Tom
Where in Chicagoland are you located? I'm from Elgin and will be in the
area again in April. I'd be in Elgin premanently, but the Air Force has me
stuck in England right now. E-mail me off list if you want to talk!
Aaron
99 RC V6 4X2
AOL IM : dixiecharger69
----- Original Message -----
From: <SilverEightynine@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 7:52 AM
Subject: DML: Smokey Bear - 1 ... Ricer - 0 (long)
> How many times have you said out loud to yourself, when you see a stupid
> driver doing stupid things, "Man I wish there was a cop around right
now..."?
>
> Well, tonight was one of those nights.
>
> Today was a milestone in personal Dakota history for me. The 4x4 was
> officially made drivable by the purchase of auto insurance! Today was her
> first trip around Chicagoland.
>
> I made a late light run up to the ATM at about 12:30 CST and afterwards I
was
> feelin frisky and didn't want to take my baby straight home. So I made a
long
> detour way way north up to Northwestern Dodge on Western Ave. to check
out
> their trucks. (something that I frequently do) Well anyway... halfway
there
> I look in my drivers side mirror and see a POS ricer Honda 4 door Civic
with
> green corner lamps and no headlights on... weaving in and out of traffic
like
> a total maniac. I took it upon myself to play a little road blocking
game.
> I wasn't gonna let this moron past. So what I did was this.. That far
north,
> Western is a 4 lane street - two south and two north - with about a 3 foot
> striped median down the center. I took up a (non aggressive) position in
the
> right lane next to another car effectively preventing him from passing in
> either lane. Which worked for several blocks. When he was fed up with
being
> unable to move passed, he swerved into the South bound lanes going north.
> Thank god that there was no southbound traffic. He speeds down the center
> median and gets about 5 cars ahead. I lose sight of him.
>
> I can start to see the dealers signs up in the distance. When out of no
> where, I see a blue strobe Whelen Edge lightbar fire up and a cruiser
doing a
> 180 from going south to going north giving chase to the ricer. I couldn't
> contain myself - - I just started yelling and cheering. I turned and
> followed the cop down side streets as hes chasing this guy. Long story
> short.. he catches the car in an alley, where the guy pulled into
someone's
> driveway. I went to look at the trucks at the dealer and came back and
saw
> the cop giving him a sobriety test. Which it looked like to me, he failed.
He
> was kinda swaying as the cop was having him touch his nose. And I watched
in
> total joy as the cuffs were slapped on and he was tossed in the back of
the
> Crown Vic.
>
> Anyway... my 4x4 is running beautifully. Tomorrow I get the front end
aligned
> and fresh tires put on. I'll be hitting Dakota meets cross country this
> year! Watch for me!
>
> (ricers suck heh)
>
> Tom (Silver89)
> http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine/
>
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