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#285881 - Sat Nov 19 2005 12:49 PM No parking for the dead
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38004 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	A 71 year old man parked his car in Melbourne then died at the wheel. A parking warden placed a parking ticket on his vehicle having not noticed the dead man inside! BBC News _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#285882 - Sat Nov 19 2005 06:25 PM Re: No parking for the dead
ing Prolific Registered: Wed Mar 30 2005 Posts: 1636 Loc: Canberra ACT Australia	What's scary is that probably the only action that will come out of this is an enquiry into why it took 'several days' to book an illegally parked car! Obviously it's a horrible thing for the guy's family to have to go through, but hopefully they possess the brand of humour which will appreciate having the story to tell in years to come...it has long been my wish to die in such a way that I make The Darwin Awards. While this story questions the contribution to the gene pool of the traffic warden rather than the actual deceased, I still reckon it could be worth an Honorable Mention!
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#285883 - Sun Nov 20 2005 02:17 AM Re: No parking for the dead
picqero Multiloquent Registered: Tue Dec 28 2004 Posts: 2813 Loc: Hertfordshire<br>England UK	As the car's windows were tinted and the drivers seat reclined, the body wouldn't have been that obvious, especially if there was strong sunlight reflecting from the windows. I reckon the traffic warden had nothing to be ashamed about and was just doing his/her job - which doesn't include examining the interiors of all cars ticketed. To get an honourable mention in the Darwins, you have to do something really stupid, and ideally make a pretty good attempt to kill yourself, so this warden IMHO doesn't even make it to the start line. Edited by aramis (Sun Nov 20 2005 06:47 AM)
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#285884 - Sun Nov 20 2005 01:08 PM Re: No parking for the dead
MotherGoose Forum Champion Registered: Mon Apr 22 2002 Posts: 5007 Loc: Western Australia	Is it just me, or is anyone else getting flashbacks of Basil Fawlty? _________________________ Don't say "I can't" ... say " I haven't learned how, yet." (Reg Bolton)
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#285885 - Sun Nov 20 2005 02:16 PM Re: No parking for the dead
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38004 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	After nine days in the car I guess he would have been a bit wiffy. Totally bizarre, we are talking about the car being in a busy shopping centre, not an isolated place. _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#285886 - Sun Nov 20 2005 02:47 PM Re: No parking for the dead
Flynn_17 Prolific Registered: Tue May 17 2005 Posts: 1138 Loc: Hull Yorkshire England UK	Did the family not onotice that their 71 year old father/husband/brother had gone to a shopping centre about a week ago and just never come back? You would have thought that they would have sent out a search warrant for him or something... _________________________ Oh, a functional love life is like icing a cake - you've got to concentrate!
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#285887 - Sun Nov 20 2005 02:50 PM Re: No parking for the dead
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38004 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	He had been reported missing... Quote: The man had been reported missing nine days earlier, according to Australian newspaper reports. This is in the article on the BBC News website. _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#285888 - Mon Nov 21 2005 02:46 PM Re: No parking for the dead
MikeyD6 Forum Adept Registered: Thu Oct 13 2005 Posts: 127 Loc: New York	Look at the bright side. He will probably not have to pay the fine. _________________________ Fidelis Ad Mortem
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#285889 - Wed Nov 30 2005 09:37 PM Re: No parking for the dead
Chippy Enthusiast Registered: Thu Jul 11 2002 Posts: 212 Loc: Oklahoma USA	Quote: Look at the bright side. He will probably not have to pay the fine. I wouldn't count on it! My dad died earlier this year and the hospital STILL sent HIM the bill! He died before he even GOT to the hospital!! My mom sent in $100 and said she'd pay the rest in full when she got his life insurance check. A few weeks later, HE got another bill saying if he didn't pay it, it would be turned over to collections. So I sent them a letter saying he had moved to Ft. Gibson Cemetary and gave them his plot number. lol _________________________ It's only funny till someone gets hurt.... then it's absolutely hilarious!
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#285890 - Thu Dec 01 2005 02:37 AM Re: No parking for the dead
ing Prolific Registered: Wed Mar 30 2005 Posts: 1636 Loc: Canberra ACT Australia	How awful Chippy, but I'm glad you can laugh about it!
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#285891 - Fri Dec 02 2005 09:17 AM Re: No parking for the dead
vendome Prolific Registered: Sun May 21 2000 Posts: 1778 Loc: Body: PA USA Heart: Paris	This story reminds me of the fate of the tragic actress Jean Seberg. She committed suicide in her car on a Parisian street and sat there for eleven days before she was 'discovered.' Only in Paris. _________________________ I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did. Yogi Berra
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#285892 - Fri Dec 02 2005 09:26 AM Re: No parking for the dead
sue943 Administrator Registered: Sun Dec 19 1999 Posts: 38004 Loc: Jersey Channel Islands	Ah but did she get a parking ticket? _________________________ Many a child has been spoiled because you can't spank a Grandma!
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#285893 - Fri Dec 02 2005 09:57 AM Re: No parking for the dead
MikeyD6 Forum Adept Registered: Thu Oct 13 2005 Posts: 127 Loc: New York	They may get a ticket..but they aren't going to pay it !! _________________________ Fidelis Ad Mortem
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