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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 no one told us at any point that we had incurred a ticket. that is what i think is weird. [/quote]

If the cop was able to approach your car without you realizing fast enough to pull away, you were creating a very dangerous situation.  What do you think happens when there is an emergency - someone walks up calmly to your car and asks you to move it?  The reason people are focused on this is because it is very difficult to believe you do not know about the other ticket when you so blatantly created a dangerous situation.  There were two of you.  You were in the car. Why did you not drive around the block while you waited?

You were likely mailed a ticket and ignored it or it got list in the mail.  It sucks, but sounds like as soon as you pay it, you are clear.  Have you looked to see if you can just pay it online?[/quote]

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