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So there I am hiting 70 in a 55.....

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<p>...when I see a highway patrolman parked on the side of the road up ahead of me. I can't just hit the brakes he'll see my brake lights as I pass by him. Now all of this is taking place in seconds. So I stop right beside him, yep..park it. You should have seen him, the cat didn't know what to do. I get out of the car and walk right over to him, by now he's getting out of his car.....</p>
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<p>CHP...yes?</p>
<p>Me...how's it going?</p>
<p>CHP......can I help you with something?</p>
<p>Me...is Porterville up ahead (pointing)</p>
<p>CHP...about 10 minutes.</p>
<p>Me...ok, thanks<span><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>
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<p>I was pretty proud of myself.</p>
 
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<p>95 was the route you were on, it was not the speed limit sign... and they call me...</p>
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<p>Nice job gettin' out of it -- You probably woke him from his nap!</p>
 
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<p>Hubby went flying by a cop a while back.  He was doing 70 in a 55.  Passing a stopped cop is one thing.  Passing one driving the speed limit is another!  Yep.  He got pulled over.  Son1 was with him, too.  He just got his temps, so I guess it was a learning experience???</p>
 
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<p>  Several years ago I was cruising across southern Louisiana sometime after dark. I was doing a 'healthy' speed - over the limit, but not ridiculously fast.</p>
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<p>  As I crossed over a bridge, I realized the car that was parked on the downstream end - hidden some by the bridge's railing - was a cop car. Looking in my mirror I could see his headlights come on and see him pull onto the highway.</p>
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<p>  Now, my momma didn't raise a dummy, so I knew better than to bring my foot anywhere near the break. Those break lights in back would light up like a neon sign saying "yessir, you got me." I just lifted my foot off the gas and coasted to a reasonable speed.</p>
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<p>  The cop did follow me for about a mile, checking on my speed. Finally he passed me and stopped the guy that had been passing me as I came off the bridge! The cop knew that while we were probably both speeding, he was going to have a stronger case against the guy that was doing the passing.</p>
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<p>  Talk about good timing.</p>
 
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<p>Being out in god's country, the speed limits are all higher but they pull over more liberally.  The secondary roads are the worst, the tricky bastages will pull a U-Turn right on you if they're going the other way.  I got ticketed going 77 in a 65 in the middle of a long downhill straightway....I later learned that my dad, who had been visiting, also got pulled over in a different part of the state that weekend doing 79 in a 65 and only got a warning. </p>
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<p>It was US Thanksgiving and my wife and brother and I had driven across the continent to be in Minnesota.  We were visiting my SIL who lived in Edina and the wimmin folk kicked us out INTO A SNOWSTORM for reasons of needing space to have a serious discussion about some (expletive).</p>
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<p>So I drive the brother into town.  The roads are horrible, and as I come to a stoplight downtown I realize that I have to blow the light or I won't be able to stop.  There was a cop right there turning in to our lane.  I cross the street, pull over and wait for him.  I told him I know what I did, I told him that I also didn't have a clue about where I was.  He was very polite, asked me where I was going (foreign tags) and I told him my sister in law's address.  He got us turned around and gave us a warning.</p>
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<p>(sigh)</p>
 
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<p>In Wisconsin I was doing 80 in a 55. When I was stopped, I told the trooper I had to get home so I could give our dog his medicine (which was in fact true).</p>
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<p>The key is not so much to get stopped by the same cop. Don't get stopped in the same area twice.</p>
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<p>I liked reading those.."me too"...above. I see we can all relate. Funny that I got a "Best Of Jim Croce" CD at a yardsale Saturday.</p>
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<p>So there I am doing some ..YUCK!..yardwork when I notice my license plate on my car (the one I was in in my story) the housing around the plate reads....PORTERVILLE.. then below..HILLTOP (where we bought the car)......hahahaha,....EL DUH!!!!!!!!!!!! Now what if that CHP had noticed....PORTERVILLE?  Yeah I'm clever alright.</p>
 
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<p>Shoot.  Well Blaze and Townes have someone new to jam with.</p>
 
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<p>How I went all those years before you turned me on to Calvin Russell..???? Sorry to hear that. He most certainly had.."it". His ..."Crosssroads"...is now a must listen anytime I'm in that.."hell yes a white man can sing them blues"....mood.  </p>
 
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>Grizzly</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/73270/so-there-i-am-hiting-70-in-a-55#post_1992348"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-bottom:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-right:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>Shoot.  Well Blaze and Townes have someone new to jam with.</p>
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I'd rather be up there listening to all those great players that God has surrounded Himself with than what we got down here.</p>
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