As the NFL crowns a new champion in Super Bowl XLIII Sunday evening, Big Daddy looks forward to watching the game, enjoying the Boss’ halftime show, laughing at the best commercials, and devouring master chef Eric Labouchere’s wonderful spread at the infamous Kingpin bar. Saints fans always take advantage of Super Bowl parties to whip their perfectly sculpted bodies into Mardi Gras shape. Big Daddy’s 21st Saints Beat examines the New Orleans Department of Public Works' collection methods, looks over some Super Bowl propositions, recaps the Senior Bowl, acknowledges Chris Paul’s intensity, and release his World Famous Pregame Information.
Public Works Director Robert Mendoza instituted the mobile license-plate recognition, or MLPR last April. Automating vehicle immobilization gives highly skilled meter maids extra time to complete important cell phone calls on the job instead on their valuable time. Mendoza bought a third scanning vehicle on line this week allowing system expansion from the Vieux Carre and CBD to include Mid-City, Carrollton, and Uptown neighborhoods. Boasting about the database’s amazing 90% accuracy rate, Mendoza explained how the program mixes customer service and citizen extortion together. Wow! That’s crucial! Immobilized motorists can simply call the toll-free number on the windshield, pay the overdue tickets, inflated fines, and $75 booting fee to receive a numeric code that unlocks the device. Violators get all that in one convenient 5-minute phone call. Imagine 100 years ago people thought “wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am” was a great service; boy, are they missing out?
