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Old 05-12-05, 04:57 PM
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I hate VA cops. Such ********. I'd say the #2 worst spot besides No. VA has got to be Emporia. Very well-written letter BTW.
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Originally Posted by su_maverick
UNTIL

The state police decided to camp outside of the commuter lot they were using and start pulling over car after car for non-moving violations. They were all exhaust and otherwise tickets. This was the biggest TRAP ever instituted in my memory. The PW local police knew nothing about it but the state police heard about it and those MONEY GRUBBING BASTARDS decided to get as many tickets out of it as possible.
Man that sucks. Reminds of a meet that happened about 6 months ago where the local car club had an agreement with the businesses in the area to have a meet in their parking lot. Once everyone starts showing up the managers decide they don't want a large group of loud and obnoxious people which may scare away potential business (peeling out, revving, or just the usual fear of a large group of youth) so they call the police. No one was doing anything stupid like what was mentioned above and to make a long story short the cops didn't ticket anyone, but they said the meet had to be broken up . Not nearly as bad as what happened to your meet su_maverick, but similar.
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Originally Posted by SomeDude2k
Beautiful letter Ramy... man, im with you all the way...

too bad i dont really have to worry about it much anymore since my car no longer runs...
Thanks man... No feedback/suggesstions guys?!

Oh and SomeDude2K, what happened to your car?!?!

Originally Posted by BlueRex
Not nearly as bad as what happened to your meet su_maverick, but similar.
BlueRex, see my sig.
Old 05-12-05, 08:41 PM
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Ramy,
This was the 4th meet they have had and the first time this has happened. The event organizers have a very tight connection to the PW police and were able to organize it. This thing was big, like 400-600 cars big and was sponsored by Borla and a couple other major companies.

somedude- do you take your car to pbc in chantilly? I saw a cym there that had at the airpump, ac, ps etc removed that looked great.
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Originally Posted by su_maverick
Ramy,
This was the 4th meet they have had and the first time this has happened. The event organizers have a very tight connection to the PW police and were able to organize it. This thing was big, like 400-600 cars big and was sponsored by Borla and a couple other major companies.
Neal, this is me inserting foot in mouth...
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LOL
Ramy, you are a doc in training, Im sure you can figure out a procedure to stop that.
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Ramy, you are a doc in training, Im sure you can figure out a procedure to stop that.
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Ramy, to be honest with you, i have no idea whats wrong with my car now... it just kinda decided to not start anymore... i have fuel, spark, and air.... but for some reason it just cranks and cranks but wont fire... im gonna have it towed up to PFS in a couple weeks when i get my next paycheck if i cant figure it out by then.

and Neal, no... i refuse to take my car to PBC, after last time i took it there and they couldnt figure out the problem i was having. The mechanic that was working on the car actually said straight to my face "I have no idea what half the **** under the hood of this car does"... and he was supposed to be their RX7 specialist... i will never take my car there again.
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Rockin good letter man. I have nothing else to say.
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Originally Posted by SomeDude2k
Ramy, to be honest with you, i have no idea whats wrong with my car now... it just kinda decided to not start anymore... i have fuel, spark, and air.... but for some reason it just cranks and cranks but wont fire... im gonna have it towed up to PFS in a couple weeks when i get my next paycheck if i cant figure it out by then.
Dawg, $20 says she's just flooded real bad. Mind if I come over and take a crack at her? I'm pretty sure I can have her up and running in about 20 min or so

Pele, I'm gonna PM ya in a sec. If you get it, great. If not, IM me plz (The944) cuz for some reason, my PMs aren't going through lately...
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[QUOTE=FDNewbie]Dawg, $20 says she's just flooded real bad. Mind if I come over and take a crack at her? I'm pretty sure I can have her up and running in about 20 min or so [QUOTE]

Sure man, I sent you a PM.... but im pretty sure it wont be as easy as you think...
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FD, you said " JAILTIME for going 20mph over the speed limit (which is a mere speeding ticket in the majority of other states) " well in most states 20 mph over is reckless driving. I've been pulled over a few times for doing 20 over the speed limit and every officer said i could give u a reckless driving ticket. But because there was little or no traffic I never got 1. But this was early to middle 90's. I was traveling cross country i've been hit in texas, tenn, fl, ga, CA, SC and VA (emporia) ...LOL ...but I feel ya. and agree with the letter. it's well written..BTW i see a lot that happening down in the hampton roads area also.

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Old 05-13-05, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by FDNewbie
... my PMs aren't going through lately...
I just noticed that, so if your PMs arent working, you can go ahead and IM me... my screen name is SomeDude2k also... i might not be there, but just leave me a message and i'll get it a little later.
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oh ****, I know you from Burke.... you going to take it up to PFS now that they are up and running? Alot has changed since you saw my car last.
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Originally Posted by su_maverick
oh ****, I know you from Burke.... you going to take it up to PFS now that they are up and running? Alot has changed since you saw my car last.

yeah man, last time i talked to you, the car had just gone in for the rebuild and you were driving your saturn around lol... my car has just gotten worse and worse since you last saw it... to the point where it wont even start now, let alone run the way it should... oh well, hopefully it'll all be good in a couple weeks. if i cant figure it out by my next paycheck, i am going to tow it up to PFS and have them take a look.

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yeah, that is prolly your best bet
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So...back to the topic at hand. Anyone have any suggesstions/modifications before I send it out?
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This may have already been mentioned in which case I apologize for the redundancy. I'll go ahead and mention it just because the issue jumped out at me.

My suggestion is that you use spell check and that you use less "street" language. These guys are serious with their uniform and smokey bear hats. You should be too. E.g.,"Bogus" is not a proper adjective for an unfounded or improper ticket. You had some other colloquialisms but that one jumped out at me. Reread your response and by all means print it out before you send it. Read your print out as more mistakes will usually become evident.

Proper grammar and spelling will get you further down the road and will make it seem you are arguing from an educated standpoint as opposed to the "punk from down the street" which is how they will take your raw response.

Just a suggestion...

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Haha, I love it! Excellent idea!
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The letter, I mean...
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Originally Posted by DroptopRX7
This may have already been mentioned in which case I apologize for the redundancy. I'll go ahead and mention it just because the issue jumped out at me.

My suggestion is that you use spell check and that you use less "street" language. These guys are serious with their uniform and smokey bear hats. You should be too. E.g.,"Bogus" is not a proper adjective for an unfounded or improper ticket. You had some other colloquialisms but that one jumped out at me. Reread your response and by all means print it out before you send it. Read your print out as more mistakes will usually become evident.

Proper grammar and spelling will get you further down the road and will make it seem you are arguing from an educated standpoint as opposed to the "punk from down the street" which is how they will take your raw response.

Just a suggestion...

RW
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Originally Posted by DroptopRX7
This may have already been mentioned in which case I apologize for the redundancy. I'll go ahead and mention it just because the issue jumped out at me.

My suggestion is that you use spell check and that you use less "street" language. These guys are serious with their uniform and smokey bear hats. You should be too. E.g.,"Bogus" is not a proper adjective for an unfounded or improper ticket. You had some other colloquialisms but that one jumped out at me. Reread your response and by all means print it out before you send it. Read your print out as more mistakes will usually become evident.

Proper grammar and spelling will get you further down the road and will make it seem you are arguing from an educated standpoint as opposed to the "punk from down the street" which is how they will take your raw response.

Just a suggestion...

RW
It's an excellent suggesstion. But frankly, I've read it one too many times to be able to pick up any errors it in anymore lol. I dunno if you only read the first copy posted in the begining of the thread, but I posted my latest (close to final) draft a few posts ago, w/ all the spelling corrected, and a few phrases rewordeded (it's post #38, or just click here: https://www.rx7club.com/showpost.php...6&postcount=38) Got ya about "bogus," I'll change it to something more appropriate.

I'd also love to hear specific comments and suggestions re: what parts need revision. Cuz basically I need fresh eyes looking at it right now...

Thanks
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It's good as it is - I'd send it!
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I lived in fairfax county for 3 years before i moved here 2 years ago and evrytime i run into somebody from there, one of the first things that comes up in conversation is the fairfax county police. Because of them, i have no regrets of moving although nova is a very NICE place.
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Originally Posted by Olmytsi
I lived in fairfax county for 3 years before i moved here 2 years ago and evrytime i run into somebody from there, one of the first things that comes up in conversation is the fairfax county police. Because of them, i have no regrets of moving...
Why am I not surprised? I've read on other threads ppl who know about Fairfax County cuz they were driving through ONCE, got pulled over, and got the shock of their LIFE for doin 15 - 20 over...it was like they were fugatives at large or somethin lol. Every time it comes up in conversation w/ someone not local, I hear "Oh yea...I got pulled over there once..." lol

...although nova is a very NICE place.
Yes it is...that's the sad part. But I must admit, NoVa's wearing out it's welcome REAL fast. The po-po situation coupled w/ the real estate BOOM is making living costs unreal. Your el-cheapo house is going for 500 grand... something "ok" (not crappy, but not fancy" is a million and up. It's insane. And of course, the WORST part, is traffic jams EVERYWHERE I wanna get a helicopter or somethin lol.

Where in Philly are you btw? I spent 2 years there...


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