The state has really got me by the......

Well i got a letter in the mail today from the state stating that I will not be able to renew my driver license in Sept.Why?Supposedly I have an unpaid $700 ticket.....

I guess it really is my fault in a way.I got this ticket about 3 years ago and honestly forgot about it completely because I was taking some really potent RX meds that would cause memory loss and unable to concentrate.I was taking these for my disablilty that I have and now am unable to work cause of it.

This small town of about pop.200 I got it in turned it into the state as non payment and for me to be able to renew my DL I have to pay $700.They then tell me if I am caught driving after it expires its a $500 fine and 6 months in jail....WTF.

Sorry,but i just kinda needed to vent a lil.But this sux,but I wanted a new mid pipe and possibly springs....I guess I will be waiting longer now....

darkside03gt said:

sorry to hear that. I hate how when you are about to buy something for the stang some BS pops up like this. I was $300 from finally getting the last pieces for my supercharger together and ended up getting a ticket that cost me, you guessed it $300. I was so pissed because it pushed everything back about a month and a half.

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Then you really know my misery....

darkside03gt said:

REALLY? guess you've never forgotten about anything?

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Thats what I was thinking when I read that.Normally I dont let things like this go,but when your on RX meds that seriouly make it difficult to add 2+2 without thinking about it, something like this can get away from you very easily.

At that time I was taking 12 different pills a day and some of those 12 I had to take 3x's,like Vicodine 3-5x's daily(I think we all know what this is),Neurontin(suppreses the nervous system), and Cymbalta(Anti Depresant to also keep my mind from pain) and some other pills to help fool the brain to think it was in another state of mind.

It just sux cause I got the money for the Mach and now I gotta pay this,I am on disability and cant work so $700 is alot for me at times.

darkside03gt said:

Its bad enough that some of us leve hectic lives but being on meds like that makes something like forgetting about a ticket even more understandable. well, at least to me. some people think they are perfect and feel everyone else should be too.

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Thx for understanding.The only good thing that went my way during those times was that some how I was able to keep the 01 GT,never missed a payment or was late.Honestly that car is what helped me mentaly to make it through it all,can you beleive a car did that!

Notchbck93 said:

1) Did you use to own a Spec V? Then later bought a red 98 'Stang converted to PI for like 7G and might have had a Mazda somewhere in between your plethora of cars?

2) To the guy on Rx meds, when it's important, write it on a calendar so you won't forget.

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True,my wife is always telling me to write stuff down.But then I prob would have forgot to look at the calendar...

Also what I thought was kinda odd was there is no warrant issued... I guess since I cant renew my DL they figure they didnt need to issue one.

Ok let me explain a bit.My wife was with me so I wasnt alone.My doc also said I could drive,so if he thought it was safe I figured it was ok,besides I really wasnt driving alot then either and all this was in 2005,since then Im not taking all that med but I have a hard time remembering some things from that time.The meds mostly messed with memory.

Now for my problems.1st off I have diabetes and have to take 5-8 insulin shots a day...that really sux.And because of the diabetes I had developed nerve damage in 2005 through out my extremeties.There was a time I couldnt walk or even wear clothes since the damage made my skin extremely sinsitive.Now for this kind of nerve damage there is not any rx meds to help with pain.So what the doc did was put me on meds for other illness's that would help to deal with the pain until other meds and vitamin supplements took effect,usually takes 6 months to a year for that.The vicodene didnt really numb the pain but helped with some pain in the muscles....cramps and charlie horses.

The pain is mostly under control now,I just have to pace myself at everything I do,and it takes me alot longer to do things than it should but Ive learned to live with the pain.I try to be a very safe driver and the doc said I fine to drive,Im the type of person that if I drink half a beer I will not drive at all.

Now did I really need them all....YES I did.I went to several docs before the one that actually did any good and they tried to put me on 1 or 2 meds and I wasnt improving....I was getting worse.SO once I knew what was really wrong I went to a specialist and thats what he did to me.

I didnt feel anyone was prying so no offense taken and thx for all that are concerned.Now as for sitting at home chillin.....its fun for about 3 weeks than after that your bored outta your mind.I play guitar,drums and bass,but with the damage I can no longer play the drums.So I basicaly sit around all day jamming on guitar,building some plastic model cars and Stangnet.... No tv for me,cant stand all the reality tv.

Sorry for the long post but thats my story.

Thx for understanding,And yeah my kids,wife and the GT kept me going,Honestly if it wasnt for the 1st 2,I prob wouldnt be here today.But Im doing better now.

As for the note writing,I dont think its gonna work.Called them and they didnt seem to care at all.I see your from TX,not too far from me...Im in College Station but the ticket is from Reisel Tx,about half hour out of Waco...If you know that little town.