Trials and Interrogation
First the funny part.
This happened Thursday at work.
In the mornings from 9-12, I sit at my desk in the basement, and literally do nothing. I go and bug people to see if they have filing or anything, and nothing. So I stare at the wall in front of me.
After lunch, I go to the reception desk and train on the phones (it's a big office). The outside is nice, all front windows facing the back of the Natural History Museum and the little park. Anyway, a white van parks in a spot, and the driver gets out and leaves. A passenger remains. Repeat. Driver comes back and leaves again. Passenger is still there.
Police officer comes by, and starts to write up a ticket. The passenger naturally argues with the police officer about it. And to be fair, normally if the car is simply 'standing', then it's okay to be a spot and not feed the meter, provided that it can be moved ASAP. But since there was no driver and the van was there for quite a bit of time, the ticket was merited.
So the passenger gets out and resumes arguing with the police officer. Eventually, the passenger is told to stand aside, and the officer calls for backup. Two more cops come. Then a car. Five cops. Another car, 7 cops. A paddy wagon. 9 cops in total. All talking amongst each other. The passenger standing where he was ordered.
All this for a parking violation?
The receptionist with me is Dominican, aka, chismosa, aka a gossip. And we're sitting deliberating what the hell merits 9 cops, three vehicles, and the entire block SURROUNDED on all four corners. Eventually, one of the brokers goes outside and asks what's happening. He comes in and says that the original officer claims that the passenger touched him/made aggressive contact with him. I was there the entire time, even before that one cop came. I said this, the broker goes out, talks to the group of cops, and points to me.
._.;;;;
The receptionist (Addy) is going nuts and I want to hide under the desk. The police come inside, and by now the entire office is peeking at the lobby as they ask me what happened. So I explained that yes, they were arguing, no, there wasn't any physical contact. Okay. They left, the passenger got another ticket for being non-complaint, ticketed the van as intended, and left.
Yikes.
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Second, the frustrating part.
I want Raymond to come over and spend the holidays with me again. We had such a great time last year. We traveled, saw friends, and stuffed ourselves silly at the family banquets.
So I asked my parents about two weeks ago, and they've flat out avoided answering me.
I'm 21 and I would like to have him stay in my room, instead of on the couch with an 11pm curfew. And this time, I'd like it to be from November - New Year's.
I'm bothered that they won't look me in the eye or give me a straight answer. Is it so hard to imagine that your 21 yr old daughter is an adult, and wants to have adult time with her adult boyfriend? o.o I don't see what is so unfeasible about this. Furthermore, they wouldn't even give an answer as to whether he can stay over or not. Raymond has been nothing but a gentleman. Has great manners with them, he sincerely cares for Mariana (I blame this on her being a flirt), and has been nothing short of respectful and a pleasure to be with. Yet I can't help but feel that they're taking it out on him.
Anyway, as of right now, he can come over and crash on the couch (nothing has changed). Oh well, it's better than not even being able to talk to him as things currently are (my job + time zones = no baymond).
This happened Thursday at work.
In the mornings from 9-12, I sit at my desk in the basement, and literally do nothing. I go and bug people to see if they have filing or anything, and nothing. So I stare at the wall in front of me.
After lunch, I go to the reception desk and train on the phones (it's a big office). The outside is nice, all front windows facing the back of the Natural History Museum and the little park. Anyway, a white van parks in a spot, and the driver gets out and leaves. A passenger remains. Repeat. Driver comes back and leaves again. Passenger is still there.
Police officer comes by, and starts to write up a ticket. The passenger naturally argues with the police officer about it. And to be fair, normally if the car is simply 'standing', then it's okay to be a spot and not feed the meter, provided that it can be moved ASAP. But since there was no driver and the van was there for quite a bit of time, the ticket was merited.
So the passenger gets out and resumes arguing with the police officer. Eventually, the passenger is told to stand aside, and the officer calls for backup. Two more cops come. Then a car. Five cops. Another car, 7 cops. A paddy wagon. 9 cops in total. All talking amongst each other. The passenger standing where he was ordered.
All this for a parking violation?
The receptionist with me is Dominican, aka, chismosa, aka a gossip. And we're sitting deliberating what the hell merits 9 cops, three vehicles, and the entire block SURROUNDED on all four corners. Eventually, one of the brokers goes outside and asks what's happening. He comes in and says that the original officer claims that the passenger touched him/made aggressive contact with him. I was there the entire time, even before that one cop came. I said this, the broker goes out, talks to the group of cops, and points to me.
._.;;;;
The receptionist (Addy) is going nuts and I want to hide under the desk. The police come inside, and by now the entire office is peeking at the lobby as they ask me what happened. So I explained that yes, they were arguing, no, there wasn't any physical contact. Okay. They left, the passenger got another ticket for being non-complaint, ticketed the van as intended, and left.
Yikes.
----
Second, the frustrating part.
I want Raymond to come over and spend the holidays with me again. We had such a great time last year. We traveled, saw friends, and stuffed ourselves silly at the family banquets.
So I asked my parents about two weeks ago, and they've flat out avoided answering me.
I'm 21 and I would like to have him stay in my room, instead of on the couch with an 11pm curfew. And this time, I'd like it to be from November - New Year's.
I'm bothered that they won't look me in the eye or give me a straight answer. Is it so hard to imagine that your 21 yr old daughter is an adult, and wants to have adult time with her adult boyfriend? o.o I don't see what is so unfeasible about this. Furthermore, they wouldn't even give an answer as to whether he can stay over or not. Raymond has been nothing but a gentleman. Has great manners with them, he sincerely cares for Mariana (I blame this on her being a flirt), and has been nothing short of respectful and a pleasure to be with. Yet I can't help but feel that they're taking it out on him.
Anyway, as of right now, he can come over and crash on the couch (nothing has changed). Oh well, it's better than not even being able to talk to him as things currently are (my job + time zones = no baymond).