Woman gets ticket while paying respect to Veterans

November 13, 2008

A British woman will certainly remember this past Veteran’s Day — she was given a parking ticket while standing next to her car observing two minutes of silence for those who served.The Guardian newspaper reports Stephanie Jost returned to her parked car within the hour allowed by a meter and stood in silence at 11 a.m. She tells the newspaper a traffic warden was standing with his back to her and was busy writing while others were standing in silence. Moments later, the warden turned around and slapped a 120-dollar ticket on Jost’s windshield. Officials in the town of Chiswick say if Jost wants to fight the fine, she can follow the appeal procedure printed on the back of the ticket.

In Britain, November 11th — Veteran’s Day — is known as Remembrance Day. It marks the official end of World War One, which came on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

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