I was just lying on my bed, opening some mail from the last few months that I haven’t gotten around to opening. I thought since I have an appointment for taxes coming up that I should get all my receipts and everything in order.
In one envelope, I find this letter, apparently involving some parking violation I had around Christmas:
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU IN HER MAJESTY’S NAME TO APPEAR BEFORE A JUSTICE ON
APRIL 14, 2008
THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU IN HER MAJESTY’S NAME TO APPEAR BEFORE A JUSTICE ON
APRIL 14, 2008
In case you’re not following the date, that was yesterday, and I obviously didn’t show. The next part is the worrisome piece of information:
FAILURE TO ANSWER A SUMMONS IN PERSON OR BY COUNSEL MAY RESULT IN APPLICATION BEING MADE FOR A WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST
Can you say fuck? I’m setting my alarm and calling down first thing in the morning to try and sort this out. How do I get myself into this shit.
I think you can pay it online, no? Try and do that first, then call.
You’re cracking me up Duane.
Good luck with sorting things out. Don’t worry about it too much though, hopefully the police have better things to do than arrest you for a parking violation. 🙂
Oh dear, Duane! Taxes AND tickets?!?! Sounds like today’s going to be ‘one of those days’ 🙁 Good luck with everything!
I also have a bad case of bronchitis. I think I’m going to go get some anti-biotics in a bit.
Who doesn’t open their mail????? That sucks Duane!
I hate mail. It’s always stupid bills or summons.
I’m a mail freak. If I get something in the mail, I have to open it. Even if it’s addressed to someone else, I’ll open that fucker.
My old roommates were like you though Duane. They’d have stacks and stacks of unopened mail.
I can’t tell you how many times their phone got disconnected, or were charged late fees.
I’d just shake my head as I read yet another pamphlet telling me why RBC is so awesome.
Yah, I hear you. It’s dumb. I do stupid things sometimes.
outlaw duane the stain strikes again, or doesn’t.
Yeah, I ended up doing that recently with a parking ticket, but most of my reason involved working two jobs and still (!) being strapped for cash. The vicious retail cycle will do that to ya.
I just ended up paying and extra fifty bucks, and I still got deferred adjudication (basically “go forth and sin no more” in the city of North Richland Hills).
Oops, that was supposed to be a speeding ticket. Good lord, I need more sleep.