Specially one like that, say something like I've mowed it for 10 years ($2 a mow, which is cheap as) three times a year (more like 10) 10x2x3 = $60 which is your fine... so we'll call it even :)
Can someone tell me is it true that nature strip fines can only be given if someone complains? Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Coffey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 5:35 AM Subject: Re: Draft 1 was: Parking Fine - nature strip > That's a bit harsh Chris, everyone has a crack at getting out of parking > fine's if poss. I think governments local or national get far to much money > out of driver's without putting back it back into road's etc. My two cents > worth. > > Craig > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 3:29 AM > Subject: Re: Draft 1 was: Parking Fine - nature strip > > > > > > 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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
