Today I was very excited to go to the post office to claim a parcel. I didn't know what it could be, so I assumed it was a gift. It turned out to be a speeding ticket. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got a speeding ticket in the mail, at the same time as my car was getting towed. FML
Today, I got a speeding ticket while driving to my court date for a prior speeding ticket. FML
Today, I got a $200 bonus at work and was super excited about getting a plane ticket to see my family. On the way back from work I got a $300 speeding ticket. FML
Today, I went to court because I got a traffic ticket for running a red light. While I was in court, I found out it was actually for a car I had sold years ago. FML
Today, after giving my husband a ton of crap about the speeding ticket he got last year, I got a speeding ticket. FML
Today, I received a traffic ticket by mail, presumably for speeding. Not a big deal, if my car hadn't been totalled three months ago. My driver's license is expired, too. FML
Today, I was on the way to traffic court for a $340 speeding ticket I'd got. My mother called me and I wasn't paying attention which caused me to speed. Right past a cop. When I told the cop where I was going, he started laughing at me. I now have another $300 ticket. FML
Today, I got a speeding ticket. I wrote a check, and on the way to deposit my fine, I got another one. I put both fines in a box down town, and I turned around to see a cop putting a parking ticket under my wind-shield wiper. FML
Today, I bought stamps to send a letter. For some unknown reason, instead of putting the stamp on the letter, I posted the letter and the stamp booklet into the postbox. FML
Today, my sister got a speeding ticket in the mail. A month ago, I got pulled over and used her name, intending to take care of it but forgot. She's going to the police station to review the footage. FML
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Tripartita 45
Depending on how eager you were to get that parcel, you might've started a never ending loop.
arandomperson97 19
Surprise!
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Comments (32)
arandomperson97 19
Surprise!
ber4fun 23
That's new to me, where I live speeding tickets come in envelopes in letter form.
yerawizardlizzy 27
That's what I was thinking. Sending a parcel is a total waste of packaging.
Kaylana_fml 31
Parcel can mean envelope, box or package. They probably had to sign for it to legally prove that the ticket was received by the person it was addressed to which is why our had to be picked up.
Shade1982 21
Ok, that doesn't sound all that strange, but that still doesn't explain why they had to pick it up. Over here, they come to your door to ask the signature. If you aren't home, they leave a note and come the next day...
zonzon_fml 2
Well here they leave a note saying that you have to pick up the parcel the next day.
MostynTheWeirdo 20
How thoughtful of the police to send you something!
JBChristian 47
Technically, they're taking away more than they're giving, lol.
Tripartita 45
Depending on how eager you were to get that parcel, you might've started a never ending loop.
ArizonaRain001 12
Thats why you hope for the best but assume the worst. fyl
WCARlover 35
It was a gift...cops just are bad gift givers :)
wanted_2_want 40
Don't rush to conclusions next time.
RichardPencil 32
You got a speeding ticket in a box? How fast were you going???
zonzon_fml 2
I thought it was a box, since you only have to go to the post office to get boxes, but it turned out to be a letter. I don't know why but it had to be handed to me directly and not left in my mailbox.
JBChristian 47
#26, OP?
zonzon_fml 2
Yes, I posted the FML but I did'nt have an account at the time.
Kaylana_fml 31
I hate methods of citation that do not involve human interaction and the right to explain your actions. That is a failure of due process and unconstitutional.
ThrottleJockey 36
It was in Canada, not the US.
Shade1982 21
It is also incorrect. Even in the US, you have a legal period during which you can appear in court to appeal your ticket. So, there is really no excuse...
zonzon_fml 2
It's because it's a radar-camera that caught me. I received the report with the pictures and all. I still had the option to plead non guilty but I had no chance since all the proofs were caught on camera and radar.
EmoKami 21
I'm not sure if I'd be excited if I received notice for a mystery package. I think they made it available at the post office because you have to show ID to receive it which is kind of their way of documenting you got it, as opposed to the chance it goes "missing" and you never pay. Sneaky Cops