Government, rules and me (us (them))

8.2.2kXII

Tons of goddamn rules that big or small government lay down on us are reasonable:  There are stop signs, zoning regulations, speed limits and one-way streets, to name a few.

Parking regulations are mostly a bitch.  Presumably they're fair (yeah, right), but they almost always fuck you.  "Zip Car® Parking ONLY," for example.  WTF is a Zip Car®?

I got a rule that some LA City official laid down on my boy's preschool:  Accessing and exiting traffic must ONLY go from west to east down the alley to the school's entrance.  To the rest of the public, the alley is a two-way lane, but to the SCHOOL, it's one-way or big trouble.  There must be a reason for this seemingly arbitrary rule, but I can't figure what it would be.  And frankly, it's a drag to go that direction:  From home, I have to cross two lanes of packed rush-hour traffic to get in.  And these are really helpful, friendly LA drivers that must yeild.  Two lanes and sometimes the parking lane FULL of LA drivers - each ready and willing to yield.  um ... I'm being facetious.  Exiting the alley, too, is a bummer:  There's an adult day care center at the corner and they have big vans parked along the street, blocking the view of the LA traffic that's NOT speeding down the street.  um ...

So anyway, I got a rule that is dumb, but Hell, I'm game.  Many of the parents w/ kids in the school, though scoff the rule like they do most traffic rules (I assume).  And just this past week, one of the delightful parents actually rebuffed the school admin's reminder and warning to comply with the rule.  So the admin fined him.  He said, "I'll drive whatever way I want and I'm NOT going to pay your fine."  What a peach!  I'm sure he drives everywhere else with the very same attitude.

Tonight - House of Shields.


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