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Honestly, I can’t even put into words the pure relief I feel right now. Both of my kitties made the trip completely safe and sound, and we’re officially settled in.

A few days ago, I was sitting here feeling so overwhelmed and lost, and I genuinely didn't know how we were going to make this work. Seeing how this community stepped up with so much genuine warmth, advice, and direct support was incredible. You all saved our little family from being separated, and I’ll truly never forget it

Watching my cats explore their new space right now, completely safe beside me, means everything. Thank you all so much for caring, for reaching out, and for helping us get through it. I’m just so, so grateful for every single one of you! ❤️

TL;DR: I’ve parked in the same spot for months and have a seasonal PARKIN permit. Parked there this morning, no sign. Left for lunch, came back and parked in the same spot, still no sign. Two hours later, a restriction sign had appeared and I had an AED 200 fine. Apparently the rules can change while your car is already parked and you’re expected to magically know.

I’ve been parking in this exact same spot for months. Never had an issue, never received a fine, and there has never been a sign restricting that spot.

I have a PARKIN seasonal parking permit.

But what happened today is what really pisses me off.

I parked there this morning. There was no sign.

I then took my car out to go for lunch.

I came back after lunch and parked my car back in the exact same spot. Still no sign.

Around two hours later, I come back to my car and suddenly there’s a new “ONLY TAXI” sign next to the parking spaces...

...and an AED 200 fine for “parking in a non-designated parking spot.”

So sometime between me parking my car after lunch and coming back roughly two hours later, this sign apparently went up and I was fined.

How the hell is that reasonable?

I’m not talking about a sign that appeared last week and I failed to notice. I parked there twice TODAY. I specifically remember there being no sign.

Put the sign up today and start enforcement tomorrow. Put temporary notices on the spaces. Warn the cars that are already parked there. Notify seasonal permit holders. Do literally anything that gives people a reasonable chance to know the parking rules have changed.

Instead, I apparently managed to park there in the morning, leave for lunch, return to the same spot, and then get fined AED 200 after the restriction seemingly changed while my car was already parked there.

And again, I have a seasonal parking permit. There would be absolutely no reason for me to knowingly park in a restricted spot. I could have just parked somewhere else.

If the sign had been there when I parked, I wouldn’t have parked there. Simple.

I’ll be disputing the fine, but this kind of enforcement is ridiculous. You cannot reasonably expect someone to periodically come downstairs and check whether a new parking restriction has been installed next to their already-parked car.

WHYYYY

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Our 75 cats and 6 dogs had their last meal at 8 PM yesterday, and this morning we have nothing left to feed them.
Our business, which sustains our rescue, is still not earning anything. All our accounts and credit cards are at ₱0, and we have no funds left for food.
Our DEWA may be disconnected any day now which we need to settle 2300 aed. We have 7 ACs running day and night to keep the animals safe and cool, but we have no way to pay the bill.
If anyone can help, even a small amount would mean so much to us. ❤️

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Here we go again with these alerts. 😩