This
      is
      how
      the
      afternoon
      started.
      Chris,
     
     
      coming
      to
      the
      office
      to
      tell
      me
      the
      dreams
     
     
      had
      come
      true
      and
      the
      engines
      had
      start-
     
     
      ed.
      Little
      did
      we
      know
      that
      one
      of
      our
      own
     
     
      might
      fall
      victim.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Be
      the
      hell
      were
      they
      thinking?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wie
      Dan
      Bae
      tom
      tevate
      Yulee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Whew.
      Close
      call.
      Without
      the
      warning,
      it
     
     
      would
      of
      been
      a
      trip
      downtown.
      Still
      though,
     
     
      think
      he’s
      impressed
      about
      the
      $10
      bill?
      I'd
     
     
      quote
      his
      view
      on
      it
      but,
      well,
      I'd
      have
      to
     
     
      bleep
      it
      all.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      =
      As
      |
      waited
      for
      the
      cavalry
      to
      ~
     
    
   
   
    
     
      arrive
      |
      spotted
      this
      speci-
     
     
      men
      and
      sized
      it
      up.
      Would
     
     
      he
      be
      the
      first
      to
      fall?
      |
      mean
     
     
      come
      on.
      Really
      now.
      What
     
    
   
   
    
     
      <SIGH>
      Normally
      those
     
     
      equipped
      with
      the
      skills
      to
     
     
      parallel
      park
      are
      also
     
     
      equipped
      with
      the
      ability
      to
     
     
      read
      signs
      and
      follow.
     
     
      instructions.
      Luckily
      they
      got
     
     
      off
      with
      only
      a
      ticket.
      There
     
     
      were
      bigger
      fish
      to
      fry.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
      March
      9,
      2004
      page
      12
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Seas
     
     
      Boe
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      |
      pop
      out
      the
      back
      door
      and
      what
      do
      |
     
     
      see?
      <SIGH>
      OK.
      We've
      been
      over
      this.
     
     
      Maximum
      40
      kph
      =
      You
      can’t
      park
      here
     
     
      dummy!
      Honestly.
      But
      wait.
      Off
      in
      the
      dis-
     
     
      tance.
      It’s
      a
      bird,
      it’s
      a
      plane,
      no
      it’s...
      UPE|
     
     
      Security!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Faster
      than
      a
      speeding
      bul-
     
     
      let.
      They
      can
      leap
      over
      tall
     
     
      buildings.
      Oh
      wow.
      See
     
     
      what
      your
      cousin
      Frank
     
     
      says
      in
      Toronto
      ...
      Wait.
     
     
      Wrong
      thought
      process.
      Oh
     
     
      right.
      They
      were
      slapping
     
     
      the
      tickets
      out
      left,
      right
      and
     
     
      centre.
      Were
      the
      rumours
     
     
      true
      |
      asked?
      Oh,
      yes.
      This
     
     
      would
      be
      a
      great
      day.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      OK.
      Rule
      number
      one.
     
     
      When
      attempting
      to
     
    

    
     
      s
      appeal
      to
      an
      officer’s
     
     
      softer
      side
      on
      the
     
     
      issue
      of
      a
      parking
      vio-
     
     
      lation,
      waving
      your
     
     
      arms
      around
      and
     
     
      pointing
      wildly
      is
      not
     
     
      the
      most
      effective
     
     
      method
      of
      successfully
     
     
      pleading
      your
      case.
     
     
      Appeals
      1.
      Successful
     
     
      appeals
      ZIPPO.