Employees Or Entrepeneurs?
It's Rodeo time in Tucson and as we have done in years before we're parking cars in our lodge parking lot. The money we raise goes out to community projects we have like providing school supplies to South Tucson's community K-12 charter school.
Next to our lodge is an empty dirt lot. In years past we've contacted the owner of the lot and asked him about using it to park cars and we would split the money taken in with him, and he's always refused. From what I understand he's one one of those guys that goes outside and yells at the clouds for passing over his lot.
This year it seems like he decided that a little cash revenue wouldn't be a bad thing so he hired Heckle and Jekyll to park some cars for him. I say "seems" because we're not sure if these guys are working for him or if they're entrepreneurs who saw an empty lot and decided to make some quick cash.
The lodge has parked cars for many years and we're well prepared. We've got signage, flaggers, chalked out parking spaces, radios, the whole works. People know that we man the lot for the entire rodeo and keep an eye on all the cars. The same can't be said for Heckle and Jekyll.
These muppets were walking out in the street, stopping cars and telling them they should park in "their" lot. If you look at my previous shot:
www.flickr.com/photos/nyalr/54348202566/in/dateposted-pub...
you'll see Engine Co. 22, the partner of Mr Pajamas. He was using that bunch of Caution tape as a flag, trying to get some attention. Needless to say it really didn't work.
They did get a couple of people to park, overflow from us since our lot was filled to the brim. Somebody (not us) call the local PD to complain about being harrassed so the PD had a nice chat with the muppets, let them know that if they didn't clear out they were going to get a free night's lodging at the GreyBar Hotel. They disappeared shortly after, never to be seen again.
We still don't know if they were employees or entrepreneurs.
Employees Or Entrepeneurs?
It's Rodeo time in Tucson and as we have done in years before we're parking cars in our lodge parking lot. The money we raise goes out to community projects we have like providing school supplies to South Tucson's community K-12 charter school.
Next to our lodge is an empty dirt lot. In years past we've contacted the owner of the lot and asked him about using it to park cars and we would split the money taken in with him, and he's always refused. From what I understand he's one one of those guys that goes outside and yells at the clouds for passing over his lot.
This year it seems like he decided that a little cash revenue wouldn't be a bad thing so he hired Heckle and Jekyll to park some cars for him. I say "seems" because we're not sure if these guys are working for him or if they're entrepreneurs who saw an empty lot and decided to make some quick cash.
The lodge has parked cars for many years and we're well prepared. We've got signage, flaggers, chalked out parking spaces, radios, the whole works. People know that we man the lot for the entire rodeo and keep an eye on all the cars. The same can't be said for Heckle and Jekyll.
These muppets were walking out in the street, stopping cars and telling them they should park in "their" lot. If you look at my previous shot:
www.flickr.com/photos/nyalr/54348202566/in/dateposted-pub...
you'll see Engine Co. 22, the partner of Mr Pajamas. He was using that bunch of Caution tape as a flag, trying to get some attention. Needless to say it really didn't work.
They did get a couple of people to park, overflow from us since our lot was filled to the brim. Somebody (not us) call the local PD to complain about being harrassed so the PD had a nice chat with the muppets, let them know that if they didn't clear out they were going to get a free night's lodging at the GreyBar Hotel. They disappeared shortly after, never to be seen again.
We still don't know if they were employees or entrepreneurs.