You surely recognize my car, with which I am inextricably linked. Well, today that car was the subject of an office-wide email, which no less than fifty people received. The subject line was "Green Cadillac," and the email itself said this, and this alone:
"Does anyone know who the owner is of the older green Cadillac that has been parking in our lot on a regular basis?"
I am that owner! Apparently my car is so awesome that people assume I am parking illegally in private lots to escape the high costs of parking meters--something like $0.25 for a half-hour in most of Traverse City. I mean, how else would a person afford the monthly payments on such an automobile, other than cutting corners when it comes to parking meters? Really, I understand why people would ask these sorts of questions.
Is there going to be a follow-up post? There are so many questions left unanswered... Did you respond to the email? Did anyone respond to your response? Will they be providing you with a company car if they think yours is not befitting a man of your stature? So many questions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kate. Clearly we need more details, Scott.
ReplyDeletethis is awesome. If you were "illegally" parking in the lot outside my work, I would have already gathered your model,make,year, and plate #'s... and turned you into the police! hah.
ReplyDeleteHa, okay, more details: I quickly followed up with an "oh, that's mine, should I be parking elsewhere, I don't have a parking pass for the non-partner lot, and was told not to worry about it since we're moving in a month" email.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime, a new all-office email went out, which simply stated: "Cadillac owner--FOUND." Subsequently, I was assured that I can park there, and that the initial email went out because someone in the office was concerned that the car belonged to a "local" who discovered our "free parking." I am that local!
Apparently my car is not quite black, foreign, or SUV enough to fit in just yet.