Rant: New Hampshire

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

I don't understand. What was the process for you sending them a check? Any kind of formal letterhead from them to you or anything like that? Why did you end up sending more than $150?

No. It was a "must appear" ticket. So, they wanted me to hop on a flight, rent a car, drive 3 hours and show up to plead guilty to what is the equivalent of a parking ticket. I said I couldn't do that and needed to resolve it by pleading guilty, no contest, whatever and paying the fine. So, the lady officer responsible for putting together the cases for the prosecuting attorney said the fine was going to be around $150 (like the officer that gave me and my friend the ticket) but she wasn't exactly sure. So, I told her I would send in $200 just so I could be sure I paid the fine and all fees/what not were accounted for. I sent in my ticket with the check and figured all was good, especially since I was told it would be and never heard back from them.

Then, I get this letter and call the number I'm supposed to and tell them the story. They were like, "Well, why didn't you show up for court?" in a condescending way. I was like, "Ma'am, I live in Arkansas and wasn't about to spend $400 on a flight, $100 on a car rental, $150 on gas, and take time off work to come say "guilty" and pay a fine. If you think I'm wrong for not doing that when the problem, according to the State Trooper who had given me the ticket, was resolved then I don't know what planet you're living on. But let's imagine you came to Kansas, had a drink of milk - which i'm sure is perfectly legal in NH - and got a piddly ass ticket for it b/c it's against the law to drink milk in KS. (It's not illegal to have open containers in Arkansas if you have a sober driver) Would you take two days off work, fly to Kansas and pay a $100 fine or would you just try to do it over the phone?"

She said she would have come to Kansas and I told her she was retarded. She told me I owed them a boatload of money and we both hung up the phone.

[expletive] New Hampshire

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

I've never seen anyone hate on New Hampshire.

I'm not really hating on the state. Just the [expletive] retards that work for the state and can't figure out how to turn a check to pay a fine and a notarized letter waving all my legal rights into a closed case. Further, I especially hate them for not only not being able to figure out how to do that, but also for taking away my license.

[expletive].

[cardinalkarp]

. I was like, "Ma'am, I live in Arkansas and wasn't about to spend $400 on a flight, $100 on a car rental, $150 on gas, and take time off work to come say "guilty" and pay a fine. If you think I'm wrong for not doing that when the problem, according to the State Trooper who had given me the ticket, was resolved then I don't know what planet you're living on. But let's imagine you came to Kansas, had a drink of milk - which i'm sure is perfectly legal in NH - and got a piddly ass ticket for it b/c it's against the law to drink milk in KS. (It's not illegal to have open containers in Arkansas if you have a sober driver) Would you take two days off work, fly to Kansas and pay a $100 fine or would you just try to do it over the phone?"

She said she would have come to Kansas and I told her she was retarded. She told me I owed them a boatload of money and we both hung up the phone.

Boy, did you ever go about that the wrong way. I bet that lady would've tried to help you out if you would have shown her a tad bit of respect on the phone.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

. I was like, "Ma'am, I live in Arkansas and wasn't about to spend $400 on a flight, $100 on a car rental, $150 on gas, and take time off work to come say "guilty" and pay a fine. If you think I'm wrong for not doing that when the problem, according to the State Trooper who had given me the ticket, was resolved then I don't know what planet you're living on. But let's imagine you came to Kansas, had a drink of milk - which i'm sure is perfectly legal in NH - and got a piddly ass ticket for it b/c it's against the law to drink milk in KS. (It's not illegal to have open containers in Arkansas if you have a sober driver) Would you take two days off work, fly to Kansas and pay a $100 fine or would you just try to do it over the phone?"

She said she would have come to Kansas and I told her she was retarded. She told me I owed them a boatload of money and we both hung up the phone.

Boy, did you ever go about that the wrong way. I bet that lady would've tried to help you out if you would have shown her a tad bit of respect on the phone.

[expletive] being respectful to them. They aren't to me, trust me I tried, so [expletive] them.

[TimeForGuinness]

remember not to drop the soap in hew hampshire...

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

remember not to drop the soap in hew hampshire...

I'm never steeping foot in that state again.

[cardinalkarp]

. I was like, "Ma'am, I live in Arkansas and wasn't about to spend $400 on a flight, $100 on a car rental, $150 on gas, and take time off work to come say "guilty" and pay a fine. If you think I'm wrong for not doing that when the problem, according to the State Trooper who had given me the ticket, was resolved then I don't know what planet you're living on. But let's imagine you came to Kansas, had a drink of milk - which i'm sure is perfectly legal in NH - and got a piddly ass ticket for it b/c it's against the law to drink milk in KS. (It's not illegal to have open containers in Arkansas if you have a sober driver) Would you take two days off work, fly to Kansas and pay a $100 fine or would you just try to do it over the phone?"

She said she would have come to Kansas and I told her she was retarded. She told me I owed them a boatload of money and we both hung up the phone.

Boy, did you ever go about that the wrong way. I bet that lady would've tried to help you out if you would have shown her a tad bit of respect on the phone.

[expletive] being respectful to them. They aren't to me, trust me I tried, so [expletive] them.

Well, that's why you have over a grand in fines, have a warrant for your arrest and aren't allowed to drive in any states.

Obviously what they initially did was a [expletive] up on their part but I think being courteous to them and try to find out what happened would've been you're best bet. Giving the lady you talked to some assinine analogy and then calling her retarded just sealed your fate.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

. I was like, "Ma'am, I live in Arkansas and wasn't about to spend $400 on a flight, $100 on a car rental, $150 on gas, and take time off work to come say "guilty" and pay a fine. If you think I'm wrong for not doing that when the problem, according to the State Trooper who had given me the ticket, was resolved then I don't know what planet you're living on. But let's imagine you came to Kansas, had a drink of milk - which i'm sure is perfectly legal in NH - and got a piddly ass ticket for it b/c it's against the law to drink milk in KS. (It's not illegal to have open containers in Arkansas if you have a sober driver) Would you take two days off work, fly to Kansas and pay a $100 fine or would you just try to do it over the phone?"

She said she would have come to Kansas and I told her she was retarded. She told me I owed them a boatload of money and we both hung up the phone.

Boy, did you ever go about that the wrong way. I bet that lady would've tried to help you out if you would have shown her a tad bit of respect on the phone.

[expletive] being respectful to them. They aren't to me, trust me I tried, so [expletive] them.

Well, that's why you have over a grand in fines, have a warrant for your arrest and aren't allowed to drive in any states.

Obviously what they initially did was a [expletive] up on their part but I think being courteous to them and try to find out what happened would've been you're best bet. Giving the lady you talked to some assinine analogy and then calling her retarded just sealed your fate.

I explained the situation in a respectful manner. Told her I had done everything in my power and was told it had been resolved, and she still acted like a snotty little [expletive]. I'm tired of the morons in the state office not 1) doing their jobs and 2) being condescending. [expletive] them.

[JackofDiamonds]

The no sales tax is awesome...we took advantage of that when we lived north of Boston for a couple of years. We would also fly in/out of the Manchester, NH airport as it's much easier to get to than Logan. I had always heard the police/state troopers were always on the lookout in NH....fortunately, it was never an issue for us. And, of course, this advice is too late for you.

You definitely need to hire someone. I think that cop was speaking out of his axx. At the very least, you should have called the court and asked how much the ticket was before mailing a check. The cop wouldn't know.

They have a trooper that handles the prosecuting side of it. I called her and was going to stop by on the way back through and just drop off the check, which is ridiculous in the first place, but she wasn't going to be in, so I didn't. She made it sound like it would be no big deal and she'd take care of it as long as I paid the ticket. So, in my mind, I was fine as long as she eventually got the check. I don't know why an officer would say something like "oh yeah, deal with this all the time. Just get me the check and we'll clear your name and say you have resolved the issue." Like I said, it wasn't a major crime so it being on my record isn't a huge deal. So, what did I care? I did what she said, the lady who is responsible for prosecuting and sending all this stuff to the courts, and she either didn't take care of it or did this on purpose. Now I can't get ahold of her....i've left a ton of messages and she just refuses to call back.

[expletive] ridiculous.

Big dig is done, Logan is a breeze.