Well, I've been very fortunate thus far in my adventures in CO, and haven't had any major run-ins with law enforcement or other scary folks like that.
Until last week.
And last week was a doozy.
I commute (and hate it). This is no secret. Every day, I leave an hour before my first class in order to brave traffic, find a parking spot, and walk the quarter mile or so to get to class on time. Every day, I park on 18th street, and every day I have no problems.
I did the usual last Wednesday, but when I went to my car in the afternoon, it wasn't there. I was on the phone with my mom, and was secretly freaking out, but didn't want her to know, just in case I was freaking out for no reason.
I wasn't freaking out for no reason. After some research involving several phone calls and internet searches, I found my car at a local towing place I had (apparently) parked right in front of someone's driveway. Now, why or how I could possibly have done that, I don't know. But there are apparently pictures to prove it. I don't know if I turned my brain off completely, or if I just am dumb, or what happened, but it happened.
After locating my car, I had to go to the Boulder PD to get a release. From there, I had to go to the place to get my car. $108 later, I was driving away, (un)happy as a clam.
Then, to top things off, on Saturday night, I drove to Boulder for my friend Jackie's senior recital. It was snowy and I was running a little late, so I was in a hurry. After arriving in Boulder, I came across a stoplight. It turned yellow, and I tried to slow down, but failed miserably on the snow-packed, icy roads. When I finally stopped, I was over halfway through the intersection and the light turned red. Then, I saw the camera on the stoplight take a picture of my car.
Needless to say, I was not pleased. It was most definitely not my fault. At all. I don't know how exactly they'll get my ticket to me, but I plan to be preemptive and head over to the PD this week to see the process and defend my case.
All of this sucks. A lot. I'm trying to view it as a way of welcoming tme to city life.
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