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By: Update on iPod/Parking Ticket

Update on iPod/Parking Ticket — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:18:07 +0000

[...] by email. Go ahead! Get Smockity every day. It's FREE!Several of you have asked what became of the iPod and the parking ticket and I know you are all sitting on the edges of your seats just waiting to find [...]

By: Jessi

Jessi — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:55:39 +0000

So did you guys get the ipod?

(And I agree with others. Always always meet in a public place for exchanges like this.)

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:36:13 +0000

1. Call city hall about the ticket.
2. I love Craigslist, but you gotta take the good with the bad. I NEVER go to someone’s house to pick up an item I’ve bought. I ALWAYS meet in a public place. ahem.
3. I’m with ya about the overpasses and bridges and such. And, I lived on a barrier island off the coast of NC for a few years. Whew!

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:51:38 +0000

Oh no, what a day! I agree and I would pass on that particular Nano, sounds kinda shifty. And I break out into a cold sweat on overpasses and bridges. If Scott is driving over a bridge he knows to drive on the INSIDE lane:)

By: Alice McD

Alice McD — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:59:56 +0000

I just want to challenge your fear by asking you something: You can plan ahead of time to give birth to numerous babies without any painkillers, and keep yourself calm and composed to work your way through hours of discomfort, but you can’t drive for 30 seconds on somethat that has never ACTUALLY collapsed or turned into a loopy roller coaster under you? Are you crazy?

Is that supportive enough? I can be more drill-sergeanty if you need me to. You’re welcome.

By: Toppytiger

Toppytiger — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:26:56 +0000

My two cents are expensive in the short term. Pay the ticket. In my city those late fees are real. The recommendation by the city is pay and then protest to get reimbursed. On the nano by her one they have refurbished ones at Apple for good prices, and have her pay you back. Basically parental pay away because she did as you asked and figured it out on her own, she shouldn’t have to pay for being young and trusting a flaky seller.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:38:22 +0000

I used to live just south of Ft Worth and the whole time I lived there I had the same overpass-turning-into-rollercoaster dreams!! The only thing that made them go away was moving!

By: Cheryl@SomewhatCrunchy

Cheryl@SomewhatCrunchy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:35:04 +0000

ROFLOL! Wow. Well, to answer your questions:

1. Is there a phone number or address on the ticket? If so, I’d call and verify its validity ans challenge it since there was no attendant. If not, I’d assume it’s a scam-can you contact the DMV or police to verify?

2. Sounds fishy. If they don’t show tomorrow I’d be all over Craigslist with negative mojo. And capture her # to hand off to the police as a scam artist.

3. Leace the kids at home and spend 1 full hour driving back and forth over the bridge, you’ll be over your fear in no time

By: Chick Hatchers

Chick Hatchers — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:32:15 +0000

You are hilarious! I’m sure you weren’t laughing at all at the time, but really this is funny. Craigslist is a wonderful site to browse, but there are A LOT of scams and we have a lot of robbery in the Chicago-area where people set up meetings for transactions and then get held up… so please be very careful! Maybe agree to meet at an established business rather than someone’s house.

As for the ticket, call a local police department in that big city and be sure it is real and ask how you could be sure to pay for the spot next time.

Sorry, I don’t have any suggestions about the overpass – I have the same fear of that and bridges. And dream about them. And sweat nervously about it! Great, now I’m sweating nervously from writing about it.

Hey, today I have a guessing game on my blog, wanna take a peek?
mychildsview.blogspot.com

By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:18:48 +0000

As for the ticket, was it a privately owned parking lot or a city lot? My hubby parks in a private lot daily in Dallas and those citations are by the company and usually have a place to protest. I would definitely protest the ticket. Hope things work out with that.

As for the iPod, teach a lesson on patience and look for another.