Chris, You wouldn't happen to be a parking inspector would you?
$5 says you have something to do with handing out fines :) cheers, Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 8:42 PM Subject: Re: Draft 1 was: Parking Fine - nature strip > > Julian > > Crime or disobeying a council by-law, does it really matter? the difference > is that one is controlled by the govt through the police and the other is > controlled by local govt through rangers. There is no difference in a > court of law. > > If your happy to lower the standards of your country then feel free, the > only problem is that we all have to live in it. > > Chris S > > Julian writes: > > > I have so far got off 2 or 3 parking fines and the only one I actually copped was > > the one issued by the police for parking in a taxi zone (chapel street has taxi > > zones, something like 11PM to 8AM.. crazy). > > > > The best excuse is if you park at a meter is to say it was out of order. Works > > every time for the first time. > > > > Maybe you have money to spare but Ill have a go at getting out of it. > > > > ps. get your context right.. parking infringements are not crimes. When my car > > falls off the nature strip and kills someone then maybe you will be right... > > pffftt > > > > > > > > Chris Simpson wrote: > > > > > Julian, > > > > > > Take the following with a grain of salt! > > > > > > I have no sympathy for people like yourself. You made a mistake, the > > > officer was quite with in his rights to place a fine on your car and he > > > did. > > > > > > "You do the crime you do the time" > > > > > > You may not see the whole picture here, but i bet you complain when > > > murderers get 3 year suspended sentences, and recently a convicted child > > > sex abuser (over 15years!! with his own two children) got a 2 year > > > suspended sentence! > > > > > > what is the relevance you ask, people in society are not being responsible > > > for their actions, sure a rapist and murderer are a long way away from > > > parking on the nature strip i agree, but where do you draw the line? > > > speeding? dangerous driving? bag snatchers? manslaughter? rape? murder? > > > > > > If the punishment isnt harsh then people will continue to do the crime! Its > > > a fact of life, if they know they can get away with it they will! Our > > > society is getting weaker, from things like this. > > > > > > Be a real man, admit you made a mistake and pay the fine, you know its the > > > right thing to do. Remember the rules and make sure that you dont get > > > caught again. > > > > > > Chris S > > > > > > Terry Rudd writes: > > > > > > > Julian, > > > > Reads pretty good to me - keep it simple. > > > > > > > > TR > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Julian > > > > Sent: Sunday, 10 February 2002 10:18 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: Draft 1 was: Parking Fine - nature strip > > > > > > > > > > > > it will go something like this but written properly..... > > > > > > > > Last night we towed my car home (i do live in the house, well will soon) > > > > because > > > > it broke down with a flat battery and would not run after we jump started > > > > the > > > > car. > > > > > > > > We can't get the car into the back yard because its on a hill so I decided > > > > to > > > > park it out the front (on the flat road) but because it was on a corner we > > > > pushed it up onto the nature strip. > > > > > > > > The next day, (day of the fine) I went to my parents place to get a new > > > > alternator (I already have one out of the car if they want to see it) from > > > > my > > > > other car (same model) and when I got back I had a parking fine for parking > > > > on > > > > the nature strip. (I was fined at 11am) > > > > > > > > I thought I would be safest off the road both whist I fix the car and so it > > > > doesnt disrupt traffic. > > > > > > > > Please let me off the fine.. > > > > > > > > > > > > .... hows that?? > > > > - Julian > > > > > > > > Terry Rudd wrote: > > > > > > > > > That's not a bad idea, it could be a goer. Wasn't there an add on TV a > > > > long > > > > > time ago that showed you how to drive a broken down car (run out of > > > > petrol?) > > > > > off the road and onto the nature strip on the starter motor? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
