A few weeks ago, Mr. Indi got a traffic ticket. He was driving down to the gas station to fill up the car and was not wearing his seat belt - EVEN THOUGH - I have told him a thousand times that the cops around here are like piranhas and the city receives half its income from traffic citations. But, there are times when Mr. Indi is a doofus and doesn't pay attention.
He was going to go down to the courthouse and pay the ticket but somehow didn't get around to it - what with chemo and everything - so a couple of weeks ago he sent them a check to cover the fine. Well, it seems that when he made the check out, he was 18 cents short. Did I mention that he's a bit of a doofus?
The city has now sent us 2 letters to say that he owes 18 cents and has until September 20th to pay it! So - let's think about this for a minute. The stamps for 2 letters cost 84 cents - the paper and envelopes cost a couple of cents and the labor and admin involved cost a few more cents. The city's outlay to recoup 18 cents is probably in the area of $1-$1.50. Well, heck - no wonder the cops write a lot of tickets! The city is losing money!
The picture above is a baby lizard - about 2 inches long - who came to visit yesterday.
2 comments:
Hi. I enjoyed your blog. It is interesting.
You may have to pay bank charges too, Indi !
That'll add a bit more to the 18c.
(What's a doofus ? I thought we both spoke English !)
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