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Took a trip to the north end of Seminole county this past weekend to go checkout a piece of property for sale. On the way back, I opted to take a different route home (quite common for me) and got turned around and a bit lost. I came to a stop sign at the end of a residential street, and because I was confused, sat there for quite some time trying to regain my bearings. While sitting there, I noticed a police car sitting half a black down on my right. After maybe 2 or 3 minutes of debating on which way to go while messing with my phone, I eventually pulled out, turned left, and then made an immediate right through an intersection onto a larger country road. Next thing you know I've got flashing red and blue lights in the rear window. So I take my time and finally turn left, cross the road into an open ground parking lot, and park in the middle of that lot. Lots of dialog ensued from both of us during this encounter, all of which was both polite and focused on the topic at hand. Long story short, even with no infractions on my driving record for the past 10+ years, and zero potential risk caused by my turn (no cars were even visible to the left and right of me while sitting at the end of that residential road, he still wrote me a ticket. Was I happy about that, and do I still think it was a BS ticket? Absolutely. However, I 'did' turn against a sign, so he did had a valid basis to cite me. I wish he'd have exercised a bit of discretion, but he didn't. Anyway, the conversation ended with him thanking me for being very respectful and polite, and he all but apologizing for citing me, and recommending I contact the Ticket Clinic who should be able to make the ticket go away. I simply left him with...."I'm sure you'll encounter plenty of people today who will try and make your life far more difficult than it needs to be, but I don't feel a need to be one of them." He smiled and wished me a good rest of my day. I've already sent the ticket to the "Ticket Clinic" here in Orlando, and I'm sure they'll be able to dispose of it without much fanfare. Stupid penalty paid...$99. But most important, I survived the encounter. Should I contact the national media to let them know?   ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | ||
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You OK? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt" "The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris | |||
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Why did you not stop sooner? And what was the ticket for? | |||
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You typed “black” instead of “block.” Hmmm.... | |||
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delicately calloused |
Could you breathe? Did you obey directives? Did you conceal your stash? You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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I'm sorry; I'm not getting from your description what was your infraction. You took a left, then took a right on to another street. Was there a "no left turn" sign or something? What am I missing here? "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | |||
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| Ugly Bag of Mostly Water  |
He also could have cited you for using your cellphone while driving. Endowment Life Member, NRA • Member of FPC, GOA, 2AF & Arizona Citizens Defense League | |||
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| 7.62mm Crusader |
This could go viral..  . I never used that word before. | |||
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Do you still have your wallet? | |||
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Did he have the mirrored sunglasses with the mirrors on the inside? --------------------------- My hovercraft is full of eels. | |||
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| His diet consists of black coffee, and sarcasm.  |
Were you carrying, and did that come into play? | |||
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Yes, VERY expensive citation down here. ********* "Some people are alive today because it's against the law to kill them". | |||
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Thread title cracks me up. Kinda like being in the grocery store check out line & seeing the National Enquirer displayed. | |||
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Sounds suspiciously like quotas were in play. Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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“I SURVIVED AN ALIEN ABDUCTION” lmao ——————————————— The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Psalm 14:1 | |||
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Yeah, you're supposed stop like "right meow" when you see flashers. | |||
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| 7.62mm Crusader |
What about the badge #..? | |||
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| drop and give me 20 pushups |
If as described (no traffic) it might be a "legal" ticket(left turn prohibited) but I would be more inclined to believe a "BS ticket" possibly being pushed by a quota. ........................................................ drill sgt. | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
Yes, but how did your dog fare and did you explain who pays his salary? | |||
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| Purveyor of Fine Avatars  |
What kind of footwear was he sporting? "I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" | |||
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