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lumberjim · 10-08-2005, 11:57 PM

I'm sure you just annoyed him into giving you the 2nd ticket. I'd have impounded your car. punk.

elSicomoro · 10-09-2005, 12:16 AM

I can't see the second ticket standing up in court based on your description of the incident, Mari.

My luck finally ran out with St. Louis Parking Enforcement last week...$10 expired meter ticket. *shrugs* Oh well...

10-09-2005, 02:28 AM

Speed trap cop and I have had a run in once before over a totally unrelated matter. We are NOT pals! Still, I don't see how he expects that second ticket to hold up. I guess he was thinking I'd just knuckle under and pay because that's what most people do. But I have far more time than money, and I'll happily show up in traffic court. I can't wait to hear speed trap cop's story: "Well, you see, your honor, I sit outside the post office and write down license plate numbers of all the 500 people in this town who don't stop at that ridiculous, unnessary stop sign while picking up their mail, and when the time is right, I give 'em their tickets. Generally I consult a ouija board, but on the night in question, the voices in my fillings told me to go for the collar!"

Yeah, right!

wolf · 10-09-2005, 12:51 PM

I think she means T intersection. I know quite a few people whose language is imprecise in describing the same thing, in the same way.

BigV · 10-11-2005, 10:54 AM

It's not so much a waste of her own money as it is...a maintenance expense. It costs something, money/time/effort to engage in the process of trimming back the encroachment of the government's grasp. I paid good money to put in some lovely juniper bushes in our rockery and paid effort and money again to cut them back last weekend and haul away the trimmings.

In both cases, left unchecked, the growth will continue until it takes over the whole area, leaving no room for me, the owner, the boss, to move freely.

lumberjim · 10-11-2005, 11:47 AM

yeah, sounds like you DID annoy him(them) into giving you the second ticket. they probably have some affillitaion with the axe murderer's new honey. small towns have their pros and cons, no? if you're labeled as 'the crazy lady' in a town meeting, there's going to be repercussions. direct or indirect. you should beat the second ticket without much problem, me thinks. you'll have to be straight as an arrow going forward, though. don;t let your registration or inspection expire, dont violate any local ordinances, etc. Life is a popularity contest. sounds like you're losing.

10-11-2005, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

yeah, sounds like you DID annoy him(them) into giving you the second ticket. they probably have some affillitaion with the axe murderer's new honey. small towns have their pros and cons, no? if you're labeled as 'the crazy lady' in a town meeting, there's going to be repercussions. direct or indirect. you should beat the second ticket without much problem, me thinks. you'll have to be straight as an arrow going forward, though. don;t let your registration or inspection expire, dont violate any local ordinances, etc. Life is a popularity contest. sounds like you're losing.

Thanks for the advise and the happy thought. Actually, the town mayor sort of seems to like me, so I've got THAT much in my favor, anyhow. I don't go to city council and act crazy. I prepare statements with quotes from Housing and Urban Authority (HUD), wait to speak until I'm called on and thank council for their time. I have been persistant as a bulldog, though, which has somewhat raised my profile around here.

Trilby · 10-12-2005, 10:22 AM

I'm not angry.

10-08-2005, 11:57 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I'm sure you just annoyed him into giving you the 2nd ticket. I'd have impounded your car. punk. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-09-2005, 12:51 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I think she means T intersection. I know quite a few people whose language is imprecise in describing the same thing, in the same way. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-11-2005, 10:54 AM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	It's not so much a waste of her own money as it is...a maintenance expense. It costs something, money/time/effort to engage in the process of trimming back the encroachment of the government's grasp. I paid good money to put in some lovely juniper bushes in our rockery and paid effort and money again to cut them back last weekend and haul away the trimmings. In both cases, left unchecked, the growth will continue until it takes over the whole area, leaving no room for me, the owner, the boss, to move freely. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-11-2005, 11:47 AM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yeah, sounds like you DID annoy him(them) into giving you the second ticket. they probably have some affillitaion with the axe murderer's new honey. small towns have their pros and cons, no? if you're labeled as 'the crazy lady' in a town meeting, there's going to be repercussions. direct or indirect. you should beat the second ticket without much problem, me thinks. you'll have to be straight as an arrow going forward, though. don;t let your registration or inspection expire, dont violate any local ordinances, etc. Life is a popularity contest. sounds like you're losing. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-12-2005, 10:22 AM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I'm not angry. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-09-2005, 12:16 AM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I can't see the second ticket standing up in court based on your description of the incident, Mari. My luck finally ran out with St. Louis Parking Enforcement last week...$10 expired meter ticket. shrugs Oh well...

10-09-2005, 02:28 AM	#3
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Speed trap cop and I have had a run in once before over a totally unrelated matter. We are NOT pals! Still, I don't see how he expects that second ticket to hold up. I guess he was thinking I'd just knuckle under and pay because that's what most people do. But I have far more time than money, and I'll happily show up in traffic court. I can't wait to hear speed trap cop's story: "Well, you see, your honor, I sit outside the post office and write down license plate numbers of all the 500 people in this town who don't stop at that ridiculous, unnessary stop sign while picking up their mail, and when the time is right, I give 'em their tickets. Generally I consult a ouija board, but on the night in question, the voices in my fillings told me to go for the collar!" Yeah, right!

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