Unintentional Outlaw
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 6:28 pm
I know plenty of people who flaunt various aspects of the law, but I've never considered myself one of them, at least not actively.
Last summer, my soon-to-be ex-wife moved out, and we arranged to have her mail forwarded to her parents' address in Virginia. Mecklenburg County mailed out bills for personal property tax at that time, and mine was mistakenly forwarded to my wife's address. She called me to tell me about it, but did not forward the bill to me to pay. I had just recently started a job, after being out of work for some weeks, and had lots of other, more important bills, so I didn't worry about it. Weeks passed, and Diana finally mailed me the bill. In the meantime, the County records her address as mine and sends another bill to Virginia.
My car was due to have its registration renewed in May. I never got the bill because I still haven't paid my taxes. Subsequent to this, my inspection sticker has also expired. A month ago, the towing company that handles things for my apartment complex left a sticker on my windshield informing me that my car was in violation of company policy, and would be towed if I didn't fix things by a certain date. I called the office, and explained my circumstances. I'd like to fix things, but I haven't had the money. They said "Okay, we'll tell them not to tow your car." I didn't worry. Two weeks passed, and my car was stickered again. I didn't call the office, because I'd been told we had an understanding. I came out a couple of days later to discover that my car had been towed.
It took $120 to get my car out of hock. That's $120 I couldn't use to pay bills or buy groceries or pay for fixing all the things wrong with my car. I came out to drive myself to work a couple days ago and discovered that my car had been towed again. I couldn't get it that day, so I had to pay $135 to get it back this time (the original $120 plus $15/day storage fee). Now my rent's going to be late, and I still don't have any money to pay for all my other fees. I just got a letter from the state saying I'm going to be fined for not getting my car inspected in a timely fashion. That's another $250. Wheeee!
I'm not looking for a handout. I don't want anyone to pay my bills for me, least of all my parents, who know nothing about any of this. I'm in trouble, and I just want people to know that I realize this, and... I dunno. I'm stressed about it all, but at the same time, I feel at peace.
Last summer, my soon-to-be ex-wife moved out, and we arranged to have her mail forwarded to her parents' address in Virginia. Mecklenburg County mailed out bills for personal property tax at that time, and mine was mistakenly forwarded to my wife's address. She called me to tell me about it, but did not forward the bill to me to pay. I had just recently started a job, after being out of work for some weeks, and had lots of other, more important bills, so I didn't worry about it. Weeks passed, and Diana finally mailed me the bill. In the meantime, the County records her address as mine and sends another bill to Virginia.
My car was due to have its registration renewed in May. I never got the bill because I still haven't paid my taxes. Subsequent to this, my inspection sticker has also expired. A month ago, the towing company that handles things for my apartment complex left a sticker on my windshield informing me that my car was in violation of company policy, and would be towed if I didn't fix things by a certain date. I called the office, and explained my circumstances. I'd like to fix things, but I haven't had the money. They said "Okay, we'll tell them not to tow your car." I didn't worry. Two weeks passed, and my car was stickered again. I didn't call the office, because I'd been told we had an understanding. I came out a couple of days later to discover that my car had been towed.
It took $120 to get my car out of hock. That's $120 I couldn't use to pay bills or buy groceries or pay for fixing all the things wrong with my car. I came out to drive myself to work a couple days ago and discovered that my car had been towed again. I couldn't get it that day, so I had to pay $135 to get it back this time (the original $120 plus $15/day storage fee). Now my rent's going to be late, and I still don't have any money to pay for all my other fees. I just got a letter from the state saying I'm going to be fined for not getting my car inspected in a timely fashion. That's another $250. Wheeee!
I'm not looking for a handout. I don't want anyone to pay my bills for me, least of all my parents, who know nothing about any of this. I'm in trouble, and I just want people to know that I realize this, and... I dunno. I'm stressed about it all, but at the same time, I feel at peace.
(Maybe the forum's getting too big? 
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