Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
We took Noah out to Celebrity Dairy to see all the new baby goats, and I'll be damned but goo-covered baby goats were plopping to the ground everywhere you turned. It was bizarre. Also, ginormous peacock sitting in the rafters watching over everything. Very cool.
But then coming back, I managed to earn a ticket for going 74 in a 55 out on middle-of-nowhere Hwy 64. I know there are at least 3 NC lawyers that drop by here and many more NCers with traffic court experience, right? I've only been to traffic court once, in Raleigh about five or six years ago, having just mailed in the money for previous tickets. When I actually showed up in person, it seemed like they just lined you up, dropped the charge to 9 over the speed limit, you plead guilty, they offer you the prayer for judgment, and you're on your way. I didn't take the PFJ then, thinking maybe it would be better to save it.
So anyhow, is this something I need to get a flesh-and-blood attorney for to keep my insurance from spiraling upward, or is the drop-it-nine-over dance SOP in Chatham County, too? Help me, interwebs!
Also, we got the scores for Keegan's Midyear Benchmark Assessment for science. The sheet informed us that of 2279 Durham County 4th graders who took the test, no students scored higher, four students scored the same, and 2274 students had a lower score. Which makes me very proud.
Both times I've used the PFJ, I just sat in court by myself, waited for my name to be called, and then requested it. Each time they asked me if my driving record (other than the present infraction) was clean; each time I said yes; each time I walked out with my insurance rates intact.
Posted by: Mr. Sticky at February 12, 2007 06:42 PMBTW, were any of those baby goats sporting multiple heads/faces?
Posted by: Mr. Sticky at February 12, 2007 06:43 PMI've had two tickets, both at 18 over. The first was Pitt County, and I had an attorney who had it tossed entirely. The second was Wake County, where they did exactly what you described (only I didn't take the PFJ). Even with the nine over, my insurance rates went way up, so either take the PFJ or get an attorney.
That's really great about Keegan. I still have baby photos of him from SwingOut to give you when I'm more organized.
Posted by: Megan at February 12, 2007 07:44 PMYou should tell Keegan that if he'd just buckle down and not care about hockey so much, he could really bring up his score.
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at February 12, 2007 08:22 PM"four students scored the same"
I think the lesson you should teach your child is that he will only be good enough for you WHEN HE BEATS THE OTHER FOUR STUDENTS.
But if he does, tell him he didn't beat them by enough.
Posted by: Mahan Atma at February 12, 2007 10:26 PMWow. Now to teach Keegan to track down and eliminate those other four kids...
Seriously, congrats. And don't worry about a little speeding ticket like that -- where there's a will, there's a way.
Posted by: NCProsecutor at February 12, 2007 10:39 PMwhere there's a will, there's a way
What have you, got a side line in will preparation or something? Fuckin lawyers.
Posted by: Clownæsthesiologist at February 12, 2007 10:56 PM^^^
Which reminds me:
What's the difference between lawyers and prostitutes? Prostitutes stop fucking you once you're dead.
Posted by: Mr. Sticky at February 13, 2007 01:03 AMTop five out of 2284 is pretty freakin' impressive.
Were these goo-covered coats actually popping from mommy-goats, or just having a hard time standing and therefore plopping down?
Posted by: Saheli at February 13, 2007 04:16 AMIf the judge is a man, demand that he give you three of his pathetic, uniformed underlings to be your slaves and you will forgive his insolence in this matter.
If the judge is a woman call her "little filly" at least twice and compliment her on her lovely robe. But note that it would be even more dazzling crumpled on the floor at the foot of your waterbed.
Posted by: froz gobo at February 13, 2007 08:50 AMFroz - is this the way to get out of a ticket or a way into jail?
Posted by: John Johnson at February 13, 2007 09:39 AMFroz - You must have seen me prosecuting cases in traffic court back in the day. Those moves are trademark NCProsecutor moves. And they worked every time.
Posted by: NCProsecutor at February 13, 2007 11:51 AMMmmm...Celebrity Dairy. Can't find a place with goat cheese as good as theirs out here in WA.
Posted by: Karyn at February 13, 2007 03:07 PMGooey baby goats? That kid's gonna be warped for life.
Posted by: Charles Watkins at February 14, 2007 01:09 AMYeah, I guess that whole story about the stork bringing goat babies isn't going to fly anymore.
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at February 14, 2007 09:56 AMKee-gan! Kee-gan! That's fantastic -- are you planning to send him to the high school you got kicked out of?
Posted by: LizardBreath at February 14, 2007 06:24 PMactually popping from mommy-goats
Yes.
are you planning to send him to the high school you got kicked out of?
I've been plotting this revenge for a very, very long time.
Posted by: at February 18, 2007 01:08 PMHey no-name, why don't you stick on the Obama thread.
Posted by: Clownæsthesiologist at February 18, 2007 01:29 PMUnleashing Noah on that school right now will be a much more appropriate revenge than sending Keegan there when he's a teenager
Posted by: Mr. Sticky at February 18, 2007 04:30 PM