Monday, November 28, 2005
Letters and News from Provo’s Daily Herald.
Provo traffic enforcement lacks basic common sense
Some months ago a visit to Provo turned out to be a rather expensive trip.
Surprised at receiving a citation for parking my vehicle with the driver's side against the curb, I was further shocked that the imposed fine would be $30.
Having been guided by numerous radio advertisements warning against the dangers of backing over children I proceeded to explain to the hearing officer how backing a pickup truck with sleeper created much more danger than the way I was parked. This was fruitless.
After observing numerous cars parked in Orem in the manner for which I was being cited in Provo, I decided to seek an audience with the public safety director.
It seems that after public safety considerations Orem's powers that be have wisely concluded that they are only going to issue citations where vehicles may cause accidents or are parked in such position for a longer period that allowed by law.
In my opinion the mayor and Municipal Council of Provo have run amok. Provo boasts BYU as its largest employer and the merchants post such glorious banners welcoming students while all the time police lay in wait.
By the way, if you're really pressed for parking next time try double parking; it's only $10.
Jerry Lees
Orem
Link
As usual my dream Response Letter…
Dear Jerry
Don’t do the Crime if you can’t do the Time. Remember to repent to your ecclesiastic leader not confess of your stupidity to readers the Daily Herald.
Mayor Billings
Other News according to the Daily Herald.
High-schooler proposes on Hogi Yogi marquee
The scary part is that they are both 17.
Dear Newly Engaged
Who is going to support you? Where are you going to be able to live on $5.35 an hour? How soon until you have a baby that the state gets to pay for? My advice move out of your parent’s house for a while and revisit the engagement in 6 months. See what happens and see if you can afford to be taking risks with my welfare payments I pay through my taxes.
John Q. Taxpayer
Simpson, Lachey Officially Separate
This really got me teary eyed especially when I thought of a perfect break up song to play in remembrance. It’s the Misfits Die Die Die. (lyrics below) The Metallica Garage Days Revisited version is the best version..
. There are samples at Amazon. This album is good for house cleaning on Saturday mornings cranked at a decent level. Favorite Tracks include a cover of Queen's Stone Cold Crazy, Thin Lizzy's Whiskey in a Jar and Bob Segar's Turn the Page and Lynard Skynard's Tuesday's Gone. Please don't buy the album but make an illegal copy of it just to tick of Lars Ulrich who is a greedy son of a gun.
DIE DIE DIE by the Misfits
Die, die, die my darling
Don’t utter a single word
Die, die, die my darling
Just shut your pretty mouth
I’ll be seeing you again
I’ll be seeing you in hell
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Your future’s in an oblong box, yeah
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Should have seen it a-comin’ on
Don’t cry to me oh baby
I don’t know it was in your power
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Dead-end girl for a dead-end guy
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Now your life drains on the floor
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Die, die, die my darling
Don’t utter a single word
Die, die, die my darling
Just shut your pretty mouth
I’ll be seeing you again
I’ll be seeing you in hell
Don’t cry to me a baby
Your future is in an oblong box
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Should have seen the end a-comin’ on, a-comin’
Don’t cry to me oh baby
I don’t know it was in your power
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Dead-end girl for a dead-end guy
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Now your life drains on the floor
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Die, die, die my darling
Don’t utter a single word
Die, die, die my darling
Shut your pretty mouth
I’ll be seeing you again
I’ll be seeing you in hell
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Die, die, die my darling
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Die, die, die my darling
Die, die, die my darling
Die, die, die my darling
Die, die, die, die, die, die....
In no way shape or form am I condoning or suggesting anyone to do Nick and Jessica harm but instead I wish they would just disappear forever from the public eye never to be seen again in the news.
Provo traffic enforcement lacks basic common sense
Some months ago a visit to Provo turned out to be a rather expensive trip.
Surprised at receiving a citation for parking my vehicle with the driver's side against the curb, I was further shocked that the imposed fine would be $30.
Having been guided by numerous radio advertisements warning against the dangers of backing over children I proceeded to explain to the hearing officer how backing a pickup truck with sleeper created much more danger than the way I was parked. This was fruitless.
After observing numerous cars parked in Orem in the manner for which I was being cited in Provo, I decided to seek an audience with the public safety director.
It seems that after public safety considerations Orem's powers that be have wisely concluded that they are only going to issue citations where vehicles may cause accidents or are parked in such position for a longer period that allowed by law.
In my opinion the mayor and Municipal Council of Provo have run amok. Provo boasts BYU as its largest employer and the merchants post such glorious banners welcoming students while all the time police lay in wait.
By the way, if you're really pressed for parking next time try double parking; it's only $10.
Jerry Lees
Orem
Link
As usual my dream Response Letter…
Dear Jerry
Don’t do the Crime if you can’t do the Time. Remember to repent to your ecclesiastic leader not confess of your stupidity to readers the Daily Herald.
Mayor Billings
Other News according to the Daily Herald.
High-schooler proposes on Hogi Yogi marquee
The scary part is that they are both 17.
Dear Newly Engaged
Who is going to support you? Where are you going to be able to live on $5.35 an hour? How soon until you have a baby that the state gets to pay for? My advice move out of your parent’s house for a while and revisit the engagement in 6 months. See what happens and see if you can afford to be taking risks with my welfare payments I pay through my taxes.
John Q. Taxpayer
Simpson, Lachey Officially Separate
This really got me teary eyed especially when I thought of a perfect break up song to play in remembrance. It’s the Misfits Die Die Die. (lyrics below) The Metallica Garage Days Revisited version is the best version..
. There are samples at Amazon. This album is good for house cleaning on Saturday mornings cranked at a decent level. Favorite Tracks include a cover of Queen's Stone Cold Crazy, Thin Lizzy's Whiskey in a Jar and Bob Segar's Turn the Page and Lynard Skynard's Tuesday's Gone. Please don't buy the album but make an illegal copy of it just to tick of Lars Ulrich who is a greedy son of a gun.DIE DIE DIE by the Misfits
Die, die, die my darling
Don’t utter a single word
Die, die, die my darling
Just shut your pretty mouth
I’ll be seeing you again
I’ll be seeing you in hell
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Your future’s in an oblong box, yeah
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Should have seen it a-comin’ on
Don’t cry to me oh baby
I don’t know it was in your power
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Dead-end girl for a dead-end guy
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Now your life drains on the floor
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Die, die, die my darling
Don’t utter a single word
Die, die, die my darling
Just shut your pretty mouth
I’ll be seeing you again
I’ll be seeing you in hell
Don’t cry to me a baby
Your future is in an oblong box
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Should have seen the end a-comin’ on, a-comin’
Don’t cry to me oh baby
I don’t know it was in your power
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Dead-end girl for a dead-end guy
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Now your life drains on the floor
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Die, die, die my darling
Don’t utter a single word
Die, die, die my darling
Shut your pretty mouth
I’ll be seeing you again
I’ll be seeing you in hell
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Die, die, die my darling
Don’t cry to me oh baby
Die, die, die my darling
Die, die, die my darling
Die, die, die my darling
Die, die, die, die, die, die....
In no way shape or form am I condoning or suggesting anyone to do Nick and Jessica harm but instead I wish they would just disappear forever from the public eye never to be seen again in the news.
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