XPost: nyc.announce, nyc.general, nyc.bicycles 
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 From: dogglebe@yahooo.com 
  
 On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 20:09:37 +0000 (GMT), Whomever 
  wrote: 
  
  
 >What is truly pathetic, Phil, is that America is filled with 
 >wimpy, authority-ass-kissing citizens that tolerate such abusive 
 >rules and even more abusive enforcement, and take no action to 
 >put a stop to it. 
  
 Truly pathetic is not accepting responsibility for your own actions. 
 You parked illegally; you admit to it.  You got caught. 
  
  
  
 >"Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it" - 
 >Thoreau. 
  
 "The reason people blame things on the previous generations is that 
 there's only one other choice."  -  Doug Larson 
  
  
 >> And you didn't heed the warning.  You lost. 
 > 
 >You believe everything you are told by "authorities," signs, 
 >teachers, politicians, the media -  For that, you'll lose all 
 >your life. 
  
 I don't park where I'm not allowed. 
  
  
 >> >The driver refused to say whose private property the lot was, 
 >> >and denied it was CVS. I knew better - and the store manager 
 >> >confirmed that yes, the lot is the property of the store. 
 >> 
 >> The driver mostly likely doesn't know who owns the property.  He just 
 >> works off a list of properties he must patrol. 
 > 
 >Yeah, sure. You are telling me he doesn't know who he's working 
 >for? 
  
 The driver works for a towing company, not CVS.  He's given a list of 
 properties to patrol.  That's all. 
  
  
 >> >I wonder what percentage CVS gets of the ransom that their 
 >> >carnapping goons extort? 
 >> 
 >> Little, if any.  The tow truck company keeps it. 
 > 
 >CVS allows them to prey on people on their property, and that 
 >makes CVS responsible even if CVS does not get some money - 
 >which they probably do get. You do believe in "responsibility," 
 >don't you? 
  
 I'm responsible enough not to park in someone's lot illegally. 
  
  
  
 >> Perhaps Thomas Ryan needs more time to stop laughing. 
 > 
 >By the time I finish with my anti-CVS publicity campaign, he 
 >will NOT be laughing at all, but seriously thinking of changing 
 >his policies and wishing he had compensated me. 
  
 Here's a clue:  presidents of multi-million corporations don't open 
 their own mail.  They have staff who do it for them.  This staff weeds 
 out the unimportant stuff, like ridiculous demands for reimbursements 
 for those who park illegally in some parking lot and get towed as a 
 result of it. 
  
  
 >> >CVS needs to learn that the HONEST way to make money with a 
 >> >parking lot is to charge for its use, not use it as a trap to 
 >> >extort large sums from the unwary. 
 >> 
 >> Your opinion, as impractical as it may be. 
 > 
 >Yes, the most "practical" way to do things is the way that makes 
 >the most money, no matter who it hurts in the process - right? 
  
 If CVS was that hungry for money, they would charge to use their 
 parking lots.  Instead, they choose free parking for their customers. 
 Emphasis on the words: 'THEIR CUSTOMERS." 
  
  
 >> >CVS may have been within its legal rights - except for the 
 >> >violations of law stated above - but what they perpetrated was a 
 >> >draconian penalty far out of proportion to my trivial offense, 
 >> >which unlike what they did harmed no one. Had they merely put a 
 >> >violation sticker on my car, I would never have parked there 
 >> >again. Clearly, money was their motive for this abusive act. 
 >> 
 >> CVS didn't violate any laws. 
 > 
 >If their carnapper did, and on their property, THEY are legally 
 >responsible. You do believe in "responsibility," don't you? 
  
 Yes, I do.  And I believe that you were irresponsible in how you 
 parked. 
  
  
 >> >CAN YOU TRUST CVS WITH YOUR MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS? 
 >> >I don't think so, and I never will. 
 >> 
 >> Saying that their pharmacy can't be trusted because you got towed is 
 >> unrelated nonsense.  What does their pharmaceutical department have to 
 >> with your irresponsibility to follows rules? 
 > 
 >Unscrupulous attitudes and conduct carry over to all aspects of 
 >corporate functions. They are out for money, period. Do you 
 >believe that extortionate carnappers are not above marketing 
 >inferior drugs, or taking profitable shortcuts that endanger and 
 >cheat their customers? 
  
 Apples and oranges.  You keep reaching like this and you'll pull a 
 muscle.  If that happens, you won't be able to go to CVS for Ben-Gay. 
  
  
 >It is time that WE THE PEOPLE taught these GREEDY CORPORATE 
 >PREDATORS that as they depend upon us for their profits, they 
 >had better treat us with fairness and respect! 
  
  
 BY THE SOULS OF MY ANCESTORS, I WILL NOT BE OVER-DRAMATIC!!!!! 
  
  
 >CVS PHARMACIES & STORES - AVARICIOUS CARNAPPERS! 
 > 
 >BOYCOTT CVS! 
  
 Grow up! 
  
  
  
 Phil 
  
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