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April 16th, 2009 - My Lucky Day

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We've been under some pretty tight deadlines at work and I'll be honest here... I've been looking for some bright spots. Between the work stuff, medical (and worse) issues with relatives and friends, and ... well... just life, some times, I've been kinda looking for some bright spots.

 

...and, today, I think I noticed some.

 

Bright Spot #1 : The update on my truck's transmission. That may not seem like a "bright spot." But, it very well could turn out to be that way... I think I finally got my truck in front of the right guy, who saw it act up, who documented it acting up on his Tech II, and who seems to want to fix it. So, hopefully, that will be done with soon! :D

 

Bright Spot #2 : GM's warranty provides transportation. So, until my truck is fixed, I'm driving a late model Chevy Malibu.

 

Now, I will admit that I am not a huge fan of this car. It is starting to grow on me some. But, I just wish I could get over feeling like everyone else on the road is taller than me and is going to run over my ass! :lol: And I don't mean "hit me," but actually run over the top of the car! After driving my Sierra for the last 2 yrs, that Malibu feels LOW! :D

 

In all seriousness, on my way home (after Bright Spot #3, below), I was driving along next to a jacked-up 4x4 and the body-side moldings on the door were EYE LEVEL WITH ME! :D But, back to the story...

 

So, how is driving the Malibu a bright spot? I'm not out $ for a rental, while they work on my truck! I get to check out another GM product. I took it to show my folks tonight, in case they ever think about getting another car.. It's all good! :D

 

Bright Spot #3 : Now, this story starts off like it could go bad... and it could have... but hang in there... It gets better. :D

 

After showing my folks the Malibu, I started heading back home... I wanted to hit the lcoal BBQ place and get their rib special.. I was in a bit more of a hurry than I realized...

 

So, I'm cruising down the road, passing some people, but not everyone... just listening to some Guns N Roses and cruising along. I see a car on the shoulder. It's black.. The driver's door is open. The driver is standing next to it... I'm thinking, "Man! That sucks! That guy has car trouble!"

 

And then I realize that he's pointing something at me... No, wait a minute... He's not anymore... Why is he ... OH SH*T!! I'm going 20 mph over the speed limit!! AND THAT'S A COP!!

 

A few non-reprintable words flew, I got on the brakes, to match speed with the Honda driving next to me hoping, hoping, hoping.. that the cop pulls in behind the Honda.

 

No dice! The cop pulls in behind me, hits the red & blues, and I pull over..

 

"Great! I haven't even drove this thing 100 miles yet and I'm already going to get a ticket in it... A RENTAL! And I'm going to get a ticket in it! ARGH!!!"

 

I grab the rental paperwork. I grab my license. I grab my insurance card. I hand him my license and proof of insurance. He verifies where I live. And then he asks me, "Do you have a current insurance card? This one is expired."

 

He hands the insurance card back to me and I take another look at it. Now, I had just checked it a couple of weeks ago to see when it expires, and I was pretty sure I still had a few weeks left before I had to put the new card in my wallet. I verify the date and I hand the card back to him and gently point to the expiration date, and tell him, "uhmm, sir..? That says 5/01/09.."

 

He says "Whaaat? No way!" He looks at it and starts laughing. "Why am I a month ahead of you?? Heck, you aren't even here! Go on! Get out o' here!" We both got a good laugh out of it and chatted for a few minutes...

 

He wanted to know why I was going so fast. I explained that my truck was in the shop and I wasn't used to how the rental car 'felt', cruising down the road. Come to find out, he has a truck too. "Yeah, driving my wife's car... It just ain't the same as my truck. You miss your truck, don't ya?" I agreed with him that I did. He laughed again and said "you ain't even here.. but, uhh... slow down and be safe! I hope you get your truck back soon! But, slow down! Now, get on out here!"

 

So..... I... got on out of there! :thumbs:

 

He was one of THE most pleasant police officers I have EVER had the pleasure of being pulled over by. So, Officer Middleton, if you should ever read this... Thank you! For the laughs! AND for "me not being there!" You helped brighten my day just a bit and I really appreciate it! :)

 

OH! I almost forgot!

 

Bright Spot #4 : Those ribs were gooooooood! :D

Darkanion Senior Enthusiast

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Lucky bastard! i`ve never gotten out of a ticket, but never been hassled at checkstops though.

Definitely! The only times I think I haven't been ticketed were when I actually wasn't doing anything wrong. Especially when I was younger, cops seemed to like to pull me over, just to see if they could rattle my cage...

 

Heck, they probably figured I was drunk or stoned (the long hair doesn't help my 'image' with them any, especially on the stoned part :thumbs:). They'd usually verify license, insurance, inspection, ask me a bunch of questions, to see if they could figure out whether or not I had been drinking or was drugged.. and they'd let me go.

 

But, prior to today, I can't think of a time when I was actually stopped FOR speeding.. and they let me go.

 

So, yes.. I was a lucky bastard today! :lol:

 

 

So you flashed him, huh? :D

hahaha! I doubt that would've helped... But, thanks for the idea! I never thought about trying to blind them with my no-tanned body! :D

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Getting let out of a ticket is always a bright spot, about 6 years ago in The Woodlands, I was cruising at well over 100 in my 2500 HD/8.1L. I was headed to work on Christmas Eve and some jackass had my road rage up. The cop stopped me and told me to slow down and have a merry X-mas. That was the best present I got that year.

Hope they get that tranny fixed for good this time. :thumbs:

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It was a good day.The tranny's gonna be fixed,you got out of a ticket and you found out how much you miss your truck.Just don't park the Malibu next to the Caddy,you might get the big belt buckle across your a**. :thumbs:

Darkanion Senior Enthusiast

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It was a good day.The tranny's gonna be fixed,you got out of a ticket and you found out how much you miss your truck.Just don't park the Malibu next to the Caddy,you might get the big belt buckle across your a**. :lol:

hahaha! Well, when I was over there, the Caddy was in the garage and I parked out front. So, no worries there! :D

 

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