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If you have a highwaymen painting bought right out of the car in the early 60's would it be worth more than one painted by the same artist today and if so by how much ?

Would a more recent highwaymen painting be more valuable than a very first painting done by one of them?

Love on the net

There she goes driving away

After she visited me the other day

We met online in a music chat room

That’s where our love started to bloom

She always requested certain tunes

Which I played just to make her swoon

And as we chatted every night and day

I had hopes of making her look my way

She was quite popular with all the men

But I was sure that in the end I would win

Then came the day we decided to meet

How lucky I was to receive such a treat

She was such a lovely vision to behold

With her hair the color of silver and gold

As I gently I cradled her in my arms

I reassured her she was in no harm

My heart fluttered as our lips first met

Then calmed down as I nuzzled her neck

We cuddled and chatted for hours on end

That was when our true love started to begin

Oh how I dreaded seeing the time slip away

Knowing she was only here for a couple days

But as I stand here watching from my porch

I know our time together has lit a torch

Revamped this from earlier after some criticism. Is it better or worse ?

Stuck

Here I am stuck in this small town

Where there is very little work to be found

I’ll probably be here for the rest of my time

Because of a past horrendous crime

It all started with a drink or two

Then it took off and just grew and grew

I tried my best to handle it myself

But in the end took the life of someone else

The local law then came and arrested me

And groups like MADD were a buzz like bees

They wanted to see me pay for my crime

So the courts gave me the maximum time

Then while in prison I sought some aid

Where therapy showed me how I went astray

They took me down to the county morgue

Then I seen a room full of death and gore

Was informed if I didn’t change my ways

That I to would be there soon some day

It was then that realization finally set in

That I had been living my life in total sin

So here I stand before you as living proof

Informing you alcohol is just for silly goofs

Stuck

Here I am stuck in this small town

Where there is very little work to be found

I’ll probably be here for the rest of my time

Because of a past horrendous crime

It started with a social drink or two

But then it took off and just grew and grew

I thought I could handle it by myself

Till I took the life of someone else

I was arrested and charged by the local fuzz

And groups like MADD & SADD were all a buzz

They wanted to see me pay dearly for my crime

So the courts gave me the maximum time

So while in prison I sought some aid

And thanks to therapy I’m still sober today

Written by me an 18yr recovering alcoholic

Stuck

Here I am stuck in this small town

Where there is very little work to be found

I’ll probably be here for the rest of my time

Because of a past horrendous crime

It started with a social drink or two

But then it took off and just grew and grew

I thought I could handle it by myself

Till I took the life of someone else

I was arrested and charged by the local fuzz

And groups like MADD & SADD were all a buzz

They wanted to see me pay dearly for my crime

So the courts gave me the maximum time

So while in prison I sought some aid

And thanks to therapy I’m still sober today

Written by me an 18yr recovering alcoholic

Or are they just venting their anger and resentment to create standards that are causing more repeat offenders cause they can't survive with the things these groups feel they should live by ?

I made a mistake

I made a mistake in the past

That will always haunt me to the last

I let drugs and booze control my life

Which in the end took someone else’s life

Now here I sit a supposedly free man

But groups like MADD have another plan

After I done all my sentence

And made all my repentance

They don't want to see me succeed in life

So they plan to cause me nothing but strife

They petition the courts to change the laws

So that others like me are always at flaw

So here I sit in my house in the dark

Not even enough money to buy a spark

I can’t find any work without a license

And the bills are just a bothering nuisance

I tried my best to except these laws

But in the end I just stare at the walls

So here I sit with this bottle of pills

Wondering if they will cure all my ills

With no chance at living a normal life

I might as well end my miserable blight

Thanks to them I figured out a way

Of getting out of living another day

Both involve taking the life of a person , both are felonies that carry prison time. Yet one can get their driving priveliges back and the second can't. Neither planned on killing anyone. It just happened.

I know alot will say that the drunk made a choice to drink and drive and the other was just an accident caused by misjudgement. But studies show one drink impairs your judgement. So if he/she had several drinks who's to says they was able to make that choice since their judgement was impaired. That would actually mean then both are mistakes in judgement so whats the difference ?

I made a mistake

I made a mistake in the past

That will always haunt me to the last

I let drugs and booze control my life

Which in the end took someone else’s life

Now here I sit a supposedly free man

But groups like MADD have another plan

After I done all my sentence

And made all my repentance

They don't want to see me succeed in life

So they plan to cause me nothing but strife

They petition the courts to change the laws

So that others like me are always at flaw

So here I sit in my house in the dark

Not even enough money to buy a spark

I can’t find any work without a license

And the bills are just a bothering nuisance

I tried my best to except these laws

But in the end I just stare at the walls

So here I sit with this bottle of pills

Wondering if they will cure all my ills

With no chance at living a normal life

I might as well end my miserable blight

Thanks to them I figured out a way

Of getting out of living another day

I made a mistake

I made a mistake in the past

That will always haunt me to the last

I let drugs and booze control my life

Which in the end took someone else’s life

Now here I sit a supposedly free man

But groups like MADD have another plan

After I done all my sentence

And made all my repentance

They don't want to see me succeed in life

So they plan to cause me nothing but strife

They petition the courts to change the laws

So that others like me are always at flaw

So here I sit in my house in the dark

Not even enough money to buy a spark

I can’t find any work without a license

And the bills are just a bothering nuisance

I tried my best to except these laws

But in the end I just stare at the walls

So here I sit with this bottle of pills

Wondering if they will cure all my ills

With no chance at living a normal life

I might as well end my miserable blight

Thanks to them I figured out a way

Of getting out of living another day

Ed was in trouble.

He forgot his wedding anniversary.

His wife was really angry. She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less then 6 seconds.

AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!"

The next morning Ed got up early and left for work.

When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway.

Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house.

She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.

Ed has been missing since Friday.

What happened to Ed ?

Lets say you were driving home one night and got pulled over and road side tested for dui. The officer feels you failed it and arrest you. When you go to court for it you feel its hopeless to try and fight it so you plead guilty to it. Then the judges just passes sentence without informing you to your rights to have a attorney represent you and that it could effect your future rights. You later find out that he should of done all this before sentencing you. Should you try to get that off your record or just let it stand as it is ?

I'm a convicted felon which to me makes this is a false statement. I was released in 1990 after doing my time and finished the 8yrs probation with a clean record thru them. Was lucky and started work at a old job and was there for 13 yrs before they sold out. Since then I find it hard to find any work cause of my record and the laws that keep me from being able to ever drive again. What little work is available in town I'm not qualified for and with no way to commute out of town work is almost impossible to find and hold on to. So What happen to my right to pursue happiness ?

They took away all my other rights but still I should be able to have the right to survive in this country. I thought by doing everything I needed to make a better life for myself would still be available to me but it seems that its not. I wonder at times why did they even let me out with no means of support to help me be able to make it in todays society. All this will do for some is make more repeat offenders.

I was convicted of dui manslaughter 18yrs ago and I have been clean ever since then. But no one seems to think thats a good enough thing since as soon as someone see's it on a background check its pretty much over for me getting hired. Not only for that but for the fact the state of Florida will not ever let me have a license to drive again for the rest of my life. Not even a hardship permit for just back and forth to work even. Granted I know it was a terrible crime but I can't change what happened back then. I just changed who I am now which isn't nothing like the person I use to be back then. I also know everyone doesn't change after a thing like that happened to them either but some do and yet they are profiled along with those that haven't learned their lesson. I don't think thats fair to us that have changed our ways and have settled down the best we can but yet we are being forced into a hole cause of the laws.Just hoping the expungement will help with finding work maybe.