Our new neighbor had been upset about parking since the day we moved in. She believed there should only be\u00a0one car per house\u00a0on our street, even though there were no such rules in place. One evening, we found a handwritten note stuck to our windshield. It read:\u00a0\u201cOne car per house! Move the extra one or else!\u201d\u00a0We laughed it off, thinking it was just an idle threat. After all, both of our cars were legally parked in front of our house, and we weren\u2019t breaking any laws. Three days later, we woke up to the sound of engines and loud clanking outside. When we rushed out, both of our cars were being hooked up to tow trucks.<\/p>\n
Standing there with a smug smile was our neighbor, clearly thrilled with herself. \u201cWell,\u201d she said, folding her arms, \u201cmaybe now you\u2019ll listen when someone tells you the rules!\u201d I couldn\u2019t help but chuckle.
\n\u201cWow,\u201d I said slowly, \u201cyou really went through with it, huh?\u201d Her smile faltered. \u201cWhat\u2019s so funny?\u201d I shrugged, trying to hold back a laugh. \u201cOh, nothing,\u201d I replied. \u201cJust the fact that you\u00a0now owe us $25,000.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her eyes went wide. \u201cWhat?! What do you mean?\u201d I pointed to the special permit tag on our car, the one she clearly hadn\u2019t noticed. \u201cThat tag means our cars are part of a government program for classic and specialty vehicles. Illegally towing them comes with\u00a0massive fines and automatic penalties. The towing company already knows they\u2019re in the wrong, which means they\u2019ll pass the cost straight to you\u2014the one who reported it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The color drained from her face as she stammered, \u201cI-I didn\u2019t know\u2026\u201d \u201cWell,\u201d I said, grinning, \u201cmaybe next time you\u2019ll think twice before trying to make up your own rules.\u201d The tow trucks unhooked our cars and drove off. As for our neighbor, she never brought up parking again. In fact, she avoids eye contact whenever she sees us now. Sometimes, patience is the best revenge\u2014but sometimes, fate steps in to teach the lesson for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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