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> Thank you in advance for you cooperation.

like we have a choice.

--
Hank Wilde gte051w@prism.gatech.edu
hwilde@resnet.gatech.edu

Tell me when you do so I can buy stock in towtrucks.

object01@cc.gatech.edu wrote:
> 
> In git.general Hank Wilde <gte051w@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> >> Thank you in advance for you cooperation.
> 
> > like we have a choice.
> 
> > --
> > Hank Wilde gte051w@prism.gatech.edu
> > hwilde@resnet.gatech.edu
> 
> I'd love to see what happened if one year people boycotted parking.
> 
> --
> Jeff S.
> All the cats of the world, if they could speak english, would say one thing:
>   "I meant to do that."

"The Devil Formerly Known as Prince of Darkness" <satan@hell.edu.uk> wrote
in message news:3A2EF1D0.ABDA76D7@hell.edu.uk...
> Tell me when you do so I can buy stock in towtrucks.
>

lolol

In git.announce object01@cc.gatech.edu wrote:
> I'd love to see what happened if one year people boycotted parking.

Probably nothing, because the parking lots downtown can't handle the
exodus.

 - Pizza
-- 
Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
Patience comes to those who wait.
    ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

Thats why they invented the Boot.

Stuffed Crust wrote:

> In git.announce object01@cc.gatech.edu wrote:
> > I'd love to see what happened if one year people boycotted parking.
>
> Probably nothing, because the parking lots downtown can't handle the
> exodus.
>
>  - Pizza
> --
> Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
> I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
> Patience comes to those who wait.
>     ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

In git.announce Jonathan D'Andries <gte498e@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> Thats why they invented the Boot.

That's what a hacksaw is for.

Booting is neither legal or illegal in Atlanta.

They slap a boot on my car?  I cut it off.  They don't like it?  Tough.
I didn't ask them to leave their property attached to my car.  

Hell, what's to stop me or you from buying some boots and booting random
cars in a parking lot, and demanding $70 to get it taken off?  

 - Pizza
-- 
Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
Patience comes to those who wait.
    ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

$3000 for damaging state property




Stuffed Crust wrote:

> In git.announce Jonathan D'Andries <gte498e@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> > Thats why they invented the Boot.
>
> That's what a hacksaw is for.
>
> Booting is neither legal or illegal in Atlanta.
>
> They slap a boot on my car?  I cut it off.  They don't like it?  Tough.
> I didn't ask them to leave their property attached to my car.
>
> Hell, what's to stop me or you from buying some boots and booting random
> cars in a parking lot, and demanding $70 to get it taken off?
>
>  - Pizza
> --
> Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
> I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
> Patience comes to those who wait.
>     ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

In git.announce Jonathan D'Andries <gte498e@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> $3000 for damaging state property

Um, thought we were talking about off-campus parking?  You know, the
places that don't have your VIN, SSN, and blood type on file, not to
mention your account number(s).

(and besides, unless the boot is labelled as state property..)

Boots are a very grey area as far as the law is concerned.  It's perfectly
legit to tow, but not to boot.

 - Pizza
-- 
Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
Patience comes to those who wait.
    ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

> Boots are a very grey area as far as the law is concerned.  It's perfectly
> legit to tow, but not to boot.

that's because somebody somewhere has enough brains to realize
that booting a car doesn't free the space, which should be the goal.

towing frees the occupied space and thus is justifiable.

so, somebody somewhere in a position of authority was using
whatever substitute for a brain they were issued.

--
Hank Wilde gte051w@prism.gatech.edu
hwilde@resnet.gatech.edu

Actually, very few towing companies are responsible for what happens to your
car.  Having been towed myself, and trekking into the ghettos of Atlanta to
retrieve it, i was given a slip which stated that no damage had been done to
my car, and furthermore that if any damage had been done, the company had no
liability because they didn't decide to tow my car.  Apparently, whoever
makes the decision to ahve your car towed could possibly be liable for
damage, although i'd be willing to bet that in the end you'd be paying for
anything all by yourself...

Adam


"Stuffed Crust" <pizza@shaftnet.org> wrote in message
news:90p8eg$neh$3@news-int.gatech.edu...
> In git.announce Hank Wilde <gte051w@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> >> Boots are a very grey area as far as the law is concerned.  It's
perfectly
> >> legit to tow, but not to boot.
>
> > that's because somebody somewhere has enough brains to realize
> > that booting a car doesn't free the space, which should be the goal.
>
> No, that's because there are NO laws on the books about boots.
>
> > towing frees the occupied space and thus is justifiable.
>
> Not 'justifiable' per se, more like "makes more sense"
>
> > so, somebody somewhere in a position of authority was using
> > whatever substitute for a brain they were issued.
>
> I imagine boots are cheaper than towing, and booting a car is far safer
> than towing one.  Because if you tow the car, you become responsible for
> any damage done to it.
>
> The idea behind booting and towing from parking spots is the same --
> deprive the person of the use of their car.  It has nothing to do with
> freeing the space up.
>
>  - Pizza
> --
> Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
> I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
> Patience comes to those who wait.
>     ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

"Stuffed Crust" <pizza@shaftnet.org> wrote in message
news:90p8eg$neh$3@news-int.gatech.edu...
> In git.announce Hank Wilde <gte051w@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> >> Boots are a very grey area as far as the law is concerned.  It's
perfectly
> >> legit to tow, but not to boot.
>
> > that's because somebody somewhere has enough brains to realize
> > that booting a car doesn't free the space, which should be the goal.
>
> No, that's because there are NO laws on the books about boots.

NO, that's because somebody up there was smart enough not to allow that
bullshit law

> I imagine boots are cheaper than towing, and booting a car is far safer
> than towing one.  Because if you tow the car, you become responsible for
> any damage done to it.

When Decatur Wrecking Inc. tows your car, I want to see you explain to them
how the damage is their responsibility.

--
Hank Wilde gte051w@prism.gatech.edu
hwilde@resnet.gatech.edu

In git.general Hank Wilde <gte051w@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
>> Thank you in advance for you cooperation.

> like we have a choice.

> --
> Hank Wilde gte051w@prism.gatech.edu
> hwilde@resnet.gatech.edu

I'd love to see what happened if one year people boycotted parking.

-- 
Jeff S.
All the cats of the world, if they could speak english, would say one thing:
  "I meant to do that."

In git.general object01@cc.gatech.edu wrote:
> I'd love to see what happened if one year people boycotted parking.

  It would suck even worse the next year.

  Of course, some schools have to notify people of tickets via email
or postal mail, as the tickets all get ripped off of the vehicles
right after they're placed.

-Peter

-- 
"And I realized, damn, there's a lot of sausage in this class."
   - Tracy w.r.t her CS4451 class with lots of guys and one girl (her)

In git.housing.general object01@cc.gatech.edu wrote:
> In git.general Hank Wilde <gte051w@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
>>> Thank you in advance for you cooperation.

>> like we have a choice.

> I'd love to see what happened if one year people boycotted parking.

I think I've got a pretty solid idea what would happen.  

-- 
Bruce Labbate  CS Jr  cs2130 TA | So meets the final coda
Georgia Institute of Technology | Of our vinyl storm
Phone:  (404)206-4210           | One more cherry cola
Email:  bruce@cc.gatech.edu     | To lift up our dead arms - Pumpkins

In git.announce Ze Ninguem <solomon@angband.org> wrote:
> In git.housing.general object01@cc.gatech.edu wrote:
>> In git.general Hank Wilde <gte051w@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
>>>> Thank you in advance for you cooperation.

>>> like we have a choice.

>> I'd love to see what happened if one year people boycotted parking.

> I think I've got a pretty solid idea what would happen.  

yeah... higher parking prices after that year...

/tim
-- 
"I'd rather be a pessimist proved wrong then an optimist proved wrong."

Why did Adam Bever say in git.general:
) my car, and furthermore that if any damage had been done, the company had no
) liability because they didn't decide to tow my car.

You _can_not_ contract away your responsibilty for negligence.  Even if
you have a signed agreement, it is not legal nor recognized by the courts.

Further, there are certain non-negligence related responsibilities which
can not be contracted away, and an agreement to that effect is also
void.  I don't know about specifically tow companies, but I know threre
are some for landlords--I learned this while in a disagreement with my
landlord over whether it was safe to live in a house with wiring so bad it
shocked me, or falws in the water pipes, etc.

So if you think you had to sign something that gave indemnity where it was
not deserved, look into it.  If they did damage, they probvably are still
responsible for it.

(par'n typos.  been pacing outside and my hands are cold & stiff.)

-gzb
-- 
	Not black or white but grey, and maybe bright purple!
						-eeeeeeepsteeeeeeeeeeee

In git.announce Hank Wilde <gte051w@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
>> Boots are a very grey area as far as the law is concerned.  It's perfectly
>> legit to tow, but not to boot.

> that's because somebody somewhere has enough brains to realize
> that booting a car doesn't free the space, which should be the goal.

No, that's because there are NO laws on the books about boots.

> towing frees the occupied space and thus is justifiable.

Not 'justifiable' per se, more like "makes more sense"

> so, somebody somewhere in a position of authority was using
> whatever substitute for a brain they were issued.

I imagine boots are cheaper than towing, and booting a car is far safer
than towing one.  Because if you tow the car, you become responsible for
any damage done to it.

The idea behind booting and towing from parking spots is the same --
deprive the person of the use of their car.  It has nothing to do with
freeing the space up.

 - Pizza
-- 
Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
Patience comes to those who wait.
    ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

In git.announce Stuffed Crust <pizza@shaftnet.org> wrote:

> I didn't ask them to leave their property attached to my car.  

and they didn't ask you to leave your property on theirs.

say you park in a strip mall lot after hours where posted signs
state that you may be booted for parking after hours. you then 
get booted. what gives you the right to remove that boot by
destruction? sure you didn't ask for it to be left on your
property, but the parking lot owner didn't ask for you to leave
your car on his property either.

In git.announce Nathan Greer <gte381f@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
> state that you may be booted for parking after hours. you then 
> get booted. what gives you the right to remove that boot by

Ya know, I don't think I've ever seen 'you will be booted' signs around
Atlanta.  It's always 'you will be towed by XYZ company'

> destruction? sure you didn't ask for it to be left on your
> property, but the parking lot owner didn't ask for you to leave
> your car on his property either.

*chuckle*

Booting is ocmpletely unregulated.  Unlike towing, where you have to be
licensed, any schmuck can go out, buy some boots, and effectively hold
cars hostage.  

Needless to say, I completely avoid unattended parking lots.  Especially
ones that work on the "slide money in the slot" principle.

 - Pizza
-- 
Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
Patience comes to those who wait.
    ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

"Nathan Greer" <gte381f@prism.gatech.edu> wrote in message
news:90quuq$bng$1@news-int.gatech.edu...
> In git.announce Stuffed Crust <pizza@shaftnet.org> wrote:
>
> > I didn't ask them to leave their property attached to my car.
>
> and they didn't ask you to leave your property on theirs.
>
> say you park in a strip mall lot after hours where posted signs
> state that you may be booted for parking after hours. you then
> get booted. what gives you the right to remove that boot by
> destruction? sure you didn't ask for it to be left on your
> property, but the parking lot owner didn't ask for you to leave
> your car on his property either.

how about I put a sign on my car that says if you boot me I will destroy
your boot.

--
Hank Wilde gte051w@prism.gatech.edu
hwilde@resnet.gatech.edu

In git.announce Stuffed Crust <pizza@shaftnet.org> wrote:
: Ya know, I don't think I've ever seen 'you will be booted' signs around
: Atlanta.  It's always 'you will be towed by XYZ company'

I was parking over in little five last night and there was such a sign.

-- 
bryan harden          || physics/cs major   |   cs1311X ta
bharden@cc.gatech.edu || http://einstein.resnet.gatech.edu

In git.announce bryan harden <bharden@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
> I was parking over in little five last night and there was such a sign.

(of course, why'd you want to leave your car down in l5p overnight is
 beyond me)

 - Pizza
-- 
Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
Patience comes to those who wait.
    ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

In git.announce bryan harden <bharden@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
> In git.announce Stuffed Crust <pizza@shaftnet.org> wrote:
> : Ya know, I don't think I've ever seen 'you will be booted' signs around
> : Atlanta.  It's always 'you will be towed by XYZ company'

> I was parking over in little five last night and there was such a sign.

"you will be booted" sounds like something I'd hear in IRC or soemthing.

/tim
-- 
"I'd rather be a pessimist proved wrong then an optimist proved wrong."

In git.general Stuffed Crust <pizza@shaftnet.org> wrote:

> Ya know, I don't think I've ever seen 'you will be booted' signs around
> Atlanta.  It's always 'you will be towed by XYZ company'

The "Around Lenox" strip mall has such signs. Please, no wise-ass comments
about "Why would anyone ever want to park there anyway"

Dan


-- 
If a guy tells me the probability of failure is  
1 in 10E5, I know he's full of crap. 

-- Richard P. Feynmann, "What Do You Care What Other People Think?"

In git.general Stuffed Crust <pizza@shaftnet.org> wrote:
> In git.announce bryan harden <bharden@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
>> I was parking over in little five last night and there was such a sign.

> (of course, why'd you want to leave your car down in l5p overnight is
>  beyond me)

Who ever said he was leaving it overnight?

Dan

-- 
I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.

                -- Senator Barry Goldwater, commenting on Jerry
                 Falwell's suggestion that all good Christians
                 should be against Sandra Day O'Connor's nomination 
                 to the Supreme Court

In git.announce Iron Eagle <dan@angband.org> wrote:
>> (of course, why'd you want to leave your car down in l5p overnight is
>>  beyond me)

> Who ever said he was leaving it overnight?

"say you park in a strip mall lot after hours where posted signs
 state that you may be booted for parking after hours. you then"

From a couple of posts back.

 - Pizza
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Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
Patience comes to those who wait.
    ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

In git.announce Iron Eagle <dan@angband.org> wrote:
> The "Around Lenox" strip mall has such signs. Please, no wise-ass comments
> about "Why would anyone ever want to park there anyway"

"Why would anyone want to park there anyway after hours?"

*shrug*

Next you're going to tell me that GT Parking should boot cars that are in
pay lots after the gates go up.

 - Pizza
-- 
Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
Patience comes to those who wait.
    ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

In git.general Stuffed Crust <pizza@shaftnet.org> wrote:

>> Who ever said he was leaving it overnight?

> "say you park in a strip mall lot after hours where posted signs
>  state that you may be booted for parking after hours. you then"

> From a couple of posts back.

Bryan Harden never said that.

Dan

-- 
I know engineers.  They love to change things.

		-- Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy

In git.general Hank Wilde <gte051w@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
: how about I put a sign on my car that says if you boot me I will destroy
: your boot.

Destroying boots is illegal though.

-- 
Thomas Hildebrandt / thomash@cc

In git.announce Thomas Hildebrandt <thomash@remove-cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
> Destroying boots is illegal though.

Removing and/or destroying boots has the same legal status as placing one
on a car to begin with.

 - Pizza
-- 
Solomon Peachy                                    pizzaATfucktheusers.org
I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.                           ICQ# 1318344
Patience comes to those who wait.
    ...It's not "Beanbag Love", it's a "Transanimate Relationship"...

I think it would be more worth it to boycott dining services....