Dear Sir or Madam,
In view of what seems to be happening internationally with banks at the moment, I was wondering if you could advise me correctly...
If one of my checks is returned marked 'insufficient funds,' how do I know whether that refers to me, or to you?
Monday, December 8, 2008
NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 parking ticket
A retired New York City man says he's spent $7,500 fighting a $115 parking ticket because he's got "nothing else to do."
Former electrical hardware firm vice president Simon Belsky says he was erroneously ticketed two years ago. The 63-year-old says the ticket cites his van for blocking a Brooklyn fire hydrant even though the only hydrant on the street was down the block.
The November 2006 fine has ballooned from $115 to about $200 with penalties.
Belsky was in court last week and is due back Feb. 2. He says if he wins he'll file a civil suit against the city to recover the $7,500 he's spent on legal work. He says if any compensation is awarded he'll donate it to educational programs.
Former electrical hardware firm vice president Simon Belsky says he was erroneously ticketed two years ago. The 63-year-old says the ticket cites his van for blocking a Brooklyn fire hydrant even though the only hydrant on the street was down the block.
The November 2006 fine has ballooned from $115 to about $200 with penalties.
Belsky was in court last week and is due back Feb. 2. He says if he wins he'll file a civil suit against the city to recover the $7,500 he's spent on legal work. He says if any compensation is awarded he'll donate it to educational programs.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
World’s oldest cat celebrates 125th birthday
At 27 human years, Mischief is still living up to his name despite "slowing down a little", according to owners Chris and Donna Thorne.The Guinness World Records has confirmed there is no record holder in the UK at the moment but the previous oldest cat was 29.
Mrs Thorne, 33, of St Austell, Cornwall, said: "It’s amazing - he just keeps going on and on."
Mr Thorne, 51, got the black cat from a friend in nearby Launceston as a kitten in 1981.
He still has photographs of Mischief at just a few months old being cuddled at Christmas the same year.
Almost three decades later, he is still a vital part of the Thorne family, and is adored the couple’s 20-month-old baby Skye.
"She loves him to bits," said Mrs Thorne. "When he eventually goes we’ll have to get another one because she’ll be devastated."
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Sorry
Lady stops by a pizza place and ordered pizzas for her kids and this is the note she wrote to be delivered with the pizzas
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