)

Done and done!

[(Anonymous)]

Here is what I, yakpoo, left for your dumbass town in the comments section after taking your survey: "It is ridiculous that I cannot have friends and/or family come visit me past midnight for fear of being ticketed. It's as if my high school curfew has been arbitrarily and unjustly resurrected by a town that treats its residents and visitors as if they are all irresponsible 17-year-olds. For a town that touts itself as a tourist destination, you certainly don't make those visitors feel welcome. Time to move into the 21st century and change the parking restrictions, Oak Park!"

Hope that helps the cause!