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05-17-2009, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Country Living  You're kidding....right? | He he he Country, I think he's serious. Call the dudes with the white jackets 
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05-17-2009, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by justalayman at least capital of the US today. We had Mr. O a couple miles down the street today. He just left in his big ol' airplane. | I saw Mr. O's chopper take off from Brackett Field in LaVerne, a couple of months ago. He was going from the Inland Empire to Los Angeles. It was quite an impressive sight.
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05-17-2009, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by reactive Good idea. I've just spent a few minutes looking for the answer, without success. The idea of calling was to find the amount to pay it; that was not a friendly suggestion nor anything the couple needed to be told. I'm not sure calling will yield the answer to whether the law states the amount must be on the ticket. | keep looking. let us know what you find.
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05-17-2009, 07:00 PM
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| | | The snarky following sentence made that clear. Other posts by that person support the notion of hostility. That's where the thread went bad. Maybe the husband is usually a nice guy and was set off by the rudeness. |
05-17-2009, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Wirelessany1 I saw Mr. O's chopper take off from Brackett Field in LaVerne, a couple of months ago. He was going from the Inland Empire to Los Angeles. It was quite an impressive sight. | they close down half the city when a pres comes in to town, which, strangely enough, seems to be a lot. It was funny/ One of my daughters wanted to go to the airport to see Air Force 1 and take some pics. There was a line of cones on the north side of the airport. She walked up to the cones and some military guys in a hummer and 5 police cars rolled up to watch her. Apparently they were on high alert. With the amount of protesting we have had for the past month or so here near Notre Dame, I guess they had cause.
I remember when Jimmy Carter came to town. I was running late but wanted to see him at the airport so I and the wife were running up to the fence he was walking towards. I set my wife on my shoulders because I couldn't get right up to the fence and she leaned over and shook his hand. I got thinking; If I had really wanted to shoot the pres, there was nothing that would have stopped me. Kind of scary to think about. Now, they don;t let you get within a 100 yards or so from the plane and the pres doesn't come anywhere close to the fences anymore.
the thing that is really neat is, Air Force 1 is the only 747 that can take off on the runway they use here in town. The engines on that plane are some special high performance engines. A normal 747 would not be able to take off using that runway.
this was him coming in today.
[url=http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/45254332.html]Air Force One lands at South Bend Regional Airport[/url]
I guess they had Marine 1 (if occupied by the pres) was here as well. Not sure why. I suppose they could have choppered him the 3 or 4 miles from the airport to Notre Dame.
btw; in the still pic on that link, the builing is the Notre Dame library with the famous "touchdown Jesus". Until the enlarged the stadium, you used to be able to see that as you sat in the football stadium.
not to be mistaken with big butter Jesus:
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0OxLXe5YnQ]YouTube - Heywood Banks, Big Butter Jesus[/url]
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05-17-2009, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by reactive Equal of enforcement of the law, you know. | Please give a cite to that requirement...
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05-17-2009, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by reactive His wife made a mistake that was obviously dumb*. | So you are here to defend the OP against the unfair treatment he's received in this thread and yet you are the only one who's used the terms "stupid" and "dumb"!!! Quote:
Originally Posted by reactive Other cases, like mine, are closer to the idea of a speeding ticket for going 28 instead of 25. | Lets discuss the merits of YOUR citation in YOUR thread.
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Originally Posted by reactive Nobody said the forum sets the penalties. | Then the fact that you think the fines are excessive should not be a reason to use to solicit sympathy from any members on this forum. Save the whining for court and see where it gets you (HINT: It will get you nowhere!). Also consider this, your guilt or innocence is not based upon the amount of the fine for that violation. The judgment phase comes first followed by the sentencing phase. Quote:
Originally Posted by reactive Also, let's face it - the government will not lower fines even if many, many people complain. | So why complain about it?
You’re getting yourself all worked up over a matter that you have no control over what so ever! Quote:
Originally Posted by reactive "Excessive" is a reason why people want to contest fines, though. | You could be right… Although some people may look at an “excessive fine” as a reason to AVOID violating the law! Quote:
Originally Posted by reactive a reasonable reader can determine whether the punishment might exceed the crime (possibly the case here) and may therefore accept some whininess. | Nope! You are either guilty or you’re not. And when you come on here to ask what sort of a defense you might have…. If you are clearly guilty, I’d be doing you a disservice by telling you that you have a case. Start whining, and you’re gonna get a few people to try to articulate that idea to you in a number of ways. Quote:
Originally Posted by reactive Whininess of a post is not an excuse to break expected rules of forum behavior. | If you feel anyone insulted you or in any way offended you then report them. Quit whining about it! Quote:
Originally Posted by reactive I've yet to see someone whining a lot about a correctly written ticket for, say, parking directly in front of a well-lit fire hydrant. | How about somebody whining a lot about his wife deciding "hmmm maybe I will just not put it up there today" and then complaining about getting cited for “not properly displaying the hang tag. Quote:
Originally Posted by reactive *But if the local law requires the amount to be listed on the ticket, as implied but not proven by the "Pay this amount" text, then there likely is an improper hassle and the ticket should be dismissed. | Cite the Ohio law that states that requirement! Quote:
Originally Posted by reactive As in the court system, whether the person getting off committed the violation or is a jerk is irrelevant. | Wanna bet? People who act like jerks in court get slapped twice as hard as those who act respectful. If you don’t believe me, go into court and act like a jerk and see how excessive a fine and unfair a punishment you will receive. Quote:
Originally Posted by reactive Finally, if people want to act like jerks with me and go over the line, then I'll report them. | You’ve said that a number of times already…
Let me offer you a few additional suggestions: - If you are oversensitive about a topic, then don’t post about it.
- If for some reason or another you feel you don’t like a post, you have a scroll bar. USE IT…
- Always remember that just because think a post is jerkish or disrespectful, does not mean that it is… (As is the case here).
- And lastly, if someone acts like a jerk to you, you can ask for a refund of all monies you paid to join this forum.
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05-18-2009, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by reactive There's definitely some strange pleasure here in the unhelpful replies. I don't know - maybe those who have paid tickets before don't want to see others escape paying theirs or they just like feeling smarter than other people. | Oh, honey -- most of the regular contributors to this forum ARE smarter than most of the OPs. It's just a fact of nature. |
05-18-2009, 04:48 PM
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| | | I'm not a woman, and my intelligence is higher than most. That said, you could be right about regulars being smarter than the usual people popping in.
Anyway, "hmmm maybe I will just not put it up there today" is not what the story said. She forgot, for some reason. Maybe they share use of a vehicle, and the placard is taken down when she isn't using it (because otherwise that could risk a violation). People are looking for reasons to attack newcomers, virtually all of whom have posted about mistakes as opposed to risks they consciously took.
Are we done yet? I'm more annoyed at having to post than I am "sensitive" about all this. |
05-18-2009, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by reactive I'm not a woman, | Guess you wouldn't look good in a skirt then huh??? 
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05-18-2009, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Wirelessany1 Guess you wouldn't look good in a skirt then huh??? | Why not? 
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Originally Posted by reactive Are we done yet? I'm more annoyed at having to post than I am "sensitive" about all this. |
nobody is making you post.
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05-18-2009, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by reactive I'm not a woman, and my intelligence is higher than most. | "Most" what?
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Originally Posted by reactive Maybe they share use of a vehicle, and the placard is taken down when she isn't using it (because otherwise that could risk a violation). | The placard was in the vehicle. It was "improperly displayed"... That is what the story said... That is what she was cited for!!! Quote:
Originally Posted by reactive I'm more annoyed at having to post than I am "sensitive" about all this. | I'm starting to get annoyed. In fact, I think "over-reactive" would have been a better fitting screen-name for you!!!
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05-19-2009, 01:58 PM
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Time to close this sucker. We're just treading water. |
05-22-2009, 09:56 AM
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| | | I realize the OP is in Ohio. This legislative update for Texas just crossed my desk. Don't be surprised if other states follow since we are becoming a nation of aging baby boomers.
"HB 3095, by Harless/Watson relates to the use of a parking space or area designated specifically for persons with disabilities. This bill authorizes peace officers to seize displayed handicapped parking placards if it is determined that they are not being used properly. This bill increases the fines & community service penalties for repeated offenses. This bill passed the House on 5/11 and was heard in the Senate committee on 5/20."
I'm not sure how narrow or broad the "not being used properly" will be defined. It may be as simple as not displaying the placard on the rearview mirror or the car being parked in a handicapped parking space and the person for whom the permit was assigned was not a driver/rider in the car.
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Originally Posted by dolly09 Apparently others (those who have obviously received no further education than a diploma or more likely a G.E.D) quitting a sorority does not implicate you have quit college. ....I am receiving my masters in Communication in two weeks.
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