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I'm a bit confused by this... As I recall, that was the precursor to a horror movie about physical and psychological torture. Is the owner of the car threatening the traffic warden? How do all those tickets relate? Seems like the owner of the car is the one losing the "game".

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  On 7/28/2024 at 3:17 PM, spectre6000 said:

I'm a bit confused by this... As I recall, that was the precursor to a horror movie about physical and psychological torture. Is the owner of the car threatening the traffic warden? How do all those tickets relate? Seems like the owner of the car is the one losing the "game".

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The parking fee receipt is there and legally displayed its up to the traffic warden to find it 😁

Its the sort of mischievous prank i would pull 🤣

Post something that describes yourself. 

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I consider myself over the hill and knackered with a warped sense of humour.  My photo is over 30 years old.  

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  On 7/28/2024 at 7:40 PM, rehajm said:

In the states you’d be ticketed anyways and would be left for you to sort put. Ha. Ha. Anyways…

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Haha if this were a puzzle it would be my kind of one. 

  On 7/28/2024 at 8:18 PM, oldhippy said:

I consider myself over the hill and knackered with a warped sense of humour.  My photo is over 30 years old.  

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I gotta be honest OH , you looked like maths teacher, mine also had a warped sense of humor in the fact that he thought it was funny to launch a chalk board eraser at your head if he thought you weren't paying attention 😄

Whether knackered and over the hill if you still have your sense of humor thats all that matters.

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My maths teacher was a fool, yes he would throw the  board rubber at me and I would duck so the poor sod behind me got it. He gave the the cain once and asked me if it hurt so I said no. He went as red as a beetroot so he gave me another three so I laughed at him and he told me to go and sit down, the funny thing is he kept shaking and he was bloody hopeless for the rest of the lesson.  

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  On 7/28/2024 at 3:51 PM, Neverenoughwatches said:

The parking fee receipt is there and legally displayed its up to the traffic warden to find it 😁

Its the sort of mischievous prank i would pull 🤣

Post something that describes yourself. 

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Ah! Exposed my ignorance. I thought they were all previously earned parking tickets. It's rare that I have occasion to go down to where such things exist, and rarer still that I would pay to park somewhere they do. Between my reclusive nature, and the whole sparsely populated area thing... Still, I went down to Denver yesterday, and managed to parallel park the admittedly small sports car just 3" from the curb on the first attempt (in a street parking neighborhood a block and a half from my destination to avoid feeding meters). With a 6% or oxygen bonus, it's hard not to take the opportunity for a walk!

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