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$105.00 Parking Ticket
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| Tech Ranger 2003-10-12, 6:51 pm |
| Today I learned first-hand what it means to be a citizen of Bloomberg's New York. I received a parking ticket. I am guilty of the violation. The fine is a whopping $105.00.
I prepared a statement expressing my feelings on this matter, but I have been advised by counsel that were I to publish it, I could be liable to prosecution under both federal and local statutes regardless of whether I carry out the content of the statement. Therefore I will suffice it to say "One term, baby! One term!!" | |
| prezbedard 2003-10-12, 7:03 pm |
| Yikes! | |
| ruscorp 2003-10-12, 7:53 pm |
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Originally posted by Tech Ranger
Today I learned first-hand what it means to be a citizen of Bloomberg's New York. I received a parking ticket. I am guilty of the violation. The fine is a whopping $105.00.
I prepared a statement expressing my feelings on this matter, but I have been advised by counsel that were I to publish it, I could be liable to prosecution under both federal and local statutes regardless of whether I carry out the content of the statement. Therefore I will suffice it to say "One term, baby! One term!!"
Where have you been since July 2002? Cigarettes bounced up a $1.50 a pack city tax to make it a whopping $8 per pack that month as well.
Michael "One Term" Doomsberg with his fire house closings, 18.5% property tax, smoking ban, $105 parking tickets, sales tax hike, etc will be gone soon.
The fact that he sat on his arse while the MTA raised fares to $2 too makes him deserve the boot too. | |
| Tech Ranger 2003-10-12, 7:57 pm |
| I know all these things, and I have been very vocally anti-Bloomberg. Today, it hit home. I realize that for millions it has already hit home and I feel for them. I believe, for example, that there should be NO taxes on cigarettes except for the standard sales tax. | |
| ruscorp 2003-10-12, 8:11 pm |
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Originally posted by Tech Ranger
I know all these things, and I have been very vocally anti-Bloomberg. Today, it hit home. I realize that for millions it has already hit home and I feel for them. I believe, for example, that there should be NO taxes on cigarettes except for the standard sales tax.
Him and moronic Pataki have made cigarettes such a major black market. I can't tell you how many times I am I hear: "Cigarettes, Newport -- Marlboro $5" in one day. All he does is send the money to Westchester, Nassau, New Jersey and let's not forget the internet. Oops, I forgot. They fixed that one. New York is the only state in the union where it's citizens cannot purchase cigarettes online. If you are caught, not only can you be fined and arrested but your UPS, FedEx, whoever is delivering gets arrested too. Nice huh? | |
| Tech Ranger 2003-10-12, 8:13 pm |
| Yeh, you're right. But, why do they all sell Newports? | |
| ruscorp 2003-10-12, 8:16 pm |
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Yeh, you're right. But, why do they all sell Newports?
If I gave you the answer to that one I'd be sterotyping. | |
| Tech Ranger 2003-10-12, 8:17 pm |
| Apologize or quit Examnotes. | |
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| Tech Ranger 2003-10-12, 10:05 pm |
| Sorry. I didn't realize that you needed aol to access that page. Here is the text from the story.
His real name is unknown; his costume and hair are enigmatic. But Angle-Grinder Man is gaining fame as a hero to illegally parked Londoners everywhere. Armed with his "angle grinder" saw and a sense of justice, he secretly removes the security locks placed on offending cars.
As is so often the case, the trickiest part came when he had to explain himself to his family."I got kind of a lukewarm response," said the masked Englishman who calls himself Angle-Grinder Man and who has been trawling London for four months dressed in a homemade superhero outfit, complete with gold lamé underpants and cape, removing the security boots from people's illegally parked cars. | |
| Tennman 2003-10-12, 10:05 pm |
| $105.00! I think I am going to stay out of New York for a while. | |
| prezbedard 2003-10-12, 10:18 pm |
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$105.00! I think I am going to stay out of New York for a while.
just don't drive. the Subway can get you just about anywhere in NYC don't think that would so true to the whole state though. | |
| ruscorp 2003-10-13, 2:28 am |
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just don't drive. the Subway can get you just about anywhere in NYC don't think that would so true to the whole state though.
Not where I live. There is no subway and bus service is very limited, kind of like Boston. | |
| enforcer 2003-10-13, 8:47 am |
| Do you really think that whoever replaces him is gonna to bring the prices down?
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remove any of the smoking laws?
They'll just hike prices on something else and blame him for the prices he raised. | |
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| prezbedard 2003-10-13, 1:05 pm |
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Yea, sure. Anywhere by the 9PM "T" curfew.
Thats 1am Close down for 4 hours for what? Its not like they are actually doing any maintenance or anything.
I can get a commuter rail up until around midnight which is actually good though I never have had any reason to take that late of train back. | |
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| ruscorp 2003-10-13, 6:34 pm |
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aka train
http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/images/commuterrail/maps/cr_map.gif
When I was in New Hampshire, I attempted to ride the red line "T" with my ex. unfortunately I couldn't find the last station (Alewife) off of Route 3.
What's the matter with this NH/MA folk? They never seen a NYS id?
Whenever I would enter Mass, by eyes would burn too. | |
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| MistyRing 2003-10-14, 10:02 am |
| Damn trainspotters! | |
| thecomeons 2003-10-14, 11:05 am |
| why not rename this thread, "larget picture attachment competition"
hey enforcer, ever ride on a train? | |
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| enforcer 2003-10-14, 1:52 pm |
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You're on!
You're still losing | |
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| thecomeons 2003-10-15, 4:36 am |
| kids! huh. throw them a stick and they play with it for hours.
oh. that's dogs. sorry. | |
| enforcer 2003-10-15, 4:51 am |
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Oh yea, screw transit maps then!
Still losing | |
| ruscorp 2003-10-15, 9:16 am |
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Still losing
Ah, I'll find something big enough.
Boston looks like a little country town. Gotta love them country folk! | |
| prezbedard 2003-10-15, 9:41 am |
| We have to pool our resources together and throw the whole Eastern seaboard at them! | |
| ruscorp 2003-10-15, 10:12 pm |
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We have to pool our resources together and throw the whole Eastern seaboard at them!
New England always find a way to slip out of things like the Blackout of 2003. | |
| Tech Ranger 2003-10-15, 10:13 pm |
| Does New England have a government? | |
| prezbedard 2003-10-15, 10:15 pm |
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New England always find a way to slip out of things like the Blackout of 2003.
Its all about being prepared.
Don't want to kick some British arse?
That seems to be one thing we can agree on. | |
| ruscorp 2003-10-15, 10:27 pm |
| If the power authority in Mass would have cut off 5 seconds later Boston would have been black too. Wait a minute, I had no power today from 1 1/2 hours. ConEd sucks monkey balls! Kill the monoploy!
Of course we still want to kick British asre too! However there are too many Brits living in New England! Traitors! | |
| prezbedard 2003-10-15, 10:30 pm |
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If the power authority in Mass would have cut off 5 seconds later Boston would have been black too. Wait a minute, I had no power today from 1 1/2 hours. ConEd sucks monkey balls! Kill the monoploy!
Of course we still want to kick British asre too! However there are too many Brits living in New England! Traitors!
What ever happened to all the good deregulation was supposed to do?(in Mass anyway)
Brits in New England? I haven't seen any since the 2 blonds stopped in for a visit at Cyberspace about a year ago. | |
| ruscorp 2003-10-16, 11:25 am |
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What ever happened to all the good deregulation was supposed to do?(in Mass anyway)
Brits in New England? I haven't seen any since the 2 blonds stopped in for a visit at Cyberspace about a year ago.
We do I have to put up with ConEd anymore? Can't there be competition? | |
| prezbedard 2003-10-16, 11:34 am |
| Thats what deregulation was supposed to be the result of in MA anyway but it hasn't done sqwat. Lucky with don't have con ed. | |
| yanqui 2003-10-16, 3:02 pm |
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We have to pool our resources together and throw the whole Eastern seaboard at them!
Our internal auditor drew a map of the path of one piece of paper that would out-size all the maps on this thread. It looked like a bowl of spaghetti, and the names of the people who saw it were the meatballs. The boss was the cheese. | |
| yanqui 2003-10-16, 3:03 pm |
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Today I learned first-hand what it means to be a citizen of Bloomberg's New York. I received a parking ticket. I am guilty of the violation. The fine is a whopping $105.00.
Gee whiz! That's the fine for parking in a handicapped spot down here. And people think we're uncivilized in the South? | |
| ruscorp 2003-10-16, 3:18 pm |
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Gee whiz! That's the fine for parking in a handicapped spot down here. And people think we're uncivilized in the South?
parking in a handicapped spot in NYC = $180 + community service. | |
| enforcer 2003-10-17, 4:15 am |
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parking in a handicapped spot in NYC = $180 + community service.
driving without insurance, death penalty? | |
| MistyRing 2003-10-17, 8:48 am |
| Traffic's bound to be a problem when you all drive on the wrong (right) side of the road.
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| ruscorp 2003-10-17, 11:33 am |
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driving without insurance, death penalty?
That's a ticket + licence suspended (if it's not already) + jail.
In my case I'm driving with an expired licence. I'll get the same too. |
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