Qwkynuf
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- 2015 Ruby Red Mustang GT
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Driving up the Interstate to a meeting in Seattle. As I come into Olympia, the speed limit drops from 70 to 60 - and right at that spot, there is a State Patrol trooper on the right shoulder with a car pulled over. I check the speed on my GPS - 71, no sweat. I bump the cruise down to 62 and don't give it another thought.
As soon as I pass the trooper he whips out behind me and lights me up.
WTF?
Am I really getting busted for 1 mph over????
I pull off onto the shoulder and the cop comes up to my passenger side window. Turns out that he is a she. Blonde, late 20's, not completely unfortunate....She says "I'm trooper so-and-so, and I am required to inform you that I am recording audio and video of our interaction"
Um, okay.
She says "Washington state law requires all vehicles to display a license plate at the front AND rear of the vehicle. Did you know that you don't have a front license plate?"
Crap! "Um, yes - it got knocked off in the car wash" (little lie)
She says "Do you have it?"
I say "Yes! Yes I do! It's right here on the back seat!" (conveniently attached to a Craig's Custom bracket that I haven't gotten around to installing yet)
She says "Okay, good. You will want to get that mounted up as soon as you can. So, how do you like your GT?"
(I love it, duh...)
Now it starts getting weird....
She is leaning on her elbows on my passenger windowsill, and she starts saying things like:
"This is a really beautiful car! I mean, I'm a chevy girl - but this thing is hot!"
"I love the color!"
(as she reaches in and starts gently stroking the shoulder bolster on my passenger seat) "This interior is incredible, I could just cuddle up in here!"
This went on in the same vein for a good 5 or 6 minutes.
Finally, she says "Well, have a great day and enjoy your weekend. The traffic is pretty heavy, so you will want to use the shoulder.... Well, you won't have any trouble merging in a car like this!"
It was positively surreal.
I would have probably been flattered by the appearance that she was hitting on me, were it not for the fact that I'm not especially young and/or good looking....
As soon as I pass the trooper he whips out behind me and lights me up.
WTF?
Am I really getting busted for 1 mph over????
I pull off onto the shoulder and the cop comes up to my passenger side window. Turns out that he is a she. Blonde, late 20's, not completely unfortunate....She says "I'm trooper so-and-so, and I am required to inform you that I am recording audio and video of our interaction"
Um, okay.
She says "Washington state law requires all vehicles to display a license plate at the front AND rear of the vehicle. Did you know that you don't have a front license plate?"
Crap! "Um, yes - it got knocked off in the car wash" (little lie)
She says "Do you have it?"
I say "Yes! Yes I do! It's right here on the back seat!" (conveniently attached to a Craig's Custom bracket that I haven't gotten around to installing yet)
She says "Okay, good. You will want to get that mounted up as soon as you can. So, how do you like your GT?"
(I love it, duh...)
Now it starts getting weird....
She is leaning on her elbows on my passenger windowsill, and she starts saying things like:
"This is a really beautiful car! I mean, I'm a chevy girl - but this thing is hot!"
"I love the color!"
(as she reaches in and starts gently stroking the shoulder bolster on my passenger seat) "This interior is incredible, I could just cuddle up in here!"
This went on in the same vein for a good 5 or 6 minutes.
Finally, she says "Well, have a great day and enjoy your weekend. The traffic is pretty heavy, so you will want to use the shoulder.... Well, you won't have any trouble merging in a car like this!"
It was positively surreal.
I would have probably been flattered by the appearance that she was hitting on me, were it not for the fact that I'm not especially young and/or good looking....
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