I’ve only been asked for my full name by a HO once out of 11 sits.
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Thank you so much CRU. And the solution sadly, is I have to pay the tickets. Been to court already.
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@AbigailDC
Really sorry to hear that.
Wouldn’t have happened in the UK, can’t understand the logic in that law?
Was it the USA?
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She said it was D.C. It’s an oddball with that ticketing law — most places in the U.S. have more rational laws about tickets going with the driver.
D.C. has various pains in the butt laws and regulations. It’s thin on money, because of its status. Many people work there, but the tax base is limited, because most folks commute in from surrounding states.
D.C. probably just wanted to make it easier and cheaper on itself to collect fines, like from traffic violations. Pinning everything on the car owner accomplishes that.
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I’m so sorry but thanks to you, many of us HO’s will be more aware in the future… very unfair though!
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May I ask, what made him so appealing as a sitter? I have mentioned here, though I get a lot of flack, I am an retired widow, and I have been getting sits, despite just starting this year, because HOs told me they won’t take younger sitters anymore. Not saying all younger sitters are bad, but they won’t take a chance after a bad experience.
It happens with rental cars. If you get tickets and don’t pay them, the rental car company is responsible. So sorry to hear that. I would think that THS would give you personal info so you can go to small claims court.
Yes in the USA, in DC specifically
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What is D.C? I’m not familiar with US acronyms.
I’ve heard of Washington DC, is that it?
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I never knew it was shortened to DC.
Every day is a schoolday
Yes, Americans routinely call it D.C.
Some folks call it “the District,” but that’s usually people in and around the Beltway (that’s the highway that circles D.C. and some nearby suburbs in Maryland and Virginia, which are states).
Some people call the area “the Beltway,” because of that. And some people derisively call area companies that benefit from the gov’t, lobbyists, politicians and their ilk “Beltway Bandits.”
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When I moved there I was informed that locals call it DC or the District - anything else pegged you as a tourist. lol
That’s interesting that you say this about younger sitters. One potential sitter we spoke with stated they were surprised we had younger sitters. The most recent sit we had, was young sitters. We really like them, but unfortunately they ate everything in our freezer. With every sit, we learn something new for the next sit. Our first sit was a younger person and no issues. I believe it’s all based on the person/people.
So sorry this happened to you. What an awful situation. Thank you for sharing, so us newer HO’s are made aware.
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I agree, it is all based on the person/people. But after a bad experience, I am finding HO are reluctant to take the chance.
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That’s funny. I worked at The Washington Post the first time I lived there and plenty of people called it the Beltway.
Interesting. I’ve never heard of DC proper referred to as that. I’ve definitely heard of beltway bandits (I was one) but I only ever heard beltway used alone when referencing the road itself. Usually in frustration. lol
Yeah, usually people would say something like “in the Beltway,” because D.C. doesn’t include the ‘burbs. Like if you said you lived in the Beltway, people automatically knew what you meant. Realtors use it all the time, too, because real estate in the Beltway is worth more than outside.
I would agree that every sitter is different and every sit offers learning experiences. I don’t know that age automatically imparts wisdom as I’ve met more than my share of ignorant old folks. lol. I think it all comes down to communication and asking the right questions/making the right statements. Unfortunately some things you only learn from experience. I know that as a sitter I’ve developed quite a list of things to ask that would have never occurred to me had I not experienced them on a sit.
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Maybe. I both lived and worked in the District proper so it’s possible that I just communicated less with people who lived in an area that they’d reference like that. Most of my friends and colleagues, if they lived in the burbs, just said they lived in Virginia or they lived in Maryland. Or they just named the burb. But they also all lived relatively close-in.