so i had the pleasure (that's joke) of sitting in traffic court for over an hour this morning. let me first just complain about a few things. i hate how they tell you to be there at X time but then don't actually get rolling until 30-45 minutes later. i'm an overly punctual person and i get really testy when i show up on time and feel like my time is being taken advantage of. it's not like i expected it to start on time. i know that's how these things go. but still. it seemed like an eternity before they got started. plus, three is no free parking around anywhere. so i had to park at a meter. and, of course, i only had 2 quarters on me, only enough for 40 minutes. so i put the money in the meter thinking, "certainly this'll be more than enough." but, to my dismay, 40 minutes passed and they hadn't even STARTED yet. and, of course, i couldn't leave to feed the meter because you're really not supposed to leave and i was also afraid to miss my call.
so we waited and waited. once they finally got started i found it really interesting to see how the process went. i was also surprised at the number of alcohol and drug violations were going on in traffic court. also suspended licenses. once they finally got to us (me and the other girl involved in the accident), i got nervous for a second because i thought it wasn't going to be thrown out right away. but everything was okay and they dismissed the charges.
and of course, i returned to my car to find a $7 parking ticket. thanks city of columbia pd, for being so on-point.
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I would totally fight that parking ticket, simply on principle. Of course, if you do, you'll probably end up getting another one while waiting for court to start again. What a scam. They really know how to get you, don't they?
BTW, Philadelphia has taken the parking ticket scam to the next level. They've now got a show called "Parking Wars" on the A&E network. You can watch people get tickets, and try to get their towed cars back. http://www.aetv.com/parking-wars/
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