Oh how I miss the CHP and the attitudes that come with their badges.
Bill Boggs
ICQ# 96440831
thumper72@lvcm.com
http://www.lvcm.com/thumper/white_lightning.html
"White Lightning"
2001 CC 2WD Sport+ 4.7 Auto
"I dont want to change the world, I dont want the world to change me!"
-Ozzy Osbourne
>
> Dropped Rich Quinn of the RTML off at the Navy base here in San Diego
today,
> right after his RT went back to DC... Was driving home, trying to get all
> of the info I needed for things to pick up on the way home for my wife's
> baby shower... Cruising along in the #3 lane, getting passed by a few
> cards,
> I look in the rear view and here comes a Crown Vic. with red lights
> flashing.
> SXIT! Pull over, roll down both windows, give him all my info... he tells
me
> "I pulled you over because you were speeding. Any idea how fast you were
> going?" I replied " I was on my way home, my wife is pregnant, with minor
> contractions (no lie) and I was in a hurry to get back to be with her in
> case
> anything got worse (it's not expected to, but I needed to be there)." I
> went on to say "I looked down after I saw your lights, and saw 75. So I'd
> say I was going about 75 mph." He replied back, "I have you down for 82.
> Be right back." Crap... haven't had a ticket in 3 years, so I can go to
> traffic school (or do it on the internet here at home). He comes back
with
> his ticket book and I ask "Don't suppose I could get a warning huh?" He
> replied
> "Well, It's too late I already wrote the ticket." Jerk... I signed the
> ticket, told of my appearance date, etc... The he tells me "When you
> leave to merge with traffic, drive the shoulder, build up speed, then
> merge when safe.. have a nice day." I folded all the crap in my
> registration
> book, started the truck... looked at all of the debris in the shoulder
ahead
> of me and thought, no WAY am I going to drive through all of that crap...
> So I rolled about 30', then nailed it... 0-65 in about 6.5 seconds...
> And it chirped 2nd gear (on the freeway! he he)... After looking at the
> ticket, it says to appear in Superior Court, not muni... so I might be
able
> to get out of this as it's the Muni court, not superior.. We'll see,
> this will run me about $150 plus traffic school costs...
>
> Thought I would share a crumming day I had with you all.
>
> Sam '00 RT
> "Breaking the Law, Breaking the Law"
>
>
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