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Older listeners may remember this tale[^] from March of last year, the important bit is the parking ticket.
Well I appealed, and several months later they turned down the appeal. So I waited for the Notice To Owner to turn up so I could make a formal appeal.
This didn't turn up, but I did eventually (July last year) receive a Charge Notice demanding immediate payment of £105. I wrote back to tell them I hadn't received the proper paperwork and they could bog off (or politer words to that effect).
Next thing I know is earlier on this year when I received a letter from a firm of hired goons bailiffs saying they were coming to recover a debt of £225, and a week or so later one turned up on my door.
He wanted £340 and I told him to bugger off as I didn't owe the debt, proper procedure hadn't been followed, and so on and so forth. He said it didn't matter what I did, they were going to get money or stuff from me.
Over the next few months I sent them many messages, they responded with threats, repeatedly said there was nothing I could do to halt their actions or avoid the debt, and turned up a couple of times, the debt rising to over £600.
Then 9 days ago a bailiff turned up at my door whilst I was at work, was extremely unpleasant to my wife, and said he was going to return with a locksmith, force entry, and take stuff away to the value of £862.
I raced home, phoned the bailiffs who said there was nothing I could do to avoid removal of my goods other than payment in full. My FIL suggested ringing the council and speaking to someone at the parking office for advice, which I did. They were very helpful and said I should ring the Traffic Enforcement Centre and ask to make a Late Witness Statement, which I also did.
Phoned the bailiffs to say I was doing this and could they hold off. They said no, they were coming for my stuff. The bailiff then phoned me back to say he would be at my house in half an hour and would be charging me £275 for the locksmith and removal van.
I phoned the council who agreed to get the bailiffs to suspend action to give them time to receive my appeal.
Today I got a letter from the court.
The parking notice has been cancelled.
Today, is a bloody good day.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Suddenly the old Monty Python's "...it's only a bloody parking offense" sketch makes sense.
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chriselst wrote: Today, is a bloody good day.
Gratz on having your peace again 
You may want to buy a "bloody" big dog and feed it lots of Sriracha sauce.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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But the fact you have to go through all that sh*t in the first place is a piss-take.
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For a parking ticket? 
Good to see there is some justice in this world.
As I grow older I've found that pleasing everyone is impossible but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
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Why they have to put people through all this stress is beyond me.
Oh...
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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They send a guy to your door for a parking ticket?
They can break into your house and take stuff?
WTF?
How are you guys not burning sh*t to the ground over there?
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MehGerbil wrote: They can break into your house and take stuff?
Yeah, that's what I am thinking.
What we got here is a failure to communicate
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chriselst wrote: said he was going to return with a locksmith, force entry, and take stuff away to the value of £862.
I'd love to see them try that with some of the members of this site
*cough* JSOP *cough*
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...preferably one that doesn't know my wife! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Have a word with Griff he may have a spare or two, as long as you like them woolly
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Well, I'm not sure I need it THAT baaaaaaad... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Johnny J. wrote: baaaaaaad
I see what you did there.
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I'd prefer one who does know my wife. 
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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...so you can write code while each thinks you're with the other? 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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 Bonus!
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Does her name also have to be Debbie?
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Johnny J. wrote: ...preferably one that doesn't know my wife!
A man after my own heart. As I always say, the perfect women is a set of twins.
Jeremy Falcon
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Pluto Nash: You married twins?
Tony Francis: No, I met the perfect woman, so I had her cloned.
Dina Lake: Which one is which?
Tony Francis: Who gives a f***?
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: Tony Francis: Who gives a f***?
Exactly. 
Jeremy Falcon
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Reading it sounds like Tony asking Pluto "Are you asking who gives a ...?".
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Girlfriends are for the unmarried. You qualify for a mistress. Free upgrade!
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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1UP
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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I'm not convinced. Aren't mistresses a lot more expensive than girlfriends? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Expensive or cheap, they're mistresses nevertheless.
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