Doofus saving time
Earlier today I said something about time being in short supply for all of us, and indeed it is, but some guy in a Mercedes-Benz is not conserving it effectively:
I wasn’t amused when you cut me off as you weaved in and out of traffic in your oh-so-important way. I suspect the other drivers you cut off weren’t amused either. What was amusing was your reaction when the blue lights popped on back in the crowd you slalomed through. You immediately pulled into the far right lane, trying to blend in with the line of slower moving cars.
Guess you forgot about that bike racked up on the roof, eh? You stood out like a punker with a mohawk at a bald men’s convention. That attempted bit of camoflage amused me, as did the cop’s reaction.
As well-hidden as an ostrich buried beak-deep in the sand. (For some reason, that phrase from a Mary Stewart novel — This Rough Magic, I think — has stayed with me for many years, probably because I never could figure out which end was up.)
Old Grouch »
20 May 2009 · 2:12 pm
Once and a while there *IS* a cop around when you want one.
Jeffro »
20 May 2009 · 8:42 pm
A very, very rare occurrence.
Donna B. »
21 May 2009 · 1:59 am
It’s such a great feeling when you see the jerk you’ve been cussing pulled over a few miles down the road.
The last time it happened to me was a few weeks ago between Waco and Dallas. There was blitz of some kind going on, as I’ve never seen so many Hwy patrol in such a small area before — it seemed one at least every 10 miles.
Not being a complete moron, I noticed that there seemed to be more cops than usual. Most of the other drivers also noticed this and traffic was moving along nicely about 1 mph below the speed limit.
But soon, a Mercedes (what is is about Mercedes?) driven by a moron who was apparently too self-absorbed to notice the cops or the general traffic pattern began passing everybody and tailgating those who didn’t get out of his way quickly enough.
I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who cheered as I passed by the trooper who had the jerk pulled over.