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April 17, 2005
God, Police and a Movie
A few hours ago, Cal and I were sitting quietly at a cafe, talking. I noticed the time and realized that we had 5 minutes to get to our movie. Cal and I jumped in my rented Corolla and sped off. Along the Kingsway, I joked with Cal "We're on a mission from God. Speeding is okay and we'll get there with time to spare." I'm weaving through traffic, going 80k in a 60k zone. I pass a large white Suburban-style truck only to get stuck behind a slow-moving car. A few seconds later I notice lights flashing in my rear-view mirror. The white truck was a cop. So I flash my turning signal on, slow down and pull over into a side street. The conversation went something like this:
Cop: "Some sort of emergency?"
Me: "No."
Cop: "Did you know you were going eighty in a sixty zone?"
Me: "I didn't realized I was going that fast sir."
Cop: "Can I see your driver's license and registration please."
Me: "Sure, the car's rented." (hand over docs)
Cop: "You didn't notice my marked police truck?"
Me: "No sir."
Cop: "You just weren't paying attention."
Cop goes away for a few seconds, probably checking license and registration. Comes back.
Cop: "Where were you going in such a hurry?"
Me: "We're late for a movie."
Cop: "You realize that's a $110 ticket and 3 points?"
Cop hands me my docs and walks away.
No ticket. Mission from God, indeed.... but I guess I have to appreciate the humorous warning from on High.
Posted by mishkin at April 17, 2005 12:27 AM