Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA27323; Thu, 31 Aug 1995 11:55:07 -0700 Return-Path: <bbense@networking.stanford.edu-DeleteThis> Received: from shred.stanford.edu by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA075075379; Thu, 31 Aug 1995 11:56:19 -0700 Received: (from bbense@localhost) by shred.stanford.edu (8.6.12/8.6.6) id LAA01678; Thu, 31 Aug 1995 11:51:20 -0700 Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 11:51:17 -0700 (PDT) From: "Booker C. Bense" <bbense@networking.stanford.edu-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Cc: Multiple recipients of list <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Point Isabel bus stop In-Reply-To: <199508311614.JAA00945@paris.CS.Berkeley.EDU-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <Pine.OSF.3.91.950831114646.362E-100000@shred.stanford.edu-DeleteThis> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
On Thu, 31 Aug 1995, Luigi Semenzato wrote:
> I didn't think there were any Point Isabel sailors on this list, so I
> didn't post this earlier.
>
> Recently I got a parking ticket at Point Isabel for parking in the bus
> stop. Granted it was a stupid thing to do, but I have seen people do
> it for years. Because the area is essentially a parking lot, with
> plenty of space for the bus to turn and load/unload, I thought this
> was acceptable.
>
> This would hardly be worth mentioning except that the amount of the
> ticket is $250 (yes, two hundred and fifty dollars). Obviously I am
> contesting it: that kind of fine should be reserved for reckless or
> seriously antisocial behavior. It would be appropriate if the bus
> stop were on a narrow, busy street. I have asked, in writing, for a
> `substantial reduction in its amount.'
>
- This is something that has only just started being enforced. Since
the beginning of August or so... I've seem then write $1000 worth of
tickets on just one saturday alone. Must be a budget thing... We try
and tell everybody while we're rigging.
- Booker C. Bense : bbense@networking.stanford.edu-DeleteThis
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