Who Moved My Car?

I have a car in DC. It mostly collects leaves. I have never driven to work. Only once did I drive to a friend's house. I have driven to Annapolis and Whole Foods more than anywhere else. Still it's nice to have the car to get away for a hike or weekend out of town. So it's no surprise that I sometimes forget where I park in Georgetown. Sometimes on the North side of my block. Sometimes on the side street. Well the other day I had a rude awakening when I returned from a long weekend in Oregon to find my car missing and a temporary NO PARKING sign on the tree in front of my house. A call to the City did not confirm that it had been towed. They didn't have it recorded as a towed vehicle. It took all day and much detective work to figure out that my car had been moved. Yes, the private tow company had chosen to move my car to a "safe" location on a nearby street rather than tow my car to the DC lot. Fantastic! I was so relieved when I finally got the tow contractor to tell me which street it was on. Now for getting the City to implement a policy where they give you notice of upcoming street repair so that your car doesn't even get "moved". My work is cut out for me.