What?

[scumdog]

Though night huh SD? sympathies mate, how is it today....?

Good now matey, just back from the Off the Rails rally at Middlemarch where I 'de-stressed' nicely thank you

[Lou Girardin]

Is this a regular part of your training?

Stress relief.

[Marmoot]

It's not the Police that I hate. They are fine astounding angels.

It's the METERMAIDS that I hate!

[Waylander]

Here is a question, what is the money for the meter used for anyway? As in once the government gets ahold of it where does it go from there? (besides lining a few pockets)

[Marmoot]

I don't mind paying where it is due.
But the way they do their job with such zeal and fervour is simply disgusting.
and half the time the meters do not work, or do not print out any ticket and swallow your money. And they don't have 0800 numbers to report these things, prompting you either waste money on 10 minutes cellphone call to request waiver, or simply put more money to another meter, or risk $40 ticket.

Not to mention that they now can go around in minicars and send tickets by mail to whoever they think is breaking the law by few milliseconds.

And they claim they are there to saves lifes? yea right....give them those laserguns as they have requested....

[Waylander]

Ran into a few of the print out ones up in auckland when Slip was in town. Some fuckwad had taken tissue paper and gun and plugged up the coin slot. Had to walk around to every one I saw and finnaly saw one down about 15 metres away from where I parked.

[Marmoot]

thought about squirting some superglue to some myself for a few times.
Decided couldn't spare the money for the glue...

[Gremlin]

thought about squirting some superglue to some myself for a few times.
Decided couldn't spare the money for the glue...

I'm afraid the vandalism boat has already sailed. Sometime last year I think, somebody had some fun with acid(??). Lots of machines had to be replaced, and officials were very very angry.

Students were happy tho, free parking everytime the machines don't work

[spudchucka]

Yes. That annoys me too . On the (thankfully rare) occasions I have been stopped ("Just a routine check"), they always ask that (bike or car, it's not just bikes). I doubt they have any right to demand that, and it's none of their business. They always seem to do it, so it must be some sort of official intsruction.

Anyone know why?

Actually, now that I think about it, it actually pisses me off enough to write to the Commisioner and ask why, and on what authority they do it . Where I've been, where I'm going and why are my own business.

Sometimes I ask people what their star sign is. Anyone want to guess why?

[Ixion]

Sometimes I ask people what their star sign is. Anyone want to guess why?

If you're serious, I'd guess that it's because if someone is giving a fake name and address he may know the birthdate of the person whose identity he has assumed. But is likely to stumble over the star sign. Most people know the sign for their own birthdate, but not any other dates.

Of course an intelligent person would make sure that he knew everything about the persona he was assuming.

But do you not have the ability to look up the picture from the big computer for comparison purposes ? Was not that the justification for the digitised images, so police could use them to verify ID at the roadside ?

[Lou Girardin]

Sometimes I ask people what their star sign is. Anyone want to guess why?

You want a date?

[Wolf]

Sometimes I ask people what their star sign is. Anyone want to guess why?

So when they say "Scorpio" you can say "ahh, that explians everything!" (Just a joke, I really would never say anything to annoy a Scorpio - I know how vindictive the little psychotic bastards can be)

[spudchucka]

If you're serious, I'd guess that it's because if someone is giving a fake name and address he may know the birthdate of the person whose identity he has assumed. But is likely to stumble over the star sign. Most people know the sign for their own birthdate, but not any other dates.

Of course an intelligent person would make sure that he knew everything about the persona he was assuming.

But do you not have the ability to look up the picture from the big computer for comparison purposes ? Was not that the justification for the digitised images, so police could use them to verify ID at the roadside ?

Fake name, fake date of birth.... Whats your star sign? Duh........ I don't know.

Equals dickhead gets locked up for giving false details.

The average idiot that gives false deatails is very much at the bottom of the intelligence pool, there will always be sophisticated fraudsters that are more competant liars.

The point is that cops ask all sorts of questions for all sorts of reasons, its their job to be nosy.

No we don't have the ability to look up the digital image stored on a persons driver licence. Even if we did it wouldn't be any use to us at the road side when dealing with a driver.

The photos are on the licences so that police can confirm that the licence is that of teh person they are speaking to. If the person doesn't produce a licence and then lies about there identity there is no way police can access the digital image stored at LTSA from the roadside.

[spudchucka]

You want a date?

You're being very friendly all of a sudden. I'm free on friday, what did you have in mind?

[Ixion]

The photos are on the licences so that police can confirm that the licence is that of teh person they are speaking to. If the person doesn't produce a licence and then lies about there identity there is no way police can access the digital image stored at LTSA from the roadside.

Interesting. Given that that capability was the reason for using digitised images stored in a database, rather than just a simple photo on the license.Digitisation being *MUCH* more complex and expensive than just a laminated photo. Remember it well, being in my professional area so to speak. I guess maybe it was one of the things that got lost in the INCIS debacle.