It's only fitting that the one time I am actually aware of the location of my parked car is when it actually doesn't matter. To anyway who doesn't have children, or work in a government job (I'm guessing actually a lot of SF residents) how are we supposed to know when holiday's are? Especially holiday's which should be re thought out holidays such as Columbus day. So, I go to move my car this morning around 8am. Usually, like when I have gotten ticketed in the past, there are no other car's on the street, and it is indeed this big dirty circle around my vehicle that is proof the sweeper has come by. Not this morning though. No one was out moving their cars, just me. Hmm. I was a bit confused, but I don't need any more tickets, so I hop in, grab a paper, and sit reading, and waiting. 8:05 turns into 8:45. Shit. A few more people come out, just as confused as me, one person with two cars having to move (ouch). One woman says she got ticketed on a holiday once, when asking a DPT official she responded that unless it doesn't say "except Sunday's and holiday's" then you will get ticketed. Well!
With the paper read, I was waiting, and bored, so I busted out my laptop, was somehow able to get a signal from somewhere, and googled, "street sweeping san francisco october 12, 2009". And sure enough, there listed out were the holiday's they don't sweep, it said, "Street Cleaning violations are enforced if posted "7 days a week" or "Everyday Including Holidays." Below are the following holidays :
Mechanical Sweeping is not performed on the following holidays:
January 1, 2009 (New Year's Day)
January 19, 2009 (Martin Luther King Day)
February 16, 2009 (Presidents' Day)
May 25, 2009 (Memorial Day)
July 3, 2009 (Independence Day, Observed)
September 7, 2009 (Labor Day)
October 12, 2009 (Columbus Day)
November 11, 2009 (Veterans' Day)
November 26, 2009 (Thanksgiving Day)
November 27, 2009 (Day after Thanksgiving)
December 25, 2009 (Christmas Day)
Now I know. At least I got time to read some NY Times, where I read a sort of disturbing story about 6 year old boy who got suspended for bringing his boy scout utensil to school. Poor guy.