Those who
drive cars, knowby experience that parking a car, reversing a car, taking the
car out from a parked position – requires special skills and a small error of
judgment can cause some damage to one’s prized possession. There are special aides like parking sensors
– even after years of experience some still find it difficult…more difficult is
to find a parking slot !
In the
metropolitan Chennai, driving the car could be a pain, felt more when you
search for a place to park your car.
There are few designated places like T Nagar Panagal park … many a
times, the assistant over there may not be of much help – and when back you
would get overawed by the rows of cars in front and start wondering how you
would ever take your car out….. It is a thankless job – the parking attendants
work long hours, their life revolve around vehicles; in the hot sweltering sun
[for most part of year in Chennai] and in rain on polluted streets – some
drivers might drive away without paying even the prescribed fee; many others
would argue, fight, scold and foul-mouth, if they have to wait a few minutes
extra.. some are harsh and rude on these
poor waiting people.
I had earlier
posted about Ms M Rani, the woman who used to take care of vehicle parking at
Mount Road just opposite the Super
Speciality hospital - nearer P.Orr Sons, from where road branches to Ritchie
Street, the headquarters to electronic market. The parking lot is just before the India Silk
House, Khadi Kraft shops. The woman
with a smile, was displaying her exceptional skills in parking the vehicles in
row and taking them out without much ado !Miles away,
here is something on a parking assistant lifting a rude New York City cab
driver's vehicle up in the air - shocking passersby !!
Parking restrictions in New
York City are among some of the toughest in the country and are rigidly
enforced, so imagine the surprise New Yorkers had when they saw a meter maid
taking matters into her own hands.A beliigerant taxi driver called Bobbi
Costas, was slapped with a parking ticket after refusing to move his
vehicle.'You gotta move the car,' said parking attendant JenniRuiza, 28. 'You
can't be here. There's a sign that says no standing!' she told the driver.
The driver, however,
decided to ignore her requests - and that's when things became
interesting... the maid, simply lifted
the car much to the amusement of all onlookers…. Only that happens to be a
hilarious prank …… Don't mess with the meter maid! – the prank video uploaded by the YouTube channel
'DidThatJustHappen' shows an actress dressed like a meter maid lifting a
rigged, illegally-parked SUV. Jenni'
plays a meter maid in the Big Apple being put upon by a rude cab driver. The
cab, meanwhile, has been rigged to make it look like Jenni's able to lift its front
end up with her bare hands.
'Why should I move now? You
just gave me a ticket!' replied the driver. 'Take that ticket and shove it up
your ass!' he yelled.'I'm just doing my job!' replied Jenni calmly. As the
driver then told her to get lost, nosy New Yorkers sensed a fight brewing and
start paying attention. The parking attendant, wasted no time in issuing a
summons before taking matters into her own hands - literally!
As cameras recorded
surreptitiously, Jenni would walk up to the specially-adapted cab and tell the
driver, played by stuntman Bob Cotter, that he had to move – and as the cab
driver yelled and as New Yorkers stopped
and openly gawped, the officious official bent down and lifted the yellow cab
by its fender, lifting it to a 45 degree angle.In a move that the Incredible
Hulk would be proud of, grunting and groaning, the meter maid appeared to
summon Herculean-like strength, managing to grab the front of the cab with her
hands and tit the vehicle onto its rear wheels.The driver, still in the car,
appeared to be completely helpless as the meter maid appeared to display
superhuman skills.The whole show of strength is over within a matter of
moments, but the message to drivers in the Big Apple is clear - you don't mess
with the parking attendant!
Actress JenniRuiza played
the 5-foot-3-inch meter maid in the jaw-dropping online video shot in multiple
locations in New York City. The 'taxi'
was actually a 2005 Ford Escape painted yellow with fake taxi emblems. The
engine was removed from the front and steel plates were placed in the trunk as
a counter-weight. The entire scene was
an elaborate stunt which was repeated again in a different parts of the city as
once again the parking official told the cab driver to move on - this time for
parking at a bus stop.
Of course, to the untrained
eye, the stunt appeared to be very realistic and the stunned reactions of
passesby were clearly genuine. The clip has picked up almost one million views
on YouTube since it was posted last week
Meter maid
(n) :A woman member of a police traffic control department who issues tickets
for parking violations.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
News source :
www.dailymail.co.uk
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