That reminds me of the time that we had a bad (for Portland) snowstorm and I was slowly driving uphill in a nearby city named Tigard, on an icy road when the car in front of me stopped, forcing me to stop. I couldn't continue going forward, so I managed to back my car up to the side of the road and park it. I came back for it the next day, less than 24 hours later, only to find it missing. It seems that the Tigard City police thought it would be fun to balance the city budget by towing everyone who was stranded in the storm.

I had to pay to get my car out of towing, but rather than pay the ticket, I opted to go to court. The judge said he was pretty disgusted with the actions of the police and knocked my ticket down to $5.00. When I went to the clerk, I asked if I could make payments :)

Cheers,
Ovid

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