March 30, 2009

  • Well, I think that can be accurately described as an abortive trip. >:^<

    Dmitry and Carolyn's second anniversary is coming up and he wants to take her to see "Carmen" down at the Bass Hall.  Last night I tried to purchase tickets on-line but no matter which browser I used I got an error message, so this afternoon I decided to go down to the ticket office in person.

    Hesitated between going by way of 7th Street or freeway, and chose the latter.  Exiting at the Cherry St./E. Lancaster exit, I drove over the bridge and continued north on Cherry.  Nice three-lane, one-way street they built there when the freeway was rebuilt several years ago.

    Whereupon a police officer over on the right side of the street pointed his radar gun at me and waved me over.  e-fingers_ears

    Turns out at some point - at the top of the hill, he said - the speed limit suddenly drops to 30.  I was clocked at 48.

    He and another officer were doing a brisk business, I'll tell you that.  Pulling us over one after another.  Who knew that was a THIRTY?  Three lanes?  One way?  Okay, had he said it was 40, I'd understand, but 30?  And if there's a sign I've certainly never noticed it. 

    Back down to the courthouse I go.  Never in my life have I had two tickets working at the same time (that was interesting, BTW...this guy said nothing regarding whatever it was for which I was ticketed when I was rear-ended on January 15, even though nothing's changed).  Can't recall the last time I got a speeding ticket.   e-mggrumpy

    Signed for it then proceeded grumpily to where the Bass Hall is located.  Found a parking spot a couple of blocks away and put in a quarter for 15 paltry minutes, then another quarter.  No change.  Still 15 minutes.  Tapped the meter to no avail.  Plunked in a few dimes to get up to 33 minutes, and in a state of some dudgeon stalked off to the Bass Hall.

    To find the ticket office closed.  It's 2:30 in the afternoon on a weekday and the ticket office is closed!  e-arg

    So I came home without the tickets I wanted but with a ticket I certainly didn't want, and a quarter to the bad.

    Snarl.... e-tantrum

Comments (2)

  • that is a rotten trip.

  • Did you go back to see if there are signs?  One time I got a similar ticket, and I researched and found that the speed limit had been changed to 45, but the signs weren't up yet.  Don't remember how I did it - but I think I won the case.

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