Parking Boot Fairy was in Southie Last Week!
Oh boy, looks like the Boston Transportation Department was out in full force last week, giving out boots to parking scofflaws.
Up and down the neighborhood streets, there were many yellow boots on cars. Why does one get a boot on their car? In the City of Boston, if you have three or more outstanding parking tickets, you can be booted. The only way to get the “Boot of Shame” removed is to pay your parking tickets.
According to the City of Boston website, after you pay your tickets at the parking clerk’s office or City tow lot, the City will remove the boot from your car in 90 minutes. If you make a payment after 7 p.m., they will remove the boot the next day.
The City accepts cash, cashier’s checks, money orders, or debit or credit cards from Mastercard or Visa. Personal or business checks are not accepted.
As a reminder, please pay your parking tickets in a timely manner – eventually, the City will catch up with you. Consider yourself warned!
Maureen Dahill is the founder of Caught in Media. Once a longtime wardrobe and prop stylist for brands such as Rue La La, TJ Max & Hasbro, she is a devoted lover of vintage clothing, Martini Mondays, Castle Island, AND a 4th generation South Boston native. Mother of three, married to Peter G.
…Mumsy and Daddykins down in Connecticut are NOT going to be pleased, Becca and Chad! Do better, ‘mmkay??
This proliferation of bright yellow “cuffs for cars” is yet another indication of the spoiled entitlement that has engulfed us here in South Boston. That’s all it is. “Sorryyy, Daddyyyy…please send money.” Parking 5-6-7- feet from the car in front/back of them…and walking away with their head in their phone. One of them (yes, I said “them” because nobody who grew up here would do what I’m about to tell you “they” did) parked at the corner near me the other day…4 feet from the curb in the rear and 5 feet from it in the front. They parked, at an angle, 4 to 5 feet from the curb. In a CORNER SPACE (so it wasn’t like “they couldn’t squeeze it in there and just gave up”). I’ve seen a lot of things around here, but…that one rendered me, quite literally, speechless.
(Anyone who wants to call “bs” on me, I have a picture. Yeah, I guess I’m “that guy” now. Not by choice, I assure you.)