The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...

It was my friend, Janet's b-day (July 5th) and since I couldn't celebrate with her on her real b-day, decided to take her out today for some delish Thai and gelato. We had a great time talking, joking, sharing together while eating out yummy food (I ordered the crispy beef, while Janet got the classic Pad Thai). We took pictures (which I was going to use for my blog), but as we were clicking away, people were staring at us like we were sooooo self-absorbed (which we probably looked like). If ever you want some good and affordable Thai food, check out Green Papaya:


That part of the night was good...

We decided to grab some fresh and very tasty gelato at this place around Eglinton and Bayview called, Hollywood Gelato (I highly recommend!). We were supposed to meet our friend Julie there, so we headed there right after dinner. Both of us were in good spirits, laughing and making fun of eachother like we usually do. Knowing that we were going to sit out on the patio, I decided to park at the side street, where I could keep my eye on my car (just in case anything happens). It didn't say anywhere on the road that I couldn't park there, so I did. Julie, Janet and I (hey, our names all start with "J" !!!), it started to get dark. My back was facing my car and at one point, I felt lots of lights behind me flashing and blinking. Curious...I turned around to see my car being lifted up by a tow truck and a policeman directing the whole thing...

That was the bad part...

I ran like mad to stop them from towing away my car. I yelled and waved my hands, bolting out of the patio like a crazy woman (got lots of stares). I reasoned with the cop and hoped he would extend some mercy on me. He said that there was a "no standing" sign (which was blocked by a "do not enter" sign) and said that there wasn't anything he could do. He said that if I pay the tow truck on the spot, I won't have my car towed. So, by the end of the night, I had to pay the tow truck and I got a city parking ticket (I'm gonna fight it!) on top of everything else. The worst part of it...the cop was extremely rude to me. He yelled at me and talked to me in the most condescending way. I was frustrated, because this totally wrecked my friends' b-day celeb. We were grateful, however, to not have the car towed away...(that would've been the worst disaster!). Ugly...just ugly...