Joe Alexander and I were stopped in Oklahoma or Texas while on a Senior
Trip a couple of years ago, caught going 75 in a 65. I asked him,
"Officer, do you give Senior Citizen discounts?"
He gave us a warning and wished us a good trip. Nice guy.
At 07:48 AM 3/11/2004, Bill Babcock wrote:
>What was your magical line Uncle Jack--I desperately need information like
>that. For that matter, any of you that have a suggestion for best ways to
>get out of getting the ticket to begin with, I'm all ears.
>
>I got away with what was potentially reckless driving last week on my MV
>Agusta. The cop walked up as I was pulling my helmet off, saw the grey hair
>and said "What did you think you were doing?" (I was doing a little wheelie
>and got nabbed--okay, it was a big wheelie)
>
>I said "do you mean "what's an old fart like me doing on a crotch rocket
>like this" and smiled at him".
>
>He let me go--eventually.
uncle jack
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