I'd love to see the ticket (or whatever they sent to you) if you could send me a copy. Would love to know what regulation or ordinance or whatever you have supposedly broken, and how you were supposed to know about it, and whether there's any appeal process.
Philadelphia seems to have unusually creative ideas about reasons to fine people -- if I correctly recall, Caleb was fined by the Philadelphia traffic cops for having an overdue NEW YORK inspection sticker on his car. (I seriously doubt that the city of Philadelphia has jurisdiction to enforce the laws of another state. But that's another story.)
As further evidence, 5 cars (including mine) were hit on the street outside my apartment last night, all in separate accidents. It snowed around 7, melted on the ground, then the temperature dropped and the hill iced over. Cars were skidding and sliding down the hill all night long. I witnessed two (minor) collisions, and a number of other damaged cars.
When I realized what was going on, I moved my car off the hill - but not before someone had grazed it, leaving a small scratch on my fender and obliterating my hubcap. I moved my car to a safer location, and as I walked back by the original spot a cargo van lost control and skidded right through the empty spot and came to rest against the car that had been in front of me. I made a GOOD decision.
Anyway, this is evidence of Laura's point because not one of the damaged cars had a note on it.
I asked the nice lady at the Fines Office today how the government could force me to recycle and she said, "Honey, you're going to have to take that up with someone else."
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I'd love to see the ticket (or whatever they sent to you) if you could send me a copy. Would love to know what regulation or ordinance or whatever you have supposedly broken, and how you were supposed to know about it, and whether there's any appeal process.
Philadelphia seems to have unusually creative ideas about reasons to fine people -- if I correctly recall, Caleb was fined by the Philadelphia traffic cops for having an overdue NEW YORK inspection sticker on his car. (I seriously doubt that the city of Philadelphia has jurisdiction to enforce the laws of another state. But that's another story.)
philly's law just has to say your vehicle has to conform to the laws of the state in which it's registered.
laura, wait til they start measuring your carbon footprint.
As further evidence, 5 cars (including mine) were hit on the street outside my apartment last night, all in separate accidents. It snowed around 7, melted on the ground, then the temperature dropped and the hill iced over. Cars were skidding and sliding down the hill all night long. I witnessed two (minor) collisions, and a number of other damaged cars.
When I realized what was going on, I moved my car off the hill - but not before someone had grazed it, leaving a small scratch on my fender and obliterating my hubcap. I moved my car to a safer location, and as I walked back by the original spot a cargo van lost control and skidded right through the empty spot and came to rest against the car that had been in front of me. I made a GOOD decision.
Anyway, this is evidence of Laura's point because not one of the damaged cars had a note on it.
I asked the nice lady at the Fines Office today how the government could force me to recycle and she said, "Honey, you're going to have to take that up with someone else."
Haha, take it up with my new boss, his name is Obamalamadingdong.
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