Violation!: The Bitchings of a Boston Meter Maid

By K. Cody Richardson

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805990054
• ISBN13: 9780805990058
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Rosedog Pr
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

FUNNY AND ACCURATE!!!!!!

I was a Boston Meter Maid for 3 years and even though I can't say that I know K. Richardson, I do know her character Bailey. Bailey has traits of all the Meter Maids I knew, including myself. You start off trying to be as nice as can be and give everyone a break but when you start to think your name is the C word and everyone has a story for you, (like I'm really that stupid to fall for it) it turns you into a b*%ch and all you have to defend yourself is your mouth and a sense of humor. The stories may seem unbelievable to some but I was carried a block down Dorchester Ave by some men coming out of a bar during their lunch break, chased out of Fanieul Hall by a 6ft tall irate CUSTOMER, cursed out in every language known to man, threatened, had things thrown at me, parents walk by with their small children and tell them I'm a mean lady, etc. The book portrayed an accurate picture of what I experience being a PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. I laughed my butt off reading this book. Next time you see a Meter Maid and really want to mess with her or his head, smile at them and say "Have a nice day!" They will spend the next couple of days trying to figure out what you meant by that. Long story short- Well worth reading!

The day in the life of a metermaid......EYE OPENING!!!!

I found this book to be full of probable facts for this life of Bailey. I could not imagine facing so many strangers in a day and have them HATE me right away...because of a JOB. To be judged, threatened, verbally abused, and physically attacked because of a uniform. I believe Bailey brought out the true evil and cruelty that everyone has inside...(when the person ticketed KNOWS that they truly deserve it, but, are PISSED at being CAUGHT!!**feeling like a kid caught with their hand in a cookie jar, and acting out like one..name calling,swearing, shoving....sounds like a bratty kid to me ***) The people that she did face and had to confront tells the TRUE life of a metermaid...not just in Boston, but I believe NOW every metermaid across this country. I believe the main character to be TRUE to life. This is one job that swearing IS apart of the lifestyle. 2 THUMBS UP for the WRITTEN truth!! If swearing is the only downfall that the readers don't like.....wear the uniform for a day or two and find out how many people YOU hear using that exact language....YOU can learn a lot from this book. Hopefully you can get past the brassy language and reach the true guts of this story.

Funny and interesting!!!

Imagine the stories a metermaid could tell you - this is it! Very funny and entertaining. It's a very original idea for a novel - I've never read anything like it. Be prepared for a wild ride!

review, Violation, The Bitchings of a Boston Meter Maid.

A great book, very funny. An interesting take on the life of a Boston Meter Maid.