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Re: Radar Speed Traps

To: Fred Griffiths <griffco@mail.cadvision.com>
Subject: Re: Radar Speed Traps
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 21:27:29 -0700


Fred Griffiths wrote:
> 
> And speaking of police and their radar guns, my wife and I had a
> funny incident just last week.
>         We were driving the Spitfire down a usually 90kmh divided
> highway, which this day was reduced to 50kmh for a big horse show on a
> side road.  We had slowed to 50 or less because I was going to turn off
> the highway, when I spotted a gaggle of cops, motorbikes, patrol cars
> etc at the intersection.
>         Two cops, one female were pointing their radar guns up the
> highway at us, and as we slowed to a stop one complimented us "Nice
> Car"!  I replied politely "Thank you".
>         The other cop then held up the radar gun and asked "Wanna
> trade?"  My wife quickly replied "No thanks."
>         I dug her in the ribs and said "What's the matter with you?
> With one of those things, we could get all of these we wanted! Seems to
> work for the cops"!

Fred,
At least the Canadian Gestapo has a sense of humor.  8^)

Joe
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