DOWNTOWN — Yesterday morning Mayor Stevens proudly announced that the recent five day storm, which showered San Diego with the most rain it has seen in years, successfully washed away the tarot card readers out of Balboa Park.
“The rain achieved what no city ordinance could accomplish,” rejoiced Stevens.
Over the years, multiple propositions passed that supposedly made it illegal for tarot card readers to park their mobile stations in front of Balboa Park’s museums, yet somehow they managed to exploit various loopholes in the legislation.
“It’s remarkable how mother nature could create such a wonderful phenomenon,” said an emotional Mayor Stevens. “We should all thank the heavens for detoxifying the park of a horrible impurity that has plagued us for years,” he added.
Before the storm, on any given day there would be as many as seven tarot card readers scattered throughout the El Prado walkway. A veteran tarot card reader could make as much as $50 per day by preying on gullible people that are bad with money. Also, tourists visiting Balboa Park would often have to spend several hours photoshopping the unsightly tarot card readers out of their vacation photos.
Unfortunately, there’s still a chance that the tarot card readers could return when the storm clears. This morning’s KUSI weather report — in which meteorologist Chip Taylor explained that downtown’s weekend forecast would be “partly sunny with a chance of bullshit” — is a clear indication that the tarot card reader situation remains uncertain.
