Very Clever, City of Knoxville...

[Demitra]

So, I attended the Festival of Lights on Friday. Gay Street was adorned with "Temporary No Parking - Tow Away Zone" signs and, sure enough, the street was closed at around 5:00 pm. Dozens of cars remained parked haphazardly along the street. I waited with giddy anticipation, but NO TOW TRUCKS CAME. The little kiddie train ran up and down the street, carefully avoiding collision with the legacy violators along its route

Was this ruse a cruel joke on me? Or is the City trying to engender a false sense of security by permitting scofflaws to remain on the street when they should have rightfully been towed? Curious, isn't it? Perhaps the City is merely setting up for the big haul on December 7, the day of the Christmas parade, by lulling the public into a careless stupor with empty threats. If so, this tactic is perhaps the most devious to date. Or was it merely an oversight?

Time will tell.
~m.

I went and barely saw anything. Maybe I was too late.......

[shady lane]

Well yeah, they've seen your signature, Dexter.

! I had a friend who told me this story about trying unsuccessfully to woo an now-ex of his outta calling off the relationship by tenderly writing onto a piece of paper, "please don't leave me." he then sheepishly added it was only in hindsight that he realized the particular character of his script, which he said, indeed, "could only be described as that of a serial killer," may have conveyed a sentiment less intimately persuasive, more dangerously desperate, than what had been intended.

my signature, for the record, is what I would mostly describe as light on detail.

[Michael]

i feel i should note that about six weeks ago, with shockingly little effort on my part, a KPD officer went out of his way to provide me an unasked-for refund for an erroneous ticket a cadet issued to my legally parked car. most of my dealings with the city and its police have been positive.

Lest we stray too far from the point at hand, let me say that my dealings with the regular, downtown beat cops has been fine. I mean, the best act more like Police than Law Enforcement Officers, which I think is a good thing. I think society could use more Policing and little less Law Enforcement.

In the instance of special events, I'm guessing they pretty much get marching orders. I wonder what they were for last Friday night.
~m.

[Michael]

IT BEGINS!!!

[JMG]

Yeah,but where is Market Square?