You made me miss my cousin's wedding!

So customer comes along one day.

"I got a notice from the DMV saying that I have an unpaid citation and that my plates were suspended."

Meter maid looks up the license plate and agrees with the statement.

"So...I guess you don't have free parking here."

Well, since you got a ticket - apparently not.

"You don't have any one time leniences?"

"Once the ticket has been suspended, no."

"So, how much do I owe you?"

Names amount under customer name.

"Yeah but on this form, it says that I owe a lot less than that." Points to notice letter.

"Well, if you have more than one outstanding citation, the deparment will only suspend one out of courtesy. For every citation that is suspended, we add another ten dollars."

"Out of courtesy? Ha, ha, ha," snorts. "Out of courtesy. HA HA HA HA HA!"

Your barely veiled sarcasm is not lost on us.

"Well, I'm not paying the tickets."

Goes away.

Fine, then don't. Once you're pulled over by a cop...


Two days later...

He comes back and explains the history behind the citations. He had forgotten about them and had been pulled over on the way to his cousin's wedding. And all because of some stupid parking tickets, the best man was late to the wedding.

I sympathize with the situation. And I sympathize with the bride. But let me get this straight. Basically, you're blaming us for missing your cousin's wedding? It's our fault that you parked illegally on campus? And it's our fault that you decided not to pay the tickets? And it's our fault that you got pulled over for not paying them? And it's our fault that you were late?

The dog ate my homework.