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[theweaselking]

Hey New Yorkers: I saw a sign that said you get your license suspended for two speeding tickets, under state law. That real? More to the point: Is that "two ever", is that "two before the points fall off", is that "two New York tickets"? What's the deal?

Related: Americans get awesome soft drinks. Nobody imports vanilla cream soda or cherry diet pepsi into Canada. Of course, there's a tradeoff: nobody sells fucking hard disks within ~150km of Ogdensburg on the US side - Kingston or Ottawa, sure, but they're on the wrong side of the border, and beyond that it's fucking UTICA.

Seriously, people. Radio Shack: "No, try Wal-Mart or the computer store on Ford street[1]." Computer store #1, on Ford street: "We don't do parts. Try Wal-Mart." Computer store #2, on Ford street: "We don't keep hard disks in stock, but can order one in 2-3 business days. Try Wal-Mart?". Wal-Mart: "No".

Massena? Nope. Potsdam? Nope. Watertown? Probably, but that's an hour each way. And fuck that.

[1]: NB. EVERYTHING is on Ford street. And not like King Street in K-W, this is actually just one street and it's reasonably straight.

Comments

[timprov.livejournal.com]

According to the signs when I crossed the border last year, it's more expensive to go 30kph over the speed limit in Ontario than it is to kill someone in Michigan.

[jerril]

... they only give you a fine and impound your car for murder in Michigan?

[timprov.livejournal.com]

My impression was that the fine was for accidentally striking a construction worker with your car, causing death. The signs didn't mention impounding.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

If the fines are doubled when workers are present, and you kill the worker, what happens?

[pappy-legba.livejournal.com]

You need to kill all of them. Every one. In the whole work zone. And run over every "WORK ZONE" sign. Then the fine goes back down to normal.