Wannabefree...guess what I got in the mail today!?!?!?!?

[Marianne]

Only $15 court costs!!??? It's $75 here.
The last ticket I got was for going to the dump without having a tarp over the load. Not that anything could fly out...sigh. Even the judge thought it was stupid. I was fined $5, and the court costs, of course.

 

[Wannabefree]

I forget, what was the ticket for? I know if i went back, I could find it, but have no idea how many pages I'd need to go back.

And, it IS possible to beat a ticket. I did. I still had to pay court costs-$15.00, but that was it.

SUPPOSEDLY I was speeding :/ I think he clocked the girl that was passing me who stopped in THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD to make him turn around in front of her. The ticket says I was doing 48 in a 30, but I was IN a 45 mph zone...2/10's of a mile into the 45 zone, I checked it yesterday because the police cheif said well maybe he got me before I entered the 45 zone. It's possible, but not probable, because I WASN'T SPEEDING How do I KNOW...I had 4 gallons of milk in the back floorboard I was trying not to spill or tip over, so I was taking it easy through there anyway. I was in the slow lane, and if I had hit one of those drain grates hard enough, I would've spilled my milk. I did not look at the speedometer, I did see the little tiny car coming around the left side of my truck in the fast lane though, and she was PASSING ME which means SHE was going faster than I was. But she parked in the middle of a four lane to avoid the ticket, so he come after me instead "to fill his quota."

I don't think I would win anyway, the cop was there, sitting right next to the judge, smirking the whole time, with his old crusty half Elvis slick head and 50's glasses. These are "the good ole boys" and nobody gets out of a ticket if they want to stick you with it. What I don't understand is WHY is it up to the officer whether or not to drop it?!?! What is the purpose of the dang judge in the first place!?

He told me they will pull my liscence..*sigh* I don't have $75 court cost to pay them when I have other MORE IMPORTANT obligations here. They don't care. This country is going to hell everywhere you turn. I'm guilty until proven innocent here.

 

[abifae]

And Abi, going 80 in a school zone would have put you in jail here. Plus I'd have to thump you on the head if you did it again...dear.

Oh I know!! I was 17 and first time driving without parents in the car and didn't realize how fast I was going til we hit the hill and I eased off the gas. *laughs*

They'll pull your license on one ticket???

 

[Wannabefree]

They said they'd pull my liscense for one ticket I guess because it's allegedly 18 miles over the limit...I dunno. I don't generally get tickets

 

[abifae]

Weird. I know people with tons of speeding tickets and DUIs and still have their licenses.

But I don't drive so I don't know the rules. Actually I didn't know the rules when I did drive either. LOL.

 

[BarredBuff]

Well if its make ya feel any better, mom got a 25$ parking ticket in Lexington today

 

[Wannabefree]

Well if its make ya feel any better, mom got a 25$ parking ticket in Lexington today

That doesn't make me feel better

 

[BarredBuff]

Well if its make ya feel any better, mom got a 25$ parking ticket in Lexington today

That doesn't make me feel better

I thought it was funny considering they parked in the same spot all week and then the last day she gets a ticket

 

[Wannabefree]

I just made the BESTEST ever potato chips!!! Very SS, because it's some of our homegrown taters I used They're a PITB to cut thin enough though Anyone know a shortcut around that?

 

[abifae]

Get a mandoline slicer.