I'd rather clean shit up.

On a typical DC day, if I thought hard enough, could probably cause my mind to explode thinking about the sheer number of parking tickets dispersed among the greater Metro region to us poor saps. Thousands and thousands of dollar poured back into the government from our own stupidity, illiteracy, laziness, or, for those with the luxury of deep pockets, not caring.

The first one, I've been there. The second, I sure hope not: one point me. The third, that's the money spot. And the fourth, for reasons other than described above, comes into play. It's more a mix of the third and fourth that applies to my own self.

Saying that, I'm not sure what's worse: being lazy, not giving two shits about getting a ticket and dealing with the consequences OR actually being a Parking Enforcement Officer. If you're not calling me a jackass for referring to them as an "officer", you should be.

The life of a PEO reminds me of a certain line from a very MLHF friendly movie: Office Space. "No, you're working at Initech because that question is bullshit to begin with. If everyone listened to her, there'd be no janitors, because no one would clean shit up if they had a million dollars." For those uninformed, Michael Bolton (not the flaming singer) is speaking of his high school guidance counselor asking him what he would do with a million dollars, and, from his answer, he would know what he should do for the rest of his life.

I'd rather clean shit up than be a Parking Enforcement Officer.