My first time getting pulled over was December 31, 1999. I got pulled over with my little brother in the car, on our way home from buying "fake champagne" for our New Years Eve party. Fast forward to the officer walking up to the car. I thought the officer looked a little tiny but Hey- I'm not exactly a giant either. The officer started talking and I hear my brother yell from the back seat "ARE YOU A BOY OR A GIRL???" The horror. By some miracle I did not get a ticket but I did learn a lesson. Don't even pretend to speed.
Up until 2009, I didn't have hardly any issues with driving. Everyone has a few close calls when it comes to accidents but I had been doing great! The same can be said for getting pulled over and speeding tickets.
Bring on stupid 2009.
If you are an avid reader you'll recall my horrific run in with an alligator. Well technically I ran it over. Not 20 minutes later I got pulled over by a bratty police officer who was dying to know if by some miracle I was going to his house party after he got off work. Joke. He was wanting to know the exact address of the pal I was going to visit stating "I have a lot of buddies in the area and might know the dude."
Unfortunately for me- I have a long commute to work. I used to L.O.V.E driving. Not only was it a release but also kind of an extra curricular activity. Lately- I hate it. I don't know how I'm going to survive driving to and from work another 48 days. Getting to work at 6:45am isn't the easiest thing. A few months ago I was pulled over for speeding. I was allegedly going 50 in a 40. I had a hard time believing this because the school zone that I work in is 40 when the lights are flashing. However- it was true. BAM. I get a $237.50 ticket. Yay.
Fast forward a month.
I was driving along, listening to my "Dear John" book on CD when out of the corner of my eye I saw red. When I looked over to investigate I saw a red car switching into my lane without looking. I slammed on my breaks, went into the median, fish tailed into the other side of the road, and then did a donut back into the median proceeding to skid across the muddy grass while taking out 3 saplings before I stopped. Did this tool stop? No. Was his car flung into doom? No. Thank you momentum. All I have is a dent on my quarter panel so I guess it could be worse.
I'm beginning to wonder if I need to break out my old license plate cover. People need to learn to Yield to the Princess again! Ya Heard?!
