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Egalitarian Thug

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22. I gave up fighting when I got a parking ticket downtown (Pershing) while my

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #21)

Tue May 1, 2012, 07:26 PM

May 2012

car was in my garage in Hollywood and I was out of town. Went into court and the judge completely ignored the evidence that proved I couldn't have been there. So, I just stopped paying them completely.

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Curb your wheels � even on flat roads � or get $50 ticket [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 OP

Am sorry what does that mean to "curb your wheels". I don't get it. Can someone tell me. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #1

It means to point your wheels to the curb so that if your car rolls down the hill MissB Apr 2012 #3

You angle the wheels in out out depending which way your car points up or down hill... I forget whic Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #5

Uphill, turn the wheels away from the curb, downhill, into the curb Thor_MN Apr 2012 #11

I told you I would feel silly when I found out. Thank you. I learned something today. southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #12

And how long have you been driving? snooper2 May 2012 #16

don't ask. LOL your already laughing anyway why give you more ammo LOL southernyankeebelle May 2012 #17

I got a ticket for that last month in LA. My violation was that my wheels were pointed straight. robinlynne Apr 2012 #6

I have never heard of this before. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #8

I should add. It was my one dinner out this year. A groupon, two could eat for the price of one. We robinlynne Apr 2012 #9

Thanks for telling me. That makes sense and I feel silly LOL southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #10

Sounds like they found a new way to squeeze money out of people name not needed Apr 2012 #2

Cities and municipalities are searching for dough in all respects. Report all trends so people are lonestarnot Apr 2012 #4

This is the kind of thing that leads to civil disobedience tularetom Apr 2012 #7

What a dilemma NV Whino Apr 2012 #13

I always engage my emergency brake SheilaT May 2012 #14

Yeah, but the ticket is still 50.00 robinlynne May 2012 #15

Lucky me I don't live SheilaT May 2012 #23

Police = Extortion racket. Odin2005 May 2012 #18

In LA, are you joking? LA is infamous for enhancing revenue generation through bogus tickets. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #19

yep. And they have extended parking meter times until 8pm! to get even more revenue. Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #21

I gave up fighting when I got a parking ticket downtown (Pershing) while my Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #22

This is nothing but a $$$$ grab. >:( Hell Hath No Fury May 2012 #20