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Q: Are these some good reasons to complain about construction across the street?
We have had construction across the street from our house for a while, and there hadn’t been any real reasons to complain so we didn’t. However, much is changing, and we finally have some reasons why we should. Here are the reasons.

1. Playing basketball the other day, I found I was having a hard time dribbling. The ball was bouncing all over! On our driveway were some large cracks and divots. I remember a couple here and there, but now there are around 100, as well as 4 larger cracks! My theory is that when they had to jack up and destroy the sidewalk in front of our house, it damaged our driveway. I can’t think of any logical explanation, because just last year, I can swear there were 10 at most, and now there has to be over 100. I don’t think we should have to pay for repairs because of something someone else did.

2. Also, the 4th hole in our yard was done around a month ago. When they were finished digging, they filled the hole in with dirt. Apparently, they had quite a lot of excess dirt, and left a pile of plain dirt in our yard. It’s not huge, but annoying! We thought they were just waiting a day to fix it because it was getting dark out. We waited a wekk, 2 weeks, and more than a month, and now with snow, they can’t fix it. So it looks like we are stuck with a pile of sirt in our yard until next year, when it will soften.

3. The cars and trucks are parked on both sides of the street. However, they are parked on our side of the street, rather than the side they are buidling on. So one side has loads of cars ( and that’s the size closest to our house) and the other side has only a couple cars (the side closer to the construction). With the snow here already, and the cars on one side of the street, the snowplows can get one half of the street. The other half they cannot get is the one closest to us. So the street part right by our house is pure mud/slop/slush/muddy snow! It’s plain messy and I have a hard time getting the mail!!!! In the summer, they used to occupy both sides of the street, but ever since it’s gotten cold, they’ve switched to the side closest to our house.

4. I live in Illinois, and I am not sure if I can complain about this. When we had the 4th hole dug, the workers were standing in our yard, only 20 feet awway from our house. There was a public smoking law passes last year. We have the in our yard actually smoking, and that bothers me!

I am not trying to sound bratty or anything. A lot of our neighbors have complained already! We haven’t found too many reasons to complain until now. I just want to hear from you if any of these are valid to complain to the owner who bought the land.
Sorry this is so long!
The problem is, they do have rights to both sides of the street. We just don’t have a snowplow getting there, and it is snowy. I never had this problem in the winter. But the pile of dirt will make a good snow fort for the little kids!

A: Yes! Those are very valid reasons! Especially the cracks in the driveway, you shouldn’t have to pay for that damage! Also the dirt in the yard, how rude! I have cars parked around my house for construction too, two houses have gone up this year. It is really annoying because sometimes the garbage men forget our house because all the trucks block it. I would suggest parking your cars in front of your house in the morning, and then moving it once the workers get there, so the plows can clear around your house during the day. You do not sound bratty at all! Those construction workers are terrible. I would contact the city, tell them about your driveway and tell them about the dirt later on in the spring.

Q: I just experienced something and want to know who is correct? Would it be worth it to fight it or just pay the?
fine and get it done with.

I use a walker to help me walk and I keep my disabled parking placard in it in the basket part of it. My walker usually goes in the back of the van or in a trunk of a car.

My dad and I were parking in a handicapped place. My dad got out of the car to get my placard when a car comes up and stops just inches away from the back of the car so my dad can’t get to it. The person in the car says she called the police on us for parking in a handicapped space with out the placard and rolls up her window and refuses to look at us. So he can’t explain.

I call the police on my cell phone and explain what is going on and they say they are sending an officer out. When the police get there my dad tries explaining his side of the story. The officer slaps my dad with the $250 fine and tells us to leave the premises or he will arrest my dad. So my dad leaves and takes me home. We are both very angry at the way we were trapped.

I want to know what the law is regarding this. I recorded the whole thing on my cellphone accidentally. Can we use the recording in court if we decide to sue the person and the officers.

Most importantly do I have to keep my placard with me. It is so much easier to keep it in my walker. I am always afraid I will lose it and I will with all the different cars I travel in.

I live in Illinois.

Also what will be involved in fighting it like would I need a lawyer and stuff like that.

If you could give me web sites that would help me and my dad, that would be great.
When my dad saw he was getting nowhere with the woman, he came and sat in the car till the police got there. When the officer arrived he was so rude to us. He didn’t even give us a chance to explain or get out of the car to get the placard. He said ” Here is your ticket” handing my dad the ticket “now leave or I will arrest you both”. He had this look on his face like he was going to beat us up if we didn’t do what he said. So we did it.

A: I am very sensitive to those people who park in handicap spots illegally. Very few things drive me up the wall worse than those people.

My problem with this whole situation is that you both were still with the vehicle when the officer arrived. I would understand getting the ticket if you weren’t around and there was no placard. But that isn’t the case here. I am assuming that once the walker was pulled out of the trunk, you would have removed the placard and displayed it in the designated area, correct?

The officer shouldn’t have given you the ticket and overall his manner seems a little excessive. There is no law that says you have to drive around with the placard prominently displayed. In fact, one of their pamphlets clearly states to remove the placard prior to driving to prevent damage.

It is definitely worth your time to go to court and fight the ticket. Explain to the judge that you hadn’t been given the chance to hang your permit and that you and your father hadn’t left the vehicle yet when the officer cited you.

Hopefully the judge will dismiss the ticket, but even if “he” doesn’t, there’s a good chance he will lower the fine if you approach the whole thing in a respectful manner.

Q: I just experienced something and want to know who is correct?
I use a walker to help me walk and I keep my disabled parking placard in it in the basket part of it. My walker usually goes in the back of the van or in a trunk of a car.

I want to know what the law is regarding this. I recorded the whole thing on my cellphone accidentally. Can we use the recording in court if we decide to sue the person and the officers.

Most importantly do I have to keep my placard with me. It is so much easier to keep it in my walker. I am always afraid I will lose it and I will with all the different cars I travel in.

I live in Illinois.
Everyone,

Thank you so much for your answers. They all deserve to be best answers and get the 10+ points. I can’t decide which one is best. I’m going let it go to vote when the time comes.

So have a good one,

L.K.

A: I have never heard of such a thing. Several people are in the wrong here.

Placards are not supposed to be left in the window hanging all the time. They are supposed to be removed. Obviously they have to be removed and put somewhere while you are driving. (Yes, I know, most people leave them hanging all the time – I do.)

It is perfectly OK that you keep your placard in your walker basket or wherever you want to keep it as long as it is placed before you leave the vehicle.

The woman was wrong (but I do admire what she as trying to do.) The police were most definitely wrong. The store as stated in another answer is not in the wrong because they usually give the police permission to ticket cart blanche.

1. Contact the police department and ask to speak to the person at the highest level and explain what happened. If you get no satisfaction – file a formal complaint.

2. Go to court and follow procedure. Bring a copy of your placard – you need to park legally at the courthouse. And bring your tape, but it will probably not be admissable. The ticket should be thrown out.

3. Now go to the newspapers and explain what happened – not before. You do not want to get anyone upset at you and make things worse for you before/if it is settled.

Q: Is Obama using scare tactics to try to get the stimulus bill passed?
Obama has said that we are going to have a catastrophe if we do not pass this pork laden stimulus bill. Why is he using scare tactics?

Obama was one to complain about Bush’s spending, but look at the pork in this bill. The items include:

List of all the projects we need or else we will never recover!

$50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts
$380 million in the Senate bill for the Women, Infants and Children program
$198 million for Filipino World War 2 vets and their families
$300 million for grants to combat violence against women
$2 billion for federal child-care block grants
$6 billion for university building projects
$15 billion for boosting Pell Grant college scholarships
$4 billion for job-training programs, including $1.2 billion for “youths” up to the age of 24
$1 billion for community-development block grants
$4.2 billion for “neighborhood stabilization activities”
$650 million for digital-TV coupons
$90 million to educate “vulnerable populations”
$15 billion for business-loss carry-backs
$145 billion for “Making Work Pay” tax credits
$83 billion for the earned income credit
$150 million for the Smithsonian
$34 million to renovate the Department of Commerce headquarters
$500 million for improvement projects for National Institutes of Health facilities
$44 million for repairs to Department of Agriculture headquarters
$350 million for Agriculture Department computers
$88 million to help move the Public Health Service into a new building
$448 million for constructing a new Homeland Security Department headquarters
$600 million to convert the federal auto fleet to hybrids
$450 million for NASA (carve-out for “climate-research missions”)
$600 million for NOAA (carve-out for “climate modeling”)
$1 billion for the Census Bureau
$89 billion for Medicaid
$30 billion for COBRA insurance extension
$36 billion for expanded unemployment benefits
$20 billion for food stamps
$4.5 billion for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
$850 million for Amtrak
$87 million for a polar icebreaking ship
$1.7 billion for the National Park System
$55 million for Historic Preservation Fund
$7.6 billion for “rural community advancement programs”
$150 million for agricultural-commodity purchases
$150 million for “producers of livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish”
$2 billion for renewable-energy research ($400 million for global-warming research)
$2 billion for a “clean coal” power plant in Illinois
$6.2 billion for the Weatherization Assistance Program
$3.5 billion for energy-efficiency and conservation block grants
$3.4 billion for the State Energy Program
$200 million for state and local electric-transport projects
$300 million for energy-efficient-appliance rebate programs
$400 million for hybrid cars for state and local governments
$1 billion for the manufacturing of advanced batteries
$1.5 billion for green-technology loan guarantees
$8 billion for innovative-technology loan-guarantee program
$2.4 billion for carbon-capture demonstration projects
$4.5 billion for electricity grid
$79 billion for State Fiscal Stabilization Fund

Do we really need a $87 Million polar ice breaker? How is that going to stimulate the economy? I thought we were having global warming and the polar ice caps are melting. Is this just scare tactics or what?
FU – How is this a false list? This was posted on a web site by one of our press reporters. I cut and pasted.

A: Yeah, Instead of sitting down with the moderates and hammering out an agreeable “Spending Bill,” he’s out there campaigning fear and division. It’s for the reasons you post that many do not support this bill as is. Too much self serving special interest, earmarks and pork.

Q: Poisson in Excel?
Please help..im taking an online class and the instructor doesnt explain how to figure out the mean for the poisson questions,,, pls help.idontk now how to figure out the mean from the question…becuz if i do..then i can use excel to figure it out..here is the qustion
” Automobiles arrive at the drive-through window at the downtown Urbana, Illinois, post office at the rate of 4 every 10 minutes. The average service time is 2 minutes. The Poisson distribution is appropriate for the arrival rate and service times are exponentially distributed.
a) What is the average time a car is in the system?
b) What is the average number of cars in the system?
c) What is the average number of cars waiting to receive service?
d) What is the average time a car is in the queue?
e) What is the probability that there are no cars at the window?
f) What is the probability that an arriving car will have to wait?

A: Click on help in excel and type in “poisson” in the answer wizard, it gives a good explanation………….

Q: Catholics: Help me understand this.?
I don’t have a problem with the Catholic religion – I feel people need faith – I just have a very difficult time understanding most things about the Catholic religion.

I live in the Midwest – Illinois. There is, without exageration, a new church being built 24/7. And they’re huge! These gigantic churches, with indoor pools, gyms, etc. Why? And does the money that people donate to the church go to this? I’ve seen priest who live in giant homes and drive expensive cars. The money collected in church – I never see it put to GOOD use. I never see where local churches feed the poor, shelter the homeless, etc. But, I do see them sponsoring vacations for youth, building outrageous buildings, hookin up the priest. This seems wrong for a religion. Shouldn’t they be helping the needy instead of gaining material items for themselves?

This is not an insult – an honest question.

A: The question is honest. The subject is more than just one religion its almost all of them. The problem is that the things taught in churches in the past 100 years have been as the parable that Jesus talked about to people 2000 years ago.
See Mathew 13:24-30 and then See 36-43
On the basis of these fundamental facts, a farmer who had worked hard sowing good wheat at seedtime was confident that in due season there would be a harvest. The one would logically follow the other. Likewise, when his farm workers informed him sometime later that his field was producing not only wheat but a certain weed, he was sure that there had been foul play. He knew what he had sown: wheat, not weeds. This new development required a decision. His employees suggested immediate action. They wanted to uproot the weeds right away, but the wise farmer tempered their eagerness. He told them to hold off, for fear of hurting the wheat while uprooting the weeds. Let both grow together. The harvest season would be time enough to separate the genuine wheat from the false.

This illustration was used by Jesus Christ to portray certain developments that would occur in the work he had started on earth. That sowing work was meant to produce the required crop of true Christians to be associated with him in the heavenly government known as “the kingdom of the heavens.” He thus foretold that his good sowing would be infringed upon by the enemy Satan the Devil. The field would produce not only the desired harvest of wheatlike, true Christians but also a crop of weedlike counterfeit Christians. Both would be allowed to grow together until harvesttime, when the separating work would take place. Moreover, this separating work would be a further feature of the “last days,” the “conclusion of a system of things.”—Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43; compare Matthew 24:3; 2 Timothy 3:1.
Today because the people that are searching for right answers no longer are buying the weed like teachings of men.
On the other hand the Churches are trying to build up their business by offering intertainment. They miss the point that the truth of God’s word is free and his temple is not to be made a cave for robbers. The Bible is our instruction book so when in doubt as to what to believe, go to scripture for support. See John 17:3 I hope this answer is truthful as I think your question is truful? gemhandy@hotmail.com

Q: How do you feel about having the miles you drive taxed?
WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he wants to consider taxing motorists based on how many miles they drive rather than how much gasoline they burn — an idea that has angered drivers in some states where it has been proposed.

“We should look at the vehicular miles program where people are actually clocked on the number of miles that they traveled,” the former Illinois Republican lawmaker said.

The system would require all cars and trucks be equipped with global satellite positioning technology, a transponder, a clock and other equipment to record how many miles a vehicle was driven, whether it was driven on highways or secondary roads, and even whether it was driven during peak traffic periods or off-peak hours.

The device would tally how much tax motorists owed depending upon their road use. Motorists would pay the amount owed when it was downloaded, probably at gas stations at first, but an alternative eventually would be needed.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090220/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/lahood_vehicle_mileage_tax
Well, looks like even Pres. Obama doesn’t approve of this, at least not for now….

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Friday rejected his transportation secretary’s suggestion that the administration consider taxing motorists based on how many miles they drive instead of how much gasoline they buy. “It is not and will not be the policy of the Obama administration,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters, when asked for the president’s thoughts about Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s suggestion, raised in an interview with The Associated Press a daily earlier.

A: That’s outrageous! Plus look at the money we’d each have to pay to be hooked up to all of this equipment. I pray in Jesus’ name that this never comes to pass. Stupid!

Q: How can I beat a wrongly accused speeding ticket?
I was coming home the other day from my girlfriend’s family function in Wis. on Easter Sunday. We were on a two lane highway (one lane in each direction). There were 3 cars a head of me. 1ST a small car, then a large black SUV (Girlfriends parents), and then another car (green), then me.

I had my car on cruse control at 55 mph and following the green car in front of me. We were in the middle of a curve in the road when my radar beeped for not even a sec.

(I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR IT IS NOT OK TO SPEED)

(Yes I have speeded in the past when I was younger but that is not why I have the radar detector today. It is just one of those things that you just buy just because. Like a blackberry or an ipod or an iphone you just get it because everyone else has one).

I looked and saw the squad in the other lane from the corner of my eye driving in the opposite direction. Then I looked in the rearview. He started to break and pulled to the shoulder. He then left the sight of my rearview because of the curve in the road.

About a min later I look in my rearview and see him behind me with his lights on. At first I thought he wanted to pass so I put on my flashers and pulled to the side of the road when he followed. I was so confused at this point and then I looked at christen and saw she was holding our puppy in her hands with a baby blue blanky covering and holding him like a baby. She asked why is he pulling you over and I looked at her and told her I think he is pulling us over because he thinks that Boe is a baby. (honest to god that is why I thought he was pulling us over)

I have seen the movies so I know the procedure (lic and registration or lic and insurance in Illinois) so I pulled out my wallet got my lic and insurance and then rolled down the window. And asked the officer before he got fully up to the window (is there a problem office). He then came up to the window and hesitated for a sec. looking into the car. He then said yes you were speeding doing 69mph in a 55 that’s 14 over. I paused with confusion and kind of stared blankly for a sec. and then stumbled with my words and asked the office (I was speeding) he said yes. Then he took my lic and went back to the car. I was so stumbled at what he just said I lost track of every thing. Christin looked at me and said you weren’t speeding and I replied I know. He then came back with the citation for speeding and I told him I don’t think I was speeding sir and then said I thought you were stopping me because you might have thought the dog was a baby. (The way the dog was being held in the baby blanky)

He said nothing about that and started to explain to me my options. (I did ask to see the radar and he said he never locked it in. I know from my CPA class Citizens Police Academy that the officer doesn’t need to lock or show any one the radar and the officer does not need to even use a radar gun. With proper training he can visually calculate your speed)

I then asked to speak to his shift commander at which time he nicely gave me directions to the department and then even followed me.

I spoke with his Sgt. about what had taken place and mentioned to him about the cruise control. (I should have mentioned it to the office when he stopped me but like I said I was struck with confusion)

The Sgt. basically said that I was wasting his time asking to speak to him. I then told him not necessarily I said there is a chance that something is either wrong with the radar or my cruise control. I then asked if I could get a copy of information on the maintenance records on the radar gun and a copy of the video on the dash board. He said I could file a FOI Order or a Freedom of Information Order for that information. So he direceted the lady at the front office to give me the form. I filled it out and received a letter yesterday to pick everything up.

Before the Sgt. went back downstairs he said yep just a waste of my time. I then told him that he would be happy to know that the officer did well in the stop and he held his composure well. He then replied that’s good I am doing evaluations latter this week.

Look I need help I swear I was not speeding and my cruise control seems to be fine. I just bought a new townhouse in this same county where I got stopped and this is a bad way to start my new residence in this county.

There has got to be another reason why his radar said that I was going over the speed limit or there has to me a mistaken identity from the cars ahead of me and the green car.

My girlfriend’s dad did say that he started to pull away from us in the curve along with the guy in front of him when he then saw the police car. He even said he thought that the officer was coming to get one of them. I bought a house trying to take advantage of the housing market right now and help the economy now I am house broke and can’t afford this ticket. I ask again someone please help me.

The radar gun was an ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY RADAR S

A: This is a matter of public record:

1.) last time the radar gun was calibrated
2.)the last time the officer took classes on how to use the gun VS departmental guidelines to when it’s neccesary to take those classes.

every OTHER aspect is he said/ she said

Q: NOW what should I think?!!?
bf of 4 years and I got into some arguments last week (mostly over him having to lend me money again which I did return to him on Sunday but it’s happened alot). I screamed and yelled at him-he said some things to me out of anger he didn’t mean-it was just overall bad.

I went to work Friday w/him saying he loved me and I thought things were fine. when I got home from work Sat am there was a note on the door from him saying it was the hardest thing he had to do but we needed to break up-we eventually talked and he said no breakup-he just needed some time to relax and regroup. I left. came back to get some things sunday (thought he was at work) but he was home sick. I left a note in his car along w/the money I owed him saying I was sorry for intruding. he called me saying he was really sick but I could come in the house to get some clothes. we talked a bit and I offered to go to tthe store to get him some gatorade (he had really bad stomach flu) and said that would be nice but didnt want me to go out of my way. I came back w/it and hugged me saying thank you and that he loved me. I told him “just don’t make me feel used” and his answer was “don’t yell and scream at me.” which was fair so I said I was sorry and it wouldn’t happen again. then I told him if he was going to break up w/me to just do it-I can’t stand not knowing. he just said he was sick, needed to rest and needed a few days to sort things out and that he loved me. I left.

I called him this morning just to check on him and again told him I was sorry for yelling/screaming at him-nobody deserves to be treated like that. he never called back.

when I got to work tonite-his sister had emailed me (I emailed her a thank you letter for xmas gifts) and let it slip that my bf is leaving tomorrow to go back home (we live in az-his parents live in Illinois) for a visit!! he didn’t even tell me. I’m really scared that he’s going to use this time to breakup w/me w/out having to do it face to face. he’ll email or call me to tell me to get my stuff so that when he comes back i’m gone

I’m a mess right now. i’ve already given notice to my apts b/c I was supposed to move in with him next month.

I also found out that he worked last night when I didn’t and I could have come to get my things then (I asked him this when I was there on sunday and he told me not to get my things). so i’m really confused!!

what should I think? is he leaving just to get some air and destress for a while? or is he using this as the cowards way out to break up with me?!!

our anniversary date is tomorrow (not officially though-it’s 2-14 but tomorrow is still the 14th) and the last day i’ll have email access (at work-don’t have it at home) so he’d have to break up w/me while i’m at work.

what should I think? he acted like he didnt want to leave when I talked to him last-just really needed some time to himself.

i’m scared

A: Again, don’t panic. You have to think clearly now. Just don’t force the issue with him. If he needs time, give it to him. Do you really deep-down believe that he loves you? I think he does. That doesn’t just go away, luv. You must try to think positively and give him his space. If your love wont die so easily, what makes you think his will? He’s hurt and like a lot of men, he needs to go to his cave in his own space and regroup. If he asks for that space, all you can do is give it to him but don’t let him think he’s got you in the palm of his hand. You’re in my prayers. It will work out, k? You need to function and show him you’re strong.

Q: should I worry or does he just need some time?!!?
bf of 4 years and I got into some arguments last week (mostly over him having to lend me money again which I did return to him on Sunday but it’s happened alot). I screamed and yelled at him-he said some things to me out of anger he didn’t mean-it was just overall bad.

I called him this morning just to check on him and again told him I was sorry for yelling/screaming at him-nobody deserves to be treated like that. he never called back.

I’m a mess right now. i’ve already given notice to my apts b/c I was supposed to move in with him next month.

what should I think? is he leaving just to get some air and destress for a while? or is he using this as the cowards way out to break up with me?!!

what should I think? he acted like he didnt want to leave when I talked to him last-just really needed some time to himself.

i’m scared

A: 1wishful is right! I agree with her. Clingy and nervous will get you nowhere. Don’t be scared. Love doesn’t just die overnight. Back off and let him alone for a bit, Sweety. He’ll be back.

Q: VERY worried-please answer-what should I think?!!?
bf of 4 years and I got into some arguments last week (mostly over him having to lend me money again which I did return to him on Sunday but it’s happened alot). I screamed and yelled at him-he said some things to me out of anger he didn’t mean-it was just overall bad.

I called him this morning just to check on him and again told him I was sorry for yelling/screaming at him-nobody deserves to be treated like that. he never called back.

I’m a mess right now. i’ve already given notice to my apts b/c I was supposed to move in with him next month.

what should I think? is he leaving just to get some air and destress for a while? or is he using this as the cowards way out to break up with me?!!

what should I think? he acted like he didnt want to leave when I talked to him last-just really needed some time to himself.

i’m scared

A: He just needs time to sort himself out and how he feels about your relationship… Give him his space… and I’m sure he’ll let you know soon enough how he feels…

Just be prepared, you both may end up going your separate ways…

Q: Speeding ticket… College town. Thoughts?
Was going home from the grocery store around 10pm, happened to go a different route. Noticed I was going a little fast(used to the other road), slowed down, 10 seconds later I happened to notice there was a police officer behind me, (very dark, just happened to notice the plate). He followed me for about 4 min, meanwhile I was going 25mph the whole time, still pulled me over.

He said I was speeding and asked if I knew the speed limit, I acted completely unaware I was speeding, and responded that I thought the speed limit was around 25-30.(30 was correct). He said he clocked me going 45 in a 30. I had told him I haven’t been pulled over since I was 16 years old(22 now) etc. He didn’t seem to care, he was back in his car writing the ticket right away.

The court date is at the end of next month. What should I do?
(I’m really a safe driver, the local cops have the college kids by the balls here, very unfair)

Some say fight it so I don’t raise my premiums, as I haven’t been pulled over for some time, and 30mph on this road is ridiculous. Yet it might cost way more in the end. ( I would fight it myself fyi)

Some say if he doesn’t show up, plead not guilty and it will get thrown away, yet others say if that’s the case they will simply reschedule the date with the officer present. Confused?!

What should I do!????
(on a side note, it was 2 tickets as I didn’t have my insurance card in the car, I’ll simply have to show that in court and that ticket gets thrown out. Not sure if that makes everything worse)

State: Illinois
Also, he was hiding in an old church parking lot, the roads were empty and its a downhill straightaway.

A: I was in a different situation, but it still works for this. I caused an accident and did not have my insurance card on me. When I went to pay the citation, I brought my insurance card with me and everything was fine. As long as you show proof of insurance, specifically that you were covered when you were pulled over, that charge should be eliminated.

It doesn’t matter where he was hiding, fact is, he got you. The speed limit is there for a reason…I find some speed limits in my college town to be ridiculous too, but hey…

I think it might be better for your money flow if you just paid the citation and forget about court (but that’s me). If you have the time to waste, then go to court.

Q: I need help really fast please?
Jaws of the Water

ACT TWO
At rise we see DAD, TINA, and MARK rushing in and out of the living room. Each enters carrying important items—such as sleeping bags, rain gear, and gallons of water—, sets them down, and exits. All three come in together, and MOM bursts through the front door.
DAD: Where’s the water now?
MOM: As high as the car’s wheels.
DAD: We’d better go.
MOM: We can’t. The car’s dead.
DAD: What?
MOM: The water is up to the engine; it won’t start.
TINA: Oh, no!
MARK: What can we do?
DAD: I don’t know. (He looks through the window.) It isn’t raining now.
MOM: The water is still rising. The levee must have broken.
TINA: Will we drown?
MARK: Can’t we swim away?
DAD: No! That’s too dangerous. What we need is a boat!
MARK: I wish we had one!
TINA: We’re going to drown!
DAD: (reaching to hug her) No, honey. We’ll just go upstairs. If we have to, we’ll climb onto the roof. (to Mark) Let’s get jugs of water and the camp stove upstairs. I’ll get the canned food out of the basement.
MOM: Be careful! (She smiles and nods as DAD waves a flashlight and exits. MOM turns to MARK and TINA, gripping each child’s shoulder.) Listen to me. None of us is going to be hurt. Do you hear me? No one will be hurt! The worst that will happen is we’ll be cold and wet for a while. (She looks from one to the other.) We’re together, and we’re in our home. We have water and food, and we can climb above the rising water. But just as importantly, we aren’t alone! Other people—our friends and neighbors—are living through this flood with us.
Little by little, everyone will work together to make sure no one is harmed. We’re part of a community. Our family is much larger than just the four of us!
(DAD returns, dripping wet and carrying a box of canned food.)
MARK: Here, let me help you.

1. At what point in the play is the action taking place in the excerpt from Jaws of the Water? (1 point)
the very beginning of the play
the end of the first act
at the beginning of act two
a minute before the end of the play

2. Which BEST describes the setting of the play? (1 point)
the barn of a ranch in the colorado mountains
the garage of a home in a river town
the living room of a home in a river town
the living room of a home on the shore of Lake Erie

3. According to the stage directions, how many people are on stage at rise in act two? (1 point)
4
3
2
1

4. Which character in the play delivers a monologue?
(1 point)
Mom
Dad
Tina
Mark

5. Based on what the mother tells her children, what kind of attitude would you say she has? (1 point)
negative
cynical
bland
positive

6. Which sound device is used in the title of the play? (1 point)
rhythm
consonance
assonance
alliteration

7. What word BEST describes the mood of the play excerpt? (1 point)
happy
nervous
mournful
enraged
Read the selection below and answer the questions that follow with the BEST answer.

The Great Flood of ‘93
In all of recent American history, there has been no worse river flooding than what occurred on the Mississippi River between late June and the middle of August in 1993. Record flooding affected communities from Minnesota to Missouri. Iowa and Illinois joined those states as the hardest hammered by the floods. At St. Louis, Missouri, the river crested at 49.6 feet—more than nineteen feet above “flood stage.” It was six feet higher than any level that had been recorded before.
Of the 1,300 levees that had been built to contain Mississippi River floods, more than 1,000 failed. Almost 50,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, and more than 70,000 people had to move because of the floods. Damage was estimated to be between 15 and 20 billion dollars. Worst of all, 52 people lost their lives in the great flood of 1993.

8. What kind of writing is “The Great Flood of ‘93″? (1 point)
drama
expository
poetry
short story

9. Which sentence from “The Great Flood of ‘93″ contains an example of figurative language? (1 point)
Iowa and Illinois joined those states as the hardest hammered by the floods.
Record flooding affected communities from Minnesota to Missouri.
Damage was estimated to be between 15 and 20 billion dollars.
Worst of all, 52 people lost their lives in the great flood of 1993.

10. In 1993, how deep were the floodwaters of the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri? (1 point)
as deep as a basketball net
deeper than a one-story building
deeper than a 40-story building
as deep as a coal mine

11. Which BEST paraphrases the first sentence of “The Great Flood of ‘93″? (1 point)
The Mississippi River flood in 1993 was the worst river flood in American history.
The flood of 1993 was the worst river flood ever.
The Mississippi River flood was destructive, costing both money and human lives.
It is hard to imagine a flood worse than the one that happened in 1993.

12. Where is a comma needed in the following sentence? “Put the follow

A: Seeing how you cant type all that without having to read it…
You can answer your own homework now.

Q: POLL: Who can add to this list of ridiculous laws? Which law is the funniest?
ILLINOIS – females must call their male counterparts “master” while on a date. (This does not apply to married couples.)
-According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially recognized language is “American”.
-A man with a mustache may not kiss a woman.
- It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement officer.

-Chicago: Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire; It is illegal to give a dog whiskey; Kites may not be flown within the city limits; Spitting against the wind is forbidden
-One may not pee in his neighbor’s mouth
-There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.
-In Chicago it is also illegal to take a French poodle to the opera, and for women over 200 pounds to ride horses in shorts.

You may be convicted of a Class 4 felony offense, punishable by up to three years in state prison, for the crime of “eavesdropping” on your own conversation

-Dwarf-tossing,” the strange practice of hurling dwarfs in padded suits, is outlawed in the bars of Springfield, Ill., because it’s dangerous and exploitative. The practice is apparently allowed elsewhere in town, with a special permit.

CHINA – You must be intelligent to go to college.

IOWA – Men cannot wink at females they are unacquainted with.

NEW YORK – $25 fine for flirting -prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way”. 2nd conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to wear horse-blinders. Men cannot be seen in public wearing pants/jacket that don’t match. You may only water your lawn if hose is held in hand.

CALIFORNIA – Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses. It’s a misdemeanor to shoot at any game from a moving vehicle, unless that target is a whale.
-No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 mph.
-Nobody is allowed to ride a bike in a pool.

OREGON – One may not test their physical endurance while driving a car on a highway. Illegal to place a container filled with human fecal matter on the side of any highway. It is illegal to whisper “dirty” things in your lover’s ear during sex. Ice-cream may not be eaten on Sunday’s. Ministers are forbidden to eat onion or garlic before delivering a sermon.

OKLAHOMA: You must first have permission before taking a bite out of someone’s hamburger. Whale fishing is illegal. People who make ugly faces at dogs may be fined. Molesting an automobile is illegal. Cars must be tethered/leashed outside of public buildings.

PENNSYLVANIA – Placing an alligator over 3 ft in a kitchen to frighten a family member is illegal.
**I have to do this for a project, so to the first posters, I’d really appreciate “serious” answers. haha, thank you!
These are real legit laws. You can find them (in some books, but some are old) or online.

A: ALABAMA – Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.
Incestuous marriages are legal.
It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.
It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.
You may not drive barefooted.
It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses.
It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.
Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.
You must have windshield wipers on your car.
You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
Masks may not be worn in public.
Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
Anniston, Alabama – You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.
Auburn, Alabama – No person may spit on the floor of a church.
It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline.
ALASKA – Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.
While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
Anchorage, Alaska – No one may tie their pet dog to the roof of a car.
For all you would-be pranksters out there, it is illegal to string a wire across any road.
Persons may not live in a trailer as it is being hauled across the city.
Fairbanks, Alaska – It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
Haines, Alaska – A person may only carry a concealed slingshot if that person has received the appropriate license.
It is against the law to attempt to break any law in title 9 of the code (public peace, morals, and welfare)
Employers of bars may not let their bartenders serve while they are drunk themselves.
Juneau, Alaska – Owners of flamingos may not let their pet into barber shops.
Buildings that preserve scenic vistas are awarded “bonus points” by the government.
Nome, Alaska – One may not roam the city with a bow and arrows.
Soldotna, Alaska – Persons may not allow “attractive nuisances” to exist.
ARIZONA – Hunting camels is prohibited.
Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.
There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.
Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
A class 2 misdemeanor occurs if one places a mark upon a flag which is “likely to provoke physical retaliation”.
It is illegal to manufacture imitation cocaine.
When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.
It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.
You may not have more than two dildos in a house.
Globe, Arizona – Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.
Hayden, Arizona – If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.
Maricopa County, Arizona – No more than six girls may live in any house.
Mesa, Arizona – It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license.
Mohave County, Arizona – A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.
Nogales, Arizona – An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders.
Prescott, Arizona – No one is permitted to ride their horse up the stairs of the county court house.
Tempe, Arizona – One must be 18 years old to buy spray paint.
Tombstone, Arizona – It is illegal for men and women over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling
Tucson, Arizona – Women may not wear pants.
ARKANSAS – The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.
Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.
Fayetteville, Arkansas – It is illegal to kill “any living creature”.
Little Rock, Arkansas – Honking one’s car horn at a sandwich shop after 9 PM is against the law.
No one may “suddenly start or stop” their car at a McDonald’s.
Dogs may not bark after 6 PM.
Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.
It is unlawful to walk one’s cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday.
CONNECTICUT (My state)- Town records may not be kept where liquor is sold.
You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
You cannot buy any alcohol after 9pm or on Sundays after noon on Sunday.
It is illegal to discharge a firearm from a public highway.
Devon, Connecticut – It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
Guilford, Connecticut – Only white Christmas lights are allowed for display.
Hartford, Connecticut – You aren’t allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands.
You may not educate dogs.
It is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
New Britain, Connecticut – It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut – An arcade may not have more than a total of four amusement devices such as ping-pong tables, pinball machines, or shuffleboard tables.
Southington, Connecticut – Silly string is banned.
Waterbury, Connecticut – It is illegal for any beautician to hum, whistle, or sing while working on a customer.

Q: is this funny funny funny?
Virginia state laws

* In many counties, no one may be a professional fortuneteller, and if one wishes to pursue the practice as an amateur, it must be practiced in a school or church.
* You may not engage in business on Sundays, with the exception of almost every industry.
* If one is not married, it is illegal for one to have sexual relations.
* No animal may be hunted on Sundays with the exception of raccoons, which may be hunted until 2 a.m.

Va. city, county laws

Frederick

* A special license is required for a person wishing to sell such items as tableware and coins.

Prince William County

* No person may keep a skunk as a pet.
* It is illegal to cuss about another.
* It is illegal to park a car on railroad tracks.

Virginia Beach

* It is unlawful to carry certain canes or walking sticks.
* It is illegal to use profanity on Atlantic Avenue or the boardwalk.
* It is also unlawful to drive by the same place within 30 minutes on Atlantic Avenue.

Virginia laws off the books

Virginia laws changed this year:

* Legislators did away with one that prohibited restaurants from serving drinks that mix wine or beer with liquor. Now, restaurants can serve sangria – which usually includes wine, fruit, brandy and triple sec – without fear of prosecution.
* Another law protected men who sexually attack girls 14 to 16 from criminal charges as long as they offer to marry the victim. Legislators closed this “marriage offer” loophole.
* Also voided were laws that required sexual assault victims to take a lie detector test and to agree to prosecute the attacker before the state pays for a forensic medical examination.

N.C. city, county laws

Dunn

* No one may visit departed loved ones late at night.
* People may not drive their cars on sidewalks.
* People may not throw rocks at the street.
* No one may spit on the street.

Greensboro

* It is unlawful to keep or operate any peanut or popcorn stand or roaster on or in any street or sidewalk of the city.

Kill Devil Hills

* You may not ride a bicycle without having both your hands on the handlebars.

Rowan County

* All female dogs and cats in heat must be confined.

Rutherford County

* A person will be charged with a misdemeanor for leaving a taxicab and not paying within 15 minutes.

Zebulon

* No one may stand outside the police station for any purpose after dark.
* No person may walk on top of the water tank of the city.

N.C. state laws

* People in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them.
* Organizations may not hold their meetings while the members present are in costume.
* Bingo games may not last more than five hours unless held at a fair.

Laws in other U.S. states

Alaska

* It is illegal to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

California

* It’s illegal to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
* Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school or place of worship.
* It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Illinois

* It is illegal to speak English; American is the officially recognized language.

Iowa

* Kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes.

Louisiana

* It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the teller with a water pistol.

Massachusetts

* 1 percent of construction costs of prisons must be spent on art, up to a maximum of $100,000.

South Dakota

* It’s illegal to fall asleep in a cheese factory.

Texas

* It is illegal to carry a concealed ice-cream cone.

Utah

* It is a crime to curse on a bus.
* Discriminating unfairly in the purchase of milk, cream or butterfat is a crime.
* Prosecutors can seek death for anyone who kills an on-duty poultry inspector.
* A drive-by shooting could get you five years in jail and a $5,000 fine, but you could spend 15 years in prison and pay $10,000 for altering the license plate stickers on your car.
* You must yield to birds while driving on the highway.
* Parents can give written permission to teachers to spank their children. Even though all 40 school districts prohibit corporal punishment by policy, legislators have declined to repeal the law.
* First cousins may marry, but only if they are beyond child-bearing years.
* It is slander – punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine – to falsely accuse a female of being unchaste.
* Raffles are defined in the law as illegal lotteries. But this particular form of gambling is routinely used by nonprofit organizations and charities to raise money.
* Nightclubs may be licensed to serve alcoholic beverages only if they promise they are a real club or association, and not a business out to make a profit. Apparently, lying is not a crime.

Laws in U.S. cities, towns

Globe, Ariz.

* It’s illegal to play cards with an American Indian.

Tucson, Ariz.

* It is illegal for w

A: Some of those are pretty funny, others make sense. Although, I don’t believe the “yeilding to birds on the highway” one is a law, I’ve been to Utah. They DON’T do that. So I’m wondering… are they all true?

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