College was a long time ago and getting further in the rearview mirror everyday. My academic and social career were defined by mediocrity with one exception. I think I did achieve legendary status in one area. My ability to accumulate parking tickets. Laziness, running late and a myriad of other excuses and I single handedly funded several full time University of Florida Police Officers positions. The number of tickets I ended up with resulted in my car being towed and impounded one time. Getting it out of jail wasn't cheap and I think that's when I started down the path to redemption.
My compliance with the law has been pretty good since then.
That being said, I'm proud to say that after all these years and now out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean I'm pleased to say that I am the proud owner of a parking ticket from the Azores! I got it about 10 days ago when we had the rental car. The fact I hadn't shared the news to the billions (okay, 10-15) of blog readers until now is my fault.
There is good news to report about my violation of Azorean Parking Rules. My debt to the island was a whopping $4.32 US (3.50 euros). We really laughed when we figured out the cost to park legally would have been $2.47 US (2 euros). I'm keeping the ticket as a badge of honor and souvenir!
My compliance with the law has been pretty good since then.
That being said, I'm proud to say that after all these years and now out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean I'm pleased to say that I am the proud owner of a parking ticket from the Azores! I got it about 10 days ago when we had the rental car. The fact I hadn't shared the news to the billions (okay, 10-15) of blog readers until now is my fault.
There is good news to report about my violation of Azorean Parking Rules. My debt to the island was a whopping $4.32 US (3.50 euros). We really laughed when we figured out the cost to park legally would have been $2.47 US (2 euros). I'm keeping the ticket as a badge of honor and souvenir!
