how's this for "observant" ?

maestrovert · October 22nd, 2005, 05:33 AM

i just ran across this item:

Car Ticketed With Dead Body at the Wheel
By Associated Press
Fri Oct 21, 6:26 AM

SYDNEY, Australia - A traffic warden slapped a parking ticket on a car which had its dead driver slumped at the wheel outside an Australian shopping mall, an official said Friday.

The body of the 71-year-old man, whose identity was not immediately released, was discovered Thursday in a parking lot in the southern city of Melbourne, The Age newspaper reported Friday.

The man had been reported missing nine days earlier and was known to be seriously ill, the newspaper said.

Nevertheless, a parking officer who inspected the vehicle failed to notice the man inside and issued the parking fine two days before his body was discovered.

Paul Denham, the mayor of Maroondah council, where the man was found, said the parking officer was "distressed" to learn that the dead man had been inside the car.

"Our local laws officer checked and wrote out the ticket at the rear of the vehicle and placed the ticket from the passenger side on the windscreen," Denham said in a statement. "The local laws officer did not notice anything unusual regarding the vehicle, and is extremely distressed to have learned of the situation."

link:
http://www.comcast.net/news/strange/...21/246768.html

Dana · October 22nd, 2005, 07:40 AM

Had he been parked at Duncan Donuts they probably would have found him.

jhundt · October 22nd, 2005, 11:03 AM

have probably killed many a man. Their parking lots are probably full of stiffs!

October 22nd, 2005, 05:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Branch Mi. Posts: 6,236	how's this for "observant" ? i just ran across this item: Car Ticketed With Dead Body at the Wheel By Associated Press Fri Oct 21, 6:26 AM SYDNEY, Australia - A traffic warden slapped a parking ticket on a car which had its dead driver slumped at the wheel outside an Australian shopping mall, an official said Friday. The body of the 71-year-old man, whose identity was not immediately released, was discovered Thursday in a parking lot in the southern city of Melbourne, The Age newspaper reported Friday. The man had been reported missing nine days earlier and was known to be seriously ill, the newspaper said. Nevertheless, a parking officer who inspected the vehicle failed to notice the man inside and issued the parking fine two days before his body was discovered. Paul Denham, the mayor of Maroondah council, where the man was found, said the parking officer was "distressed" to learn that the dead man had been inside the car. "Our local laws officer checked and wrote out the ticket at the rear of the vehicle and placed the ticket from the passenger side on the windscreen," Denham said in a statement. "The local laws officer did not notice anything unusual regarding the vehicle, and is extremely distressed to have learned of the situation." link: http://www.comcast.net/news/strange/...21/246768.html __________________ Sing the Song Bro' Play on Drummer www.godonthe.net

October 22nd, 2005, 07:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dana Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ashland, Ma Posts: 1,694 11 Photos	Had he been parked at Duncan Donuts they probably would have found him. __________________ www.good-ear.com www.miles.be Study music and not the musicians who play it. - Lincoln Goines

October 22nd, 2005, 11:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
jhundt Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Netherlands Age: 54 Posts: 2,896 9 Photos	Dunkin' Donuts have probably killed many a man. Their parking lots are probably full of stiffs!