Brovid Hasselsmof[Growling historic on the fury road]Registered Userregular
I am really guilty of one-sided conversations. Not that I particularly want to talk about me but people try to be friendly and ask me questions and I answer them but rarely think to ask stuff back. I usually only notice it's happened after the interaction is over. I'm just bad at human relationships.
I'm getting some kind of traffic ticket in the mail today according to usps informed delivery.
I can't afford a traffic ticket. I don't remember running a red light anywhere anytime recently... I've done it accidently once or twice because it would have been less safe for me to try to stop in the weather.
i was hoping that date went well, first in a while that seemed to have potential, i had chatted a bit with this woman before and she seemed cool, but she was working all weekend (procrastination + finance job) and went to meet me for a coffee in between her working
and i thought like, it went decently given it was a 1 hour coffee date, like dang how doth i blow that
I have a date thursday with someone I met in real life. What I found baffling is that she gave me her business card the first night we might; I like a woman who knows what she wants and is not afraid to make it known.
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Goose!That's me, honeyShow me the way home, honeyRegistered Userregular
I used Zillow and Redfin generally when I was looking for places.
Circling back to this, where do you find rentals on Redfin? I only see for sale.
This was years ago so I could easily be misremembering, sorry.
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DepressperadoI just wanted to see you laughingin the pizza rainRegistered Userregular
yay a new computer
oh no I have to break it in now, I'm made very uncomfortable by the default
somebody link me a good resource for wallpapers plz
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
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interfacelift.com. It navigates like an old-timey Russian adware hive, but it's really good at letting you filter down to your specific aspect ratio and resolution and just browsing tons of pretty pictures.
Follow up date tonight with that one handsome fun femme from Wednesday. Gonna go see the holiday lights at the Zoo and I'm excited because I've never seen the Zoo after dark before. They also get really excited about cool animal facts so I'm excited to flex the field biologist knowledge a little.
National Zoo in DC?
Zoo Lights are AWESOME, you will have a great time!
That'd be the one!
we're both ex-Smithsonian too so there's an entire extra level of DC nerdiness here
They also do a Halloween event with some beer booths. It’s pretty fun.
It’s a big enough event where it’s fun to make bets on whatever the big costume will be that evening.
We saw a lot of Harley Quinn’s the same year Suicide Squad came out.
Not in the 18 seconds from the light turning green.
You can usually contest them, I think
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
Yeah, but the court costs for contesting them are usually close to the same as the cost of the ticket. Unless your state has some unusually punitive points system, it's generally not worth it.
An online friend (whom I’ve never met) put out an urgent call for a home for a bearded dragon, needed to be picked up today
She had heard of it from her boyfriend who works at PetSmart who heard of it from a random dude who originally tried to surrender it to PetSmart
Another of her online friends (whom she’s never met) could give it a home but had no transport
I basically took off work, drove an hour to a random man’s house to pick it up (he turned out to be really nice!), then drove an hour in the other direction to drop it off with this other strange lady
I did text Mori the address and my ETA and the guy’s number, and I did leave my purse tucked under my seat, but yeah, I was thinking how stupid I was being as I drove there
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Yeah, but the court costs for contesting them are usually close to the same as the cost of the ticket. Unless your state has some unusually punitive points system, it's generally not worth it.
That's not generally true? The court costs of the ticket are what make it so expensive. You generally don't pay court costs when you are innocent.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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JedocIn the scupperswith the staggers and jagsRegistered Userregular
I admit that I was drawing from my local experience, which I should not have done when giving general advice. But I definitely paid 70 bucks in court fees for the privilege of a cop admitting that he pulled me over on the wrong side of a speed zone and erroneously gave me an $80 ticket.
If there are people in the PNW who don't have family that they can/want to hang out with for xmas stuff, you're welcome to come to @Janson and my house
only sticking point is our 'no murderer' policy
so this is how you tell me i am not welcome in your home
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webguy20I spend too much time on the InternetRegistered Userregular
Welp time to try to come up with 120 usd out of my ass over the holidays.
Call up the court. They are usually very willing to work out payment plans and stuff, as long as the communication is good. I bet you could get away with 3 payments of $40.
I'm trying to find ways to either occupy myself at my new apartment or to find new sports or things to pull me out of it, because while I do really like
Welp time to try to come up with 120 usd out of my ass over the holidays.
Call up the court. They are usually very willing to work out payment plans and stuff, as long as the communication is good. I bet you could get away with 3 payments of $40.
I don't know if it's like this in the US, but sometimes just pleading your case to the judge will help reduce the cost if you have some valid reasoning
My uncle recently got a ticket and went in to ask for them to reduce the charge because he is unemployed and retired with a very low pension and they knocked a hundred off the ticket
I admit that I was drawing from my local experience, which I should not have done when giving general advice. But I definitely paid 70 bucks in court fees for the privilege of a cop admitting that he pulled me over on the wrong side of a speed zone and erroneously gave me an $80 ticket.
Thats a natural high right there
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While working a friend's pop-up shop, I used that shop's leatherworking tools to fine-tune a guy's messenger bag strap so good to his specifications (esp that he wanted a leather knife sheath built into the strap) that he gave me $55 on top of the cost of materials and let me have a meal on the house at the restaurant he GMs for
I basically made $100 in an hour and a half which blows my whole mind
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I admit that I was drawing from my local experience, which I should not have done when giving general advice. But I definitely paid 70 bucks in court fees for the privilege of a cop admitting that he pulled me over on the wrong side of a speed zone and erroneously gave me an $80 ticket.
That sounds like a mistake. Criminal court costs only get invoked if the party is guilty, and civil court costs are often invoked on the losing party.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
I want that bag and that knife, that sounds rad as hell!
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3cl1ps3I will build a labyrinth to house the cheeseRegistered Userregular
I admit that I was drawing from my local experience, which I should not have done when giving general advice. But I definitely paid 70 bucks in court fees for the privilege of a cop admitting that he pulled me over on the wrong side of a speed zone and erroneously gave me an $80 ticket.
That sounds like a mistake. Criminal court costs only get invoked if the party is guilty, and civil court costs are often invoked on the losing party.
In North Carolina this was definitely the case. Court fees are something on the order of $180 if you're called as a defendant for moving violations, which you are for 100% of moving violations because North Carolina's moving violation laws are just an extortion racket.
How... how did I not know that it cost money to do these things? I've been living my whole life thinking that "court fees" were only incurred if you had to hire a lawyer... and then, it would be thousands and thousands of dollars
I had no idea contesting a speeding ticket or violation by yourself cost money
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I admit that I was drawing from my local experience, which I should not have done when giving general advice. But I definitely paid 70 bucks in court fees for the privilege of a cop admitting that he pulled me over on the wrong side of a speed zone and erroneously gave me an $80 ticket.
That sounds like a mistake. Criminal court costs only get invoked if the party is guilty, and civil court costs are often invoked on the losing party.
In North Carolina this was definitely the case. Court fees are something on the order of $180 if you're called as a defendant for moving violations, which you are for 100% of moving violations because North Carolina's moving violation laws are just an extortion racket.
Are you sure? Cause I am pretty sure that’s unconstitutional.
EDIT: I'm not saying you're wrong cause state's love to try unconsitutional shit from time to time.
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Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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It doesn’t in civilized states, but The South is often special in that way.
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
How... how did I not know that it cost money to do these things? I've been living my whole life thinking that "court fees" were only incurred if you had to hire a lawyer... and then, it would be thousands and thousands of dollars
I had no idea contesting a speeding ticket or violation by yourself cost money
The court fees are meant to cover the time of the people there. The stenographer, the judge, the prosecution, the clerks, etc. etc.
Like, a speeding ticket might have a fine of 20 bucks. And then a hundred bucks in court costs.
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Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
I'd be slightly more okay with speeding tickets if the money went toward road repair. But it don't, so fuck 'em.
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I don't think that there are Court Fees for speeding fines in the UK, but if you fail to prove your innocence they can increase the fine for wasting everyone's time.
I know that there are court fees for bringing something to the Magistrate's Court like divorce or someone owing you money. Challenging the reduction of your benefits is free though, thankfully.
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I'm getting some kind of traffic ticket in the mail today according to usps informed delivery.
I can't afford a traffic ticket. I don't remember running a red light anywhere anytime recently... I've done it accidently once or twice because it would have been less safe for me to try to stop in the weather.
i was hoping that date went well, first in a while that seemed to have potential, i had chatted a bit with this woman before and she seemed cool, but she was working all weekend (procrastination + finance job) and went to meet me for a coffee in between her working
and i thought like, it went decently given it was a 1 hour coffee date, like dang how doth i blow that
but no text back yet alas
oh well i guess
Circling back to this, where do you find rentals on Redfin? I only see for sale.
This was years ago so I could easily be misremembering, sorry.
oh no I have to break it in now, I'm made very uncomfortable by the default
somebody link me a good resource for wallpapers plz
Alternatively, just use NASA's Black Marble composites, like I have for the past decade.
They also do a Halloween event with some beer booths. It’s pretty fun.
It’s a big enough event where it’s fun to make bets on whatever the big costume will be that evening.
We saw a lot of Harley Quinn’s the same year Suicide Squad came out.
Not in the 18 seconds from the light turning green.
You can usually contest them, I think
An online friend (whom I’ve never met) put out an urgent call for a home for a bearded dragon, needed to be picked up today
She had heard of it from her boyfriend who works at PetSmart who heard of it from a random dude who originally tried to surrender it to PetSmart
Another of her online friends (whom she’s never met) could give it a home but had no transport
I basically took off work, drove an hour to a random man’s house to pick it up (he turned out to be really nice!), then drove an hour in the other direction to drop it off with this other strange lady
That's not generally true? The court costs of the ticket are what make it so expensive. You generally don't pay court costs when you are innocent.
I watched the video
I forgot about that. I probably was speeding...
Welp time to try to come up with 120 usd out of my ass over the holidays.
so this is how you tell me i am not welcome in your home
Call up the court. They are usually very willing to work out payment plans and stuff, as long as the communication is good. I bet you could get away with 3 payments of $40.
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I don't know if it's like this in the US, but sometimes just pleading your case to the judge will help reduce the cost if you have some valid reasoning
My uncle recently got a ticket and went in to ask for them to reduce the charge because he is unemployed and retired with a very low pension and they knocked a hundred off the ticket
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Thats a natural high right there
While working a friend's pop-up shop, I used that shop's leatherworking tools to fine-tune a guy's messenger bag strap so good to his specifications (esp that he wanted a leather knife sheath built into the strap) that he gave me $55 on top of the cost of materials and let me have a meal on the house at the restaurant he GMs for
I basically made $100 in an hour and a half which blows my whole mind
Damascus steel with bronze trim and a handle made with mother-of-pearl inlays, all in one of the largest folding knives I've ever seen
I also tuned the folding mechanism a little, while I was working on the strap, since I could and had the right tools for it
That sounds like a mistake. Criminal court costs only get invoked if the party is guilty, and civil court costs are often invoked on the losing party.
In North Carolina this was definitely the case. Court fees are something on the order of $180 if you're called as a defendant for moving violations, which you are for 100% of moving violations because North Carolina's moving violation laws are just an extortion racket.
I had no idea contesting a speeding ticket or violation by yourself cost money
Are you sure? Cause I am pretty sure that’s unconstitutional.
EDIT: I'm not saying you're wrong cause state's love to try unconsitutional shit from time to time.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
I mean, I live in Alabama and I worked at the DA’s office and court fees for innocent parties were either waived or refunded.
The court fees are meant to cover the time of the people there. The stenographer, the judge, the prosecution, the clerks, etc. etc.
Like, a speeding ticket might have a fine of 20 bucks. And then a hundred bucks in court costs.
That's not the case with all court fees, especially the ones for speeding tickets.
Trust me, it takes all comers in traffic court. One woman even came in with a giant foam board explaining why she wasn't speeding.
She was wrong, but my boss was so impressed that she left her off the hook.
EDIT: Unless you mean the burden of paying the fees, then yeah. It really does.
I know that there are court fees for bringing something to the Magistrate's Court like divorce or someone owing you money. Challenging the reduction of your benefits is free though, thankfully.