My car was stolen!

By the city of Minneapolis!

Published on April 27, 2004 By Janders In Misc

Right now I am fuming, This afternoon I left my new apartment to go to an appointment and lo and behold my car was missing. Calls to the police station and impound lot went unanswered. Finally 3 hours later I speak to an actual person and find out the stupid city of Minneapolis towed my car! Bastards....

The reason: Street cleaning. Now I like clean street as much as the next person. But how am I to know when they clean the streets. 1) I have only lived here 2 days. 2)They posted absolutly NO signs prior! I mean none I had no warning!

Now I have to pay those bastards $150 to get my car out, and I got a parking ticket for $30. Of course I am broke as I have ever been, and If I don't get it right now they add money each day. Assholes. So I had to beg money off my inlaws. Embarassing!

I need to cry.............

Comments

MasonM

on Apr 27, 2004

That's a real bummer. If there aren't any signs, how are you supposed to know? Should be some recourse for something like this.

I'm sorry for your troubles.

Janders

on Apr 27, 2004

They also scratched up my car and broke a mirror... Assholes

Angloesque

on Apr 28, 2004

Odd timing. My dad's truck was stolen last night from our driveway (no street cleaning thing there). He never liked moving to the city and this is about the last straw.

Sorry for you--that sucks a lot. Maybe you can take the ticket to small claims court and explain the circumstances?

dharmagrl

on Apr 28, 2004

You have a camera? Go out and take pictures of where you park your car. Make sure you get a decent background shot to show that there are no signs advising residents of the street cleaning..none that are easily visible, anyway. Take pictures of the damage to your vehicle, and get 2 or 3 estimates for the cost of the repair.

File a suit. You can get the paperwork at the courthouse, and the fee for filing in small claims is not that much. If you need any more advice, let me know.

Janders

on Apr 28, 2004

That is why I love you Dharma... You always know helpful things. Good Idea! YOU ROCK!

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