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This makes me incurably angry as longtime resident of South Philly. You sound like your head is in the clouds to a local. Why? Because our city operates rough

This makes me incurably angry as longtime resident of South Philly. You sound like your head is in the clouds to a local. Why? Because our city operates roughly above the 3rd world level. Nobody puts signs up Nobody gives notice Nobody gives a good God dammed. Park where you can, hope your car is there tomorrow, hope there isn't a gas leak, road collapse or towed randomly Its so absurd we had a TV show called Parking Wars. I was courtesy towed last week. I spend a year backing down a narrow (one car width) alley because we had a pothole the size of Alaska. I pushed an abandoned car onto broad street during rush hour to get it towed after 6 months. I had my car towed because of a local celebrity funeral. All my tires were slashed during the BLM riots. My friends car was flipped at the Phillies parade, anothwrs at the eagles rally. I've gotten hit with a baseball bat for asking someone to move their car. Welcome to hell Edit: did I mention our parking "authority" is extremely predatory, run as a nepotism program for local Republicans, siphons money from the city and has been routinely found to be absolutely kafkaesque. So bad they actually had their own petty court removed for being a essentially kangaroo court?

mindslight 4y ago
I don't know why my comment would make you angry. I'm not saying "everything is fine", rather pointing out how it works in other cities, as an example of some sanity to push for. The comment I was responding to was full of handwavey reasons why any sort of change would be too complicated, essentially justifying the status quo. I would think that if you wanted reform, that is the type of thing what would make you angry.
- calvinmorrison 4y ago
  It makes me angry in the same way a kid from Kentucky may say "why don't the Palestinians and Jews just get along ". There's a whole history with parking here. Yes, if our city was even one iota of a normal place we would expect these things. Instead we drop our pants and bend over because, well actually I don't know why we do, Stockholm syndrome?
  - mindslight 4y ago
    I mean sure, but we're talking about a government agency that should theoretically answer to the people, whether through the democratic process, or (as in the article) eventually through the courts. Also as bad as they apparently are, I wouldn't think the parking deputies are holding a grudge against residents for filling the streets or something. Rather they're just motivated by money/expedience, and constrained by what they can get away with.

mindslight 4y ago

I don't know why my comment would make you angry. I'm not saying "everything is fine", rather pointing out how it works in other cities, as an example of some sanity to push for. The comment I was responding to was full of handwavey reasons why any sort of change would be too complicated, essentially justifying the status quo. I would think that if you wanted reform, that is the type of thing what would make you angry.

calvinmorrison 4y ago
It makes me angry in the same way a kid from Kentucky may say "why don't the Palestinians and Jews just get along ". There's a whole history with parking here. Yes, if our city was even one iota of a normal place we would expect these things. Instead we drop our pants and bend over because, well actually I don't know why we do, Stockholm syndrome?
- mindslight 4y ago
  I mean sure, but we're talking about a government agency that should theoretically answer to the people, whether through the democratic process, or (as in the article) eventually through the courts. Also as bad as they apparently are, I wouldn't think the parking deputies are holding a grudge against residents for filling the streets or something. Rather they're just motivated by money/expedience, and constrained by what they can get away with.