FF – A Job Well Done
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Roger Bultot.
The smells of street cooking filled his nostrils. His mouth watered.
But he wasn’t there to eat. He had a job to do.
He slipped through the crowd, unnoticed, a ghost. Target in sight.
Sliding close, he slipped his hand into his pocket. So quickly that none noticed, he had written the ticket and slapped it on the bike.
Bike chained to railings, in contravention of city bylaw 1254 section 2 paragraph 4? Not on his watch.
The angry owner arrived.
“Sorry, mate, nuffin’ I can do, the ticket’s wrote now innit, guv’nor, more’n my job’s werf.”
Another job well done.
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Nice bit of misdirection
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Thanks, I read it through a few times to make sure I didn’t give the game away too soon.
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Jobsworth alert! Infuriating, until it’s your fence the bike is chained to, and then who do you call?
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There are two sides to every coin!
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With bad grammar like he spoke, I’m sure there will be a mistake in the ticket to get out of paying it! Nice story!
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He had to go through weeks of training to get his patter just right!
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Yeah I bet he did, lol.
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HAHAHA! I was so sure someone was about to meet a terrible fate after reading the first two sentences! 😀
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Just a poor almost-innocent bike 🙂
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I mean, the nerve to break city bylaw 1254 section 2 paragraph 4! I’ve bumped into a few like that. Not the perp, but the cop…
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That’s his favourite bylaw, you don’t want to be flaunting it on his watch.
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I enjoyed reading this,
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I’m glad!
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I feel much safer knowing someone is watching out for city bylaw 1254 section 2 paragraph 4. Whew!
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Yeah, I was beginning to think it was being ignored. Anarchy!
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Murder rate skyrocketing, burglary at an all time high, assault and battery in every part of the city…..
But at least the renegade bicyclists are being thoroughly dealt with! Outlaw those short spandex pants, and the city just might be livable again!
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Hey, cycling shorts are dealt with in bylaw 1254 section 2 paragraph 5!
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Ali,
Funny how traffic cops the world over speak the same language metaphorically, adding up to, “Gotcha, you good-for-nothing civilian!” Another great story. 🙂
~🕊Dora
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They spend ages at college getting the lingo just right 🙂
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What else is a Droog to do? I really hope this is not a real ordinance. How petty if it is!
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Don’t tell him that, it’s his life!
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🙂
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p.s. Just in case you were wondering, the droog is the traffic cop.
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🙂
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Fun story. Great way to get the job done!
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He always fancied himself a ninja, I think!
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That’ll larn ‘im! 😆🚲✍
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Yip 🙂
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We have to keep a watch!
Someone’ job well done, is someone’s loss.
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We can’t all be winners 🙂
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And they want us to stop using cars. Ha.
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Yeah, when there’s clearly nowhere to park a bike.
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We can’t do anything anymore these days, huh…, but at least someone’s satisfied…MOL..Pawkisses for a Happy Thursday, Draliman🐾😽💞
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There’s a law for everything, it seems.
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Well done, well done. Let the poor traffic cop have his moment of power. Fun bit of misdirection here.
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Everyone needs their 15 minutes of power 🙂
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Dear Ali,
When you have a job to do, what else can you do? Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Exactly. And is it his fault that he enjoys it so much? 🙂
Ali
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Fun story, Ali. We all have our self-image to maintain, don’t we?
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And he’s enjoying being a ninja traffic warden 🙂
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I met a traffic warden like him once. Expensive.
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Ha 🙂 I mean oh dear, sorry to hear that 😦
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Enjoyable read. Good writing! 🙂
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Well, as the saying goes–nasty job, but someone has to do it 🙂
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And he enjoys it too 🙂
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Don’t you just hate those kind of people. The worst part is, they do think they’re on some sort of important mission. You captured all that brilliantly.
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Yes, obviously what they’re doing is the most important thing in the world right now.
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‘Job’s were’. Pity he couldn’t tow it away. He really enjoys his job I wonder how many tickets he posts in a day, but does anyone bother to pay. Great piece of character writing.
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I wouldn’t want to be the person who didn’t pay this guy’s ticket!
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nothing personal, i guess, he’s just doing his job. 🙂
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That’s exactly right! He really enjoys his job, though 😉
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Oh, that was good. Not what I expected, guv’na! Very entertaining.
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Yes, a little twist. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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The warden was very sneaky, snuck the ticket very speedily. Think I’m on the warden’s side. Good story Ali.
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He has trained long and hard for this job!
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That little sneaky bugger… probably sat there and waited just so’s he could do it, too. grr… Have a great week.
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He probably has a little “hide” up high with binoculars. You too!
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heheh… who knows. Of course, I can sit in plain sight and not be noticed most of the time.
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