It’s for parking violations and disabling vehicles. It’s a lightweight alternative to The Boot.
See how it works—-> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgdq-VUSaFY
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I see the potential for mischief once one of these things winds up in the wrong hands. And you know that sooner or later, one will.
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That’s another reason I don’t miss big cities-I haven’t had a parking ticket in 20 years. This thing is hideous-what kind of mind comes up with this shit?
One time back in the 70s, I came out to my car for a holiday road trip to see mom. Fucking boot on my wheel. I was able to remove the entire wheel, boot & all, and replace it with my spare. Went on my holiday, came back, replaced the wheel and paid the tickets.
When parking management came to remove it, they commented how strange it was that my car hadn’t been towed after the 3 days they’ll give you.
Assholes.
You know that some people will just drive off with that thing on their windshield. They’ll stick their heads out the driver’s side window and drive away. When they cause accidents or run over pedestrians, the city officials will say it’s a tragedy. Lawyers for victims will say otherwise.
Like a YouTube comment declares: Drop it off? That thing will get dropped in the river.
Well, on a positive note, it is stackable.
Is this crap any indication of how far government is able to push us? So thankful to live high in the Rockies (elevation that is).
A flat thin strap, like a ‘Slim Jim’, would probably defeat it.
“They’ll stick their heads out the driver’s side window and drive away.”
“Diamond in the back, sunroof top,
Diggin’ the scene, with the Barnacle lean…”
My small town
1960 over time parking fine: 25 cents
1970 40 cents
2016 two dollars
Write the word FUCK YOU on it with spray paint. Now they can’t use it till its cleaned.
They use our money to buy crap like this to get more money out of us. Our government at work. Worthless on all levels.
wonderful.
“latest weapon”?
aimed at who?
citizens?
what about a weapon aimed at illegal immigrants?
@bill – yup. The biggest crime nowadays is denying the gubmint every cent they can squeeze out of you.
Not removable? I have a Swiss Army Knife and a Bic lighter that says otherwise.
Barnacle?
The should call it the Barney Frank…
I wonder if you took a hair dryer to the windshield to increase the pressure in the suction cups, pop!
Adios M-F…
Put it on a windshield with a small rock chip and it will cause cracks to run out from any stress risers and they owe you a new windshield.
I can tell you that a can of WD-40 (and its spray-straw) will make quick work of that sh!t overnight.
In the alternative, maybe leave your car unlocked and let a Philly street thug steal the whole damn thing, car and all?
ID suction cup location from the inside, take cordless drill with a tiny bit, drill 2 holes, and its adios suckers.
A friends work van got the boot once, he pulled out his oxy/acet tanks, cut it off and drove away. Nothing is undefeatable.
I wonder if anyone ever heard of a drill – right through the top of the suction cups.
If you park under a tree and accumulate a lot of bird shit, they will have to clean your windshield before that contraption will stick.
Fake bullet hole stickers may be a useful deterrent.
I believe the slim jim and drill bit mentioned above would also work. Tell the pricks you had to get to a hospital and sue the shit out of them for the delay.