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Today, I’m excited to post because I had an eventful lunch hour and have some photos to share.<\/p>\n

This morning at work, I got a phone call from KM, my twenty-something coworker with whom I am very friendly. \u00c2\u00a0I have friends of all ages at work, the oldest being 63, with whom I will be watching the UM vs. MSU basketball game tomorrow night.<\/p>\n

But, lately I’ve really been into the twenty somethings. \u00c2\u00a0If I had to psychoanalyze myself, I suppose it has to do with a few things. \u00c2\u00a0Perhaps it has to do with my continued need to be youthful. \u00c2\u00a0Perhaps it has to do with where I am in my third career. \u00c2\u00a0Perhaps it has to do with my major Peter Pan Syndrome. \u00c2\u00a0 Or maybe it has to do with my recent shoulder-length haircut that has been taking me back to my early 20’s, which was the last time I had hair this short.<\/p>\n

I don’t know, but whatever it is, it is.<\/p>\n

So, KM calls me at work — actually IMs me first, then asks me to if she can call me — which I thought was a little odd. \u00c2\u00a0She calls me on my desk phone and she begins to tell me how her car got towed because of the snow emergency.<\/p>\n

See, in the Twin Cities, there is something called a snow emergency. \u00c2\u00a0When there is a snow emergency, you can not park on the streets that are designated as snow emergency routes. \u00c2\u00a0That is because they plow these streets in a snow emergency. \u00c2\u00a0We had a snow emergency declared on Sunday because of the “wintry mix” blizzard that arrived and persisted for maybe more than 24 hours? \u00c2\u00a0Not sure how long. \u00c2\u00a0All I know is that they really do tow your car if you’re parked on a snow emergency route and KM is proof of it.<\/p>\n

KM proceeds to tell me that, over the weekend, by random chance she did not get a parking spot in the parking lot behind her apartment building so she parked on the street, which she thought was not<\/em> a part of the snow emergency route.<\/p>\n

Turns out, as of February 10, that street became a designated snow emergency street. \u00c2\u00a0THAT IS THE DAY OF THE STORM AND DECLARATION OF SNOW EMERGENCY. \u00c2\u00a0Aw man, just her luck!<\/p>\n

Needless to say, KM’s car got towed. \u00c2\u00a0So, she asked me to take her to the impound lot during lunch. \u00c2\u00a0That is what the phone call was about as she was explaining to me in tears.<\/p>\n

We get to the impound lot and as we were walking up this too-old-to-be-a-security-guard woman stops us and directs us to the spillover line area in the trailer next door. \u00c2\u00a0I ask her a slew of questions about how long it will be, etc., and KM and I can’t take our eyes off her terrible, rotting teeth (I know KM couldn’t either because later in the line, KM says to me, “Did you see that woman’s teeth?”)<\/em>. \u00c2\u00a0They were worn down almost to her gums and brown in the middle of each tooth, but the whole lower jaw of teeth were worn down in a semi-circle sort of fashion. \u00c2\u00a0Completely fascinating, I almost wanted to touch them.<\/p>\n

We get into the trailer and a terribly strong stench of piss, BO, and cigarette smoke hit us as we walked in the door. \u00c2\u00a0Thankfully the line was only about 10 people long, but with such a strong stench like that you begin to wonder if you will start smelling like that too. \u00c2\u00a0And when you leave, you’ll stink so bad, too, that you’ll have to explain that stench to your coworkers you sit next to at work. \u00c2\u00a0Sort of like that permeating odor when you go to Korean BBQ, or that Subway sandwich bread smell. \u00c2\u00a0But it was a horrific stench. \u00c2\u00a0Mind-blowingly strong and bad and you knew everyone else smelled it too. \u00c2\u00a0KM and I could not resist commenting on it.<\/p>\n

KM wanted to leave. \u00c2\u00a0She was convinced we wouldn’t get through the line within our lunch hour but my optimism convinced her we should stay and it wouldn’t take as long as she thought it would.<\/p>\n

And apparently, this whole towing thing is pretty newsworthy business. \u00c2\u00a0There was a news crew there and not only one, but after that one left, another one came!<\/p>\n

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I can’t help but chuckle at some of the news stories they have here. \u00c2\u00a0Things are so hunky-dory, they have to find “incredible” things to report about — such as all the cars in the impound lot from the snow emergency. \u00c2\u00a0Wow, that\u00c2\u00a0is\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>amazing and incredible isn’t it?!? \u00c2\u00a0(Please note my sarcasm — even though I have to admit there were a lot of people in the line.)<\/p>\n

Within 7 minutes or so, KM and I made it to the main building and out of the piss-and-BO-ridden trailer. \u00c2\u00a0The line was not so bad, but it had some amazing characters. \u00c2\u00a0Take a look for yourself:<\/p>\n

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And apparently prices have not changed in over seven years! \u00c2\u00a0What a steal!<\/p>\n

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As we were standing in line, KM turned to me and told me she didn’t feel well, which I attributed to the anxiety of the whole situation — poor girl. \u00c2\u00a0But why don’t you feel well, KM? \u00c2\u00a0I was having a grand old time! \u00c2\u00a0Between the old lady security guard with rotting teeth, the stench of the trailer, and the incredible people-watching and eavesdropping in the line, I was SO happy to be there\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>and\u00c2\u00a0not sitting at my desk staring at a computer. \u00c2\u00a0KM actually told me I could leave her after we turned the bend of the line, but I wanted to stay! \u00c2\u00a0I was savoring every moment of it. \u00c2\u00a0VERY entertaining.<\/p>\n

It was like an awesome adult field trip. \u00c2\u00a0I’d never been to an impound lot before.<\/p>\n

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