I sent my bill to Arrowhead with the address they print on the back of their bill showing clearly through the window in the return envelope.
A few weeks later I got this bill back; completely
intact
with a yellow sticker from the Post Office saying it was undeliverable.
I checked an old bill which showed all info was correct.
A few days later I received a brand new bill from Arrowhead -
with a late charge for the bill that was somehow undeliverable.
I really miss that bar Residuals in Burbank, where you could get a free drink with a residual of a dollar or less...they went out of business.
i was looking for a parking spot and temporarily parked in front of a fire hydrant while waiting for a spot to open, motor still running, then, 3 seconds later, i noticed a parking maid writing a ticket for another car, her eyes were panning back and forth from her pad to my license plate. i thought to myself, "is she for real?", then it hit me, "she is!!" i rolled down my passenger window to say what i was planning to do, but she quickly responded with, "you're parked at a fire hydrant". i acknowledged, and insisted i was going to move my vehicle if she stopped what she was doing. since her eyes were not meeting mine, and she was busy trying to either work her cell phone camera or actually framing my car in with the red sidewalk, i went to plan B: "i'd rather get the ticket from you than get it in the mail", i said to her somewhat aggressively. to my surprise, she didn't jump to the occasion to hand me my ticket, instead, she took her time to conclude her business with the other car, before handing mine. suffering comes in many ways.
the city recycles, great, but we the people, are not getting paid for the work. we get points instead. the city then sells it to a company who actually recycles it and everyone makes a profit, except for us, the ones who do the work of collecting.
the city also offers another service: fixing sidewalks when the tree roots over time, lift the broken cement one foot up in the air, but it's the individual's choice to pay for it if they want to see it done. again, the city benefits. where do our taxes go and what do we get in exchange. nothing. we must continue to give our time, money, attention, and expect nothing in return....well, maybe another late fee.
I just got a notice, from a gynocologist that I'd seen last January 14, 2007, that I was due for my "annual" check-up...yesterday. I wondered "how long were you gonna wait to tell me about my "annual" checkup"?
I went to traffic court recently to fight a ticket and plunked down in the court room to wait. After a while, it became apparent I had positioned myself next to the section where all the LAPD sat. It was after listening to them make fun of each and every defendant and acting like a bunch of meat headed frat boys that I concluded, NO, THEY REALLY ARE A BUNCH OF ASSHOLES!!!
BTW, although I had pictures showing that the signs on the corner of La Cienega and San Vicente were indeed damaged
and obscured, I didn't win.
Well, 1/2 way maybe; the judge left the violation on the books but refunded my $159
bail. I have 30 days to appeal
the decision; should I just to
piss the cop off more? My nasty, unemployed, got nothing better to do side says
"Hell, yes". Someone give me a job quick before I'm tempted to go back to court again!
Why is it that every restaurant I like goes out of business? Why is it that every menu item that I can eat without feeling ill is taken off the menu?
Not only restaurants, but so often when I find the perfect lipstick color, the next time I go to purchase it - it has been discontinued. And I was not consulted!!!
my experience with fighting traffic tickets has been good and bad. when fighting a ticket I highly recommend not agreeing to allow the first guy on the bench to do the hearing. he is usually some high ranking attorney sitting in for an actual judge. they ask you if you prefer to wait and go upstairs for a real trial with a real judge. do that, you have a better chance of winning. my case the officer lied and I could have proven it had the cop had his ticket book at hand - he totally bullshitted about the time of day he gave me the ticket. he tried to suggest he was working vice and ticketed me at night when in truth it was daylight and I was in front of my apartment on Franklin going home for lunch and to let my dog relieve himself. is that not perjury? that worked out to my benefit, because the judge asked the cop if he wanted to go get his ticket book to see what time the previous and following tickets to mine were issued. the officer humbly diclined the offer.
another time back in the day when you could fight a parking ticket in court I lost big time. I was buying paint on La Brea for a scenery company I worked for. I parked in front of Mann Bros. Paint (they're gone now) and I didn't feel like putting a coin in the meter since I knew I wouldn't be there long. from inside I saw a very tall African American Parking Inforcement Officer standing by my truck, ticket book in hand. I ran out side and said "Hey hey, I was getting change," and I slammed a nickel in the meter as the officer ripped up the ticket. I thanked him and went about my business. as Halldor mentioned already, a couple months later I got the copy of the ticket in the mail and I was pissed. I went to court and when they called my name I stood up and so did a short Philippino Parking Inforcement Officer. I couldn't believe my eyes. I told the judge, "Your honor, my ticket got ripped up and this ain't the guy who did the ripping." The judge said, "Are you calling this officer a liar?" I said that I guessed I was. he just said, "Pay the ticket." I guess the rules have changed, officers in any division CAN LIE, it is only citizens who can be punished for perjury.