Comments on: Yes, My Plan is to Use the POWER OF MY MIND http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/2009/12/14/yes-my-plan-is-to-use-the-power-of-my-mind/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:46:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Moose in the Kitchen » Blog Archive 0 http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/2009/12/14/yes-my-plan-is-to-use-the-power-of-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-37047 Moose in the Kitchen » Blog Archive 0 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:59:15 +0000 http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/?p=1496#comment-37047 [...] of that sentence after realizing I’d left my coffee on the kitchen table. I valiantly stifled Wanda the Internal Voice of Obnoxious Self-Righteousness As Applies to Moving Citations and walked past the other 50 people in the courtroom to stand on a little x and speak very, very [...] [...] of that sentence after realizing I’d left my coffee on the kitchen table. I valiantly stifled Wanda the Internal Voice of Obnoxious Self-Righteousness As Applies to Moving Citations and walked past the other 50 people in the courtroom to stand on a little x and speak very, very [...]

]]> By: Moose in the Kitchen » Blog Archive » I Need a First World Problems Hashtag http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/2009/12/14/yes-my-plan-is-to-use-the-power-of-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-32134 Moose in the Kitchen » Blog Archive » I Need a First World Problems Hashtag Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:29:27 +0000 http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/?p=1496#comment-32134 [...] non-lunch news, I’m volunteering at the SPCA this week to offset my traffic ticket. People working to fulfill a court penalty don’t get the fun Pet the Kitties jobs at the [...] [...] non-lunch news, I’m volunteering at the SPCA this week to offset my traffic ticket. People working to fulfill a court penalty don’t get the fun Pet the Kitties jobs at the [...]

]]> By: HollyLynne http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/2009/12/14/yes-my-plan-is-to-use-the-power-of-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-31403 HollyLynne Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:37:19 +0000 http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/?p=1496#comment-31403 Doesn't the whole thing get tossed out if the cop doesn't show up? I will cross my fingers that that happens! Doesn’t the whole thing get tossed out if the cop doesn’t show up? I will cross my fingers that that happens!

]]> By: ChrisC http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/2009/12/14/yes-my-plan-is-to-use-the-power-of-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-31400 ChrisC Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:25:55 +0000 http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/?p=1496#comment-31400 Oh, lord. I remember that day. I was like, what the hell did Moose DO to get a ticket? That light is SO jacked when there's any kind of traffic. BTW, I drive through that same intersection all the time now, on my way home from soccer, and I'm always totally paranoid about that stupid light. So, if it's any consolation, your ticket has probably helped ME avoid a ticket, since it's made me extra-cautious. I guess I owe you a beer or something :-) Oh, lord. I remember that day. I was like, what the hell did Moose DO to get a ticket? That light is SO jacked when there’s any kind of traffic. BTW, I drive through that same intersection all the time now, on my way home from soccer, and I’m always totally paranoid about that stupid light. So, if it’s any consolation, your ticket has probably helped ME avoid a ticket, since it’s made me extra-cautious. I guess I owe you a beer or something :-)

]]> By: jennifer in sf http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/2009/12/14/yes-my-plan-is-to-use-the-power-of-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-31399 jennifer in sf Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:03:40 +0000 http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/?p=1496#comment-31399 I'm not going to get into the one time I had to go to traffic court because I can feel my blood rising just thinking about it (it involved being pulled over by a cop while I WAS RIDING MY BIKE!! LAWFULLY!). Anyway, he didn't show up and it was all dismissed. Which is probably for the best because I might have ended up being arrested for attacking a policeman or whatever that charge is really called. So good luck! I’m not going to get into the one time I had to go to traffic court because I can feel my blood rising just thinking about it (it involved being pulled over by a cop while I WAS RIDING MY BIKE!! LAWFULLY!).

Anyway, he didn’t show up and it was all dismissed. Which is probably for the best because I might have ended up being arrested for attacking a policeman or whatever that charge is really called. So good luck!

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/2009/12/14/yes-my-plan-is-to-use-the-power-of-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-31398 Stephanie Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:23:46 +0000 http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/?p=1496#comment-31398 I've been twice, both for speeding. The first time, I borrowed a baby-pink sweater from a roommate in order to project sweetness and angelitude, but the guy at the desk literally did not even look up as he wrote out my bill. The second time, when I got the ticket in the mail before I went to court, I realized the cop was someone I went to high school with and hadn't recognized the night he pulled me over. (Weirdly, even though there were 160 people in our graduating class and I had been fairly visible in a Tracy Flick kind of way, my name didn't ring a bell. I had to tell him our school and the year, plus my license still had my parents' address on it at that point.) He dismissed the ticket. So, dress nicely, don't call anyone a motherfucker and you never know -- the universe may have an altogether interesting way of resolving things. I’ve been twice, both for speeding. The first time, I borrowed a baby-pink sweater from a roommate in order to project sweetness and angelitude, but the guy at the desk literally did not even look up as he wrote out my bill. The second time, when I got the ticket in the mail before I went to court, I realized the cop was someone I went to high school with and hadn’t recognized the night he pulled me over. (Weirdly, even though there were 160 people in our graduating class and I had been fairly visible in a Tracy Flick kind of way, my name didn’t ring a bell. I had to tell him our school and the year, plus my license still had my parents’ address on it at that point.) He dismissed the ticket.

So, dress nicely, don’t call anyone a motherfucker and you never know — the universe may have an altogether interesting way of resolving things.

]]> By: Robin http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/2009/12/14/yes-my-plan-is-to-use-the-power-of-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-31397 Robin Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:18:31 +0000 http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/?p=1496#comment-31397 My guess is the cop won't show up - but, nonetheless, I agree with 'Bonfires - business attire is your friend in this situation. Sending good thoughts your way! Also, be grateful you don't have to deal with the sort of innanities that we do in DC. In order to even contest a ticket, you have to pay $50. Which means that if you still end up having to pay it, you owe the ticket PLUS $50. An insidious twist of bureaucracy, isn't it? My guess is the cop won’t show up – but, nonetheless, I agree with ‘Bonfires – business attire is your friend in this situation. Sending good thoughts your way!

Also, be grateful you don’t have to deal with the sort of innanities that we do in DC. In order to even contest a ticket, you have to pay $50. Which means that if you still end up having to pay it, you owe the ticket PLUS $50. An insidious twist of bureaucracy, isn’t it?

]]> By: Nothing But Bonfires http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/2009/12/14/yes-my-plan-is-to-use-the-power-of-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-31394 Nothing But Bonfires Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:12:27 +0000 http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/?p=1496#comment-31394 Oh man, I went to traffic court once in Charleston. My advice: wear something sort of business-like. I wore a button-down shirt and everyone else was, like, in their pajamas. And had no teeth. By comparison, I was an ANGEL. The ticket was dismissed. Oh man, I went to traffic court once in Charleston. My advice: wear something sort of business-like. I wore a button-down shirt and everyone else was, like, in their pajamas. And had no teeth. By comparison, I was an ANGEL. The ticket was dismissed.

]]> By: Jen the Trephinist http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/2009/12/14/yes-my-plan-is-to-use-the-power-of-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-31393 Jen the Trephinist Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:59:35 +0000 http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/?p=1496#comment-31393 Asking for a civil code ticket is generally good advice. You don't want your insurance to go up. Generally, though, the fine is higher if they switch it to a nonmoving violation. Because, uh, you're basically bribing them to do so. In Missouri, it's called "getting a recommendation" from the prosecutor. You're all, "Hey prosecutor, I ran a red light, give me a recommendation," and they're all, "Okay, now it's a parking ticket. That'll be $150 extra." Sucks, but it saves you money in the long run. Insurance is expensive, yo. Asking for a civil code ticket is generally good advice. You don’t want your insurance to go up. Generally, though, the fine is higher if they switch it to a nonmoving violation. Because, uh, you’re basically bribing them to do so.

In Missouri, it’s called “getting a recommendation” from the prosecutor. You’re all, “Hey prosecutor, I ran a red light, give me a recommendation,” and they’re all, “Okay, now it’s a parking ticket. That’ll be $150 extra.”

Sucks, but it saves you money in the long run. Insurance is expensive, yo.

]]> By: Amy --- Just A Titch http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/2009/12/14/yes-my-plan-is-to-use-the-power-of-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-31388 Amy --- Just A Titch Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:22:41 +0000 http://www.mooseinthekitchen.com/?p=1496#comment-31388 I think that you're going wrong by not using the cleavage, but that's just me. I'll be sending you good luck, friend. Here's to hoping for a cop that just doesn't show. xo I think that you’re going wrong by not using the cleavage, but that’s just me.

I’ll be sending you good luck, friend. Here’s to hoping for a cop that just doesn’t show. xo

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