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     “The politics are so fierce precisely because the stakes are so low.”
                                        
> The politics are so fierce precisely because the stakes are so low.
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> “—Dr. Arnold J. Mandell”
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As I'm walking out to my car I notice that it seems to be farther away than
normal. Sure enough, taped to the driver's side window is the following note:

**Next time you park here, your car will be towed**

At least it wasn't one of those self-ahesive stickers the Condo Commandos use
around here. I pull the note off and go to pop the trunk when I hear someone
yelling at me.

“Is that your car?” It's coming from in front of my car, up somewhere. Sure
enough, there's someone from a second floor porch yelling at me. “That's my
spot you parked in!”

“I'm sorry!” I yell back.

“You're not allowed to park there. You don't park in handicapped spots,
right?”

“I'm sorry! I must have parked in the wrong spot last night,” I said. I hop
over to the next spot. “This is my spot. I must have parked here by mistake,”
I say, putting the package I was carrying in the trunk and shutting it. The
man on the porch was glaring at me. Even at 50' away, I could tell.

There was a second note under the wiper of my car as well. Said the same
thing. Gotta love those Condo Commandos.


Email author at sean@conman.org

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