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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've posted a couple responses already.  But I took a beat and thought I might offer something more helpful-

OP, I get that this is frustrating.  It is a real headache to deal with.  You have to track down what happened, which will likely mean a bunch of time corresponding with this "random town."  That is annoying.  Some venting would be warranted.

But I do suggest you take a little ownership here, rather than questioning the legality of......enforcing public safety laws.  Many of the details you include are really not relevant.  You DID do something illegal by parking in front of the hydrant.  You (most likely) DID do something illegal to incur the ticket and then again by not responding to it.  Rain, the need for bagels, and the fact that you were outside NYC is irrelevant.

You say this is the type of thing that "makes life not actually work."  But what would REALLY not make life work is if everybody ignored tickets and blocked hydrants when it is more convenient for them.[/quote]

op - i am not questioning blocking a hydrant. as i said i was in the car so could easily have moved the car if anyone needed the hydrant. 
and the second thing - we could have done something terrible or nothing at all and the point is i have ZERO idea and could have lived my whole life not knowing because[b] no one told us at any point that we had incurred a ticket[/b]. that is what i think is weird. [/quote]

So let's play this out.  There is a fire and the truck needs to get to the hydrant.  Your car with you in it is blocking them.  You think that is a practice our society should tolerate?  Or only when it is raining?  Or only when somebody needs bagels?

And as for the bolded, there are three viable scenarios:
1. You did receive notice of the ticket and forgot/neglected it.
2. Somebody else (your partner) absolutely got the ticket and didn't tell you and is now dug in.
3.  There is a mistake and the wrong license plate was recorded.

If it is the last, that sucks.  But the only thing that is wrong in that scenario is the person who may have messed up data entry.  Oh, and you for blocking the hydrant.
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