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It was great seeing all of you at DDC. A $500.00 fine seems kinda high to me, but then, my last speeding ticket was 3 years ago and I got hit for $300+ bucks, so I reckonn the fine could be up around 500 by now.
We had a week of false spring here and people who don't know better started planting stuff that will most likely go tits up before real spring arrives. However, it was a good week for those of us who suffer from S.A.D.
You mentioned to me at the con that you might have an old USB hard drive. If you find it, let me know and I'll send you our address.
It was really great to see you too, Doc. I can't believe how long it had been. I'm so glad you had time to just sit and chat, it was one of the best parts of my DDC.
In CA, it's best to stay out of the fast lane, even if everyone else is speeding. Fast-lane people are the most likely to speed, and cops seem to like targeting folks in the fast lane.
Yeah, I'd gotten way over because we weren't exiting for a while and I wanted to avoid the trucks (which had a separate 55 MPH speed limit). Definitely my mistake!
Look up "Trial by Written Declaration". Also look up TicketAssassin.com, the two are your friends.
The first lets you plead your case by letter, and the cop has to do the same, and most of them don't. The website gives you the information you need to beat the ticket. I'm 3/3 in getting out of tickets using both.
Thanks! Normally I'm not intimidated by the legal process and I've gone to court in Seattle to contest parking tickets but seriously, when the website starts talking about posting bail over parking tickets, that's a bit out of my comfort zone. Fingers crossed!
Man, what a bummer. Sorry it happened to you. CHiPs are all attitude.
When Chas and I lived in California, I got a ticket in LA for not wearing my seatbelt. I was driving Chas's Porsche, and truth be told, the Porsche is not a car made for a porker like me -- :-) -- and so I wasn't wearing the seatbelt because it fit very snuggly and I didn't want to wrinkle my work blouse (stoopid reason not to wear a seatbelt, I know). Anyways, I was pulled over and ticketed, but the officer didn't take down my address correctly, and all subsequent mail regarding the ticket did not reach me. Ultimately I paid around $750 for not wearing my seatbelt and the court system was very intimidating and unfriendly--I was treated like scum.
I wish I had known Hyrum back then because it sounds like he's onto something! I wish you the best of luck, and I'm glad all else worked out.
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We had a week of false spring here and people who don't know better started planting stuff that will most likely go tits up before real spring arrives. However, it was a good week for those of us who suffer from S.A.D.
You mentioned to me at the con that you might have an old USB hard drive. If you find it, let me know and I'll send you our address.
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The first lets you plead your case by letter, and the cop has to do the same, and most of them don't. The website gives you the information you need to beat the ticket. I'm 3/3 in getting out of tickets using both.
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Wow $500?!! Hope it's not that much.
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When Chas and I lived in California, I got a ticket in LA for not wearing my seatbelt. I was driving Chas's Porsche, and truth be told, the Porsche is not a car made for a porker like me -- :-) -- and so I wasn't wearing the seatbelt because it fit very snuggly and I didn't want to wrinkle my work blouse (stoopid reason not to wear a seatbelt, I know). Anyways, I was pulled over and ticketed, but the officer didn't take down my address correctly, and all subsequent mail regarding the ticket did not reach me. Ultimately I paid around $750 for not wearing my seatbelt and the court system was very intimidating and unfriendly--I was treated like scum.
I wish I had known Hyrum back then because it sounds like he's onto something! I wish you the best of luck, and I'm glad all else worked out.
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