Remember My Cincy 2006 Return Trip - Here's The Finale, Or Conclusion

[peter at thescirocco.com (peter)]

-----Original Message-----
From: David Winchell, II [mailto:davidwinchell2@sprynet.com] 
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 4:17 AM
To: 'peter'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: RE: Remember My Cincy 2006 Return Trip - Here's The Finale,Or
Conclusion

Glad everything worked out the way it did.   The final out come could have
been a lot worse. 

Take your time on the next trip and enjoy the scenery a little. (Like that;s
going to happen ;)

You know me too well... ;)

I need to stick with a caravan next time.

Peter



Dave

David Winchell, II
84 Scirocco BBS G60 Turbo
80 Scirocco S (Heading this morning to the Snow in Florida)
04 .:R32 DBP
00 Silverado EXT Cab

-----Original Message-----
From: peter [mailto:peter@thescirocco.com] 
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 12:04 AM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Remember My Cincy 2006 Return Trip - Here's The Finale,Or
Conclusion

I got back from my trial in Newark Ohio a few hours ago.

 

The prosecutor was really cool, and he told me, that he worked for the city,
and not the court.

He also informed me, that Licking County is the only place where they will
not plea bargain with you.

Plea bargain, as far as traffic tickets go are there to lessen the no. of
trials, and it saves everyone involved, the cop wouldn't have to show, if it
was arranged at the arraignment, and the court doesn't get tied up with
frivolous jury trials for traffic tickets.

 

The bailiff escorted me into the court room, asked me if I was ready for
trial, I said yes and sat down.

 

A few minutes later the prosecutor comes in and tells me, that the Highway
Patrolman forgot to inform the court, that he was going to be on vacation
this week, so the court didn't know to continue it, and all charges were
immediately dropped. 

 

The scary thing is that I had my dad fax a request for continuance, to Judge
Higgins, due to the typo on my public defender request form, which made me
in-eligible for a public defender. The ironic thing is that when I called my
dad for help, from Licking County Jail, he didn't want to help me get out of
jail, but he easily faxed the continuance request, which un-knowingly
could've potentially have really screwed me over, allowing the court to
continue the case. If Judge Higgins, had done the right thing, and approved
my request for continuance, I would have had to pay for all the tickets,
except for the "expired license", since I got it that re-instated.

 

If a court tries to say that they are going to re-schedule the court date,
on the date of the trial, all you have to say is, that you are ready for
trial today, and it would be a great financial burden on you to have to come
back for a 2nd trial. ;)

 

The east-bound PA turnpike was closed down today, when I went to take that
as a detour.

I pulled into Somerton, PA and see a really clean red SLC, parked across the
street from the AAA. I parked around the corner from the SLC/AAA, a girl
walking by my Rabbit GTI was checking out, I didn't think much of it, and
ran by her to the AAA. I asked the AAA clerk if the red car usually parked
there, and she didn't know. Then she tells me there she is now, so I thanked
them for the maps, and stopped by to talk to her, and it was the same girl. 

 

Anyway, it's nice for it to be over, and saving a couple of grand doesn't
hurt.

 

Peter - safe @ home, no sleep since Thursday morning & my Rabbit GTI
survived another roundtrip to Ohio.              

 

 

 

-----Original Message In Case You Missed It, Or Don't Remember-----

From: Peter 

t: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 4:43 AM

To: 'John C. Worden'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org

Cc: 'Marc Getty'

Subject: RE: We made it home form Cincy and thanks.

 

It was great seeing EVERYONE again!

 

It started out as me catching up to the first Scirocco convoy.

 

And it ended up with me getting arrested, because my license had expired 30
days ago, without me noticing it.

The Highway Patrol was dispatched, and I was clocked at 110MPH.

 

After spending 12 hours in Licking County Jail in Newark Ohio, my good
friend Marc Getty posted the $10,000 bail, and I was released around 2AM
Monday morning. 

 

Marc picked me up at Licking County Jail, and dropped me off at my house in
Delaware.

 

Thanks again Marc, I really appreciate having friends, that I can count on.

 

It's now 4AM Wednesday, Kevin and I, just came back from Licking County,
after getting arraigned today at 12:45.

We set out at 2AM on Tuesday morning, driving my '83 Pickup to Newark Ohio.

 

At ~6AM the Pickup suddenly stopped running, so I coasted off US 68, into
the friendlies town in Maryland, Cumberland.

Kevin and I were taken back, because everyone, that we came across in this
town, were extremely nice. After some research at the corner store, we
trekked ~10 miles north to an Enterprise Car Rental, on the other side of
town. We got there before they opened, and they didn't even have cars for
customers reservations. I called Hertz, which was located in a Citgo, a
stones throws from my Pickup, and Enterprise was nice enough to drive us
there. The unlimited car rental was only $42 for the day, and I made it to
court in Ohio, with 15 minutes to spare.

 

We went to the Highway Patrol, and got a release ticket for my Rabbit GTI,
the one with a Golden Finch in the grill. 

 

Kevin and I got back with it at 3AM, after having the Pickup towed home 210
miles, w/Premier AAA.

 

Thanks to Daun and Brad for organizing CINCY2006, and for our little
contingency plan, for getting my Rabbit GTI back, from the Newark-Heath
Airport. 

 

Luckily that wasn't needed, but it was great for Daun to offer to fly in,
and drive my Rabbit GTI back to Wilmington OH.

 

Thanks,

Peter

http://thescirocco.com/

 

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