Guest guest Posted September 4, 2000 Report Share Posted September 4, 2000 > - If you're thinking about speeding, read this first! > > A speeding ticket? > > Jack took a long look at his speedometer before slowing down: 73 in a 55 > zone. Fourth time in as many months. How could a guy get caught so > often? > > When his car had slowed to 10 miles an hour, Jack pulled over, but only > partially. Let the cop worry about the potential traffic hazard. Maybe > some > other car will tweak his backside with a mirror. The cop was stepping > out of > his car, the big pad in hand. Bob? Bob from Church? Jack sunk farther > into > his trench coat. This was worse than the coming ticket. A Christian cop > catching a guy from his own church. A guy who happened to be a little > eager > to get home after a long day at the office. A guy he was about to play > golf > with tomorrow. Jumping out of the car, he approached a man he saw every > Sunday, a man he'd never seen in uniform. " Hi, Bob. Fancy meeting you > like > this. " > > " Hello, Jack. " No smile. > > " Guess you caught me red-handed in a rush to see my wife and kids. " > > " Yeah, I guess. " Bob seemed uncertain. Good. > > " I've seen some long days at the office lately. I'm afraid I bent the > rules > a bit-just this once. " Jack toed at a pebble on the pavement. " Diane > said > something about roast beef and potatoes tonight. Know what I mean? " > > " I know what you mean. I also know that you have a reputation in our > precinct. " > > Ouch. This was not going in the right direction. Time to change tactics. > " What'd you clock me at? " > > " Seventy. Would you sit back in your car please? " > > " Now wait a minute here, Bob. I checked as soon as I saw you. I was > barely > nudging 65. " The lie seemed to come easier with every ticket. > > " Please, Jack, in the car. " > > Flustered, Jack hunched himself through the still-open door. Slamming it > shut, he stared at the dashboard. He was in no rush to open the window. > > The minutes ticked by. Bob scribbled away on the pad. Why hadn't he > asked > for a driver's license? Whatever the reason, it would be a month of > Sundays > before Jack ever sat near this cop again. A tap on the door jerked his > head > to the left. There was Bob, a folded paper in hand. Jack rolled down the > window a mere two inches, just enough room for Bob to pass him the slip. > > > " Thanks. " Jack could not quite keep the sneer out of his voice. > > Bob returned to his police car without a word. Jack watched his retreat > in > the mirror. Jack unfolded the sheet of paper. How much was this one > going > to cost? Wait a minute. What was this? Some kind of joke? Certainly > not > a ticket. Jack began to read: " Dear Jack, Once upon a time I had a > daughter. She was six when killed by a car. You guessed it-a speeding > driver. A fine and three months in jail, and the man was free. Free to > hug his daughters. All three of them. I only had one, and I'm going to > have > to wait until heaven before I can ever hug her again. A thousand times > I've > tried to forgive that man. A thousand times I thought I had. Maybe I > did, > but I need to do it again. Even now. Pray for me. And be careful. My son > is all I have left. " Bob " > > Jack turned around in time to see Bob's car pull away and head down the > road. Jack watched until it disappeared. A full 15 minutes later, he, > too, > pulled away and drove slowly home, praying for forgiveness and hugging a > surprised wife and kids when he arrived. > > Life is precious. Handle with care. > > > This is an important message; please pass it along to your friends. > Drive > safely and carefully. Remember, cars are not the only things recalled by > their maker. > > Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the > world's going to hell. > > Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what > the Bible says. > > Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven provided they do not have to > believe, think, say, or do anything the Bible says. Or is it scary? > > Funny how someone can say, " I believe in God " but still follow Satan > (who, > by the way, also " believes " in God). > > Funny how you can send a thousand 'jokes' through e-mail and they > spread like wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the > Lord, people think twice about sharing. > > Funny how the lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene pass freely through > cyberspace, but the public discussion of Jesus is suppressed in the > school and workplace. FUNNY, ISN'T IT? > > Funny how someone can be so fired up for Christ on Sunday, but be > an invisible Christian the rest of the week. > Are you laughing? > > Funny how when you go to forward this message, you will not send it to > many > on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what > they > will think of you for sending it to them. > > Funny how I can be more worried about what other people think of me than > what God thinks of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2000 Report Share Posted September 4, 2000 wishkas@... wrote: > - If you're thinking about speeding, read this first! > > A speeding ticket? > Headlines Monday, September 4, 2000 Fed-Ex driver says he didn't see state trooper in time Saturday, September 2, 2000 Trooper's funeral set for Wednesday in Winona Friday, September 1, 2000 Truck runs over, kills state trooper along I-90 Monday, September 4, 2000 ROCHESTER, MN (AP) - The driver of a semitrailer truck that hit and killed a state trooper didn't see the squad car on the side of the road until just before impact, Captain Graham of the State Patrol's Rochester district said. Cpl. Theodore Foss was killed Thursday along Interstate Hwy. 90 when he was hit and run over by the Federal Express semitrailer truck. Federal Express driver R. Tipka, 42, of Rochester has not been arrested or ticketed in the death, but gave a statement to investigators who are trying to determine what could have caused him to veer off the road in good driving conditions. "Mainly his statement says he never saw the squad car ... until just a fraction of a second prior to impact, not enough time to hit the brakes," Graham said. There was "no explanation as to why he didn't see it," said Graham, who added that Tipka "did state that he had just changed lanes recently and was checking his trailer." Tipka changed from the left lane to a right lane, closer to where the squad car was, Graham said. State law requires drivers to move away from squad cars on roadsides, not closer to them, when possible, Graham said. Foss was run over as he stood at the side of a minivan he had stopped for allegedly speeding on westbound I-90, about a mile west of the ton exit. Tipka's semitrailer truck struck the back of Foss' patrol car, which hit the minivan, and the truck ran over Foss as it pushed both vehicles forward. "We don't know if it was purely inattention or whether there was fatigue involved," Public Safety Commissioner Charlie Weaver said. "Obviously, part of the investigation will include a review of his work hours, so that will give us a clue as to whether fatigue was an issue." Lab results will be available within a couple of weeks and will indicate whether drugs or alcohol were involved. But both Weaver and Graham said the driver was coherent after the crash. "We've taken blood tests," Weaver said. "We've taken urine tests. We've interviewed him. But it's too early to draw any conclusions. We haven't taken statements yet from all the witnesses, we haven't finished the reconstruction." Witness statements have confirmed that the trooper and the van were well off the roadway when they were hit, Weaver said. Also injured in the crash were a couple and two children in the minivan. They were taken to St. s Hospital in Rochester. The children were treated and released. The van driver, Harper, 24, was in good condition. Her fiance, Benac, 29, was treated and released. They are from Romeoville, Ill. Governor Ventura ordered flags at all state buildings to be flown at half-staff to honor Foss until after his funeral, scheduled for Wednesday. (Copyright 2000 by The Associated Press. .) His funeral is in the First town I worked as a paramedic in. They are expecting more than 1000 law enforcement officers from the state of Minnesota and surrounding states to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 I GOT STOPPED FOR SPEEDING YESTERDAY. I THOUGHT I COULD TALK MY WAY OUT OF IT UNTIL THE COP LOOKED AT MY DOG IN THE BACK SEAT Internal Virus Database is out of date.Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.62/2168 - Release Date: 06/10/09 18:30:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 I GOT STOPPED FOR SPEEDING YESTERDAY. I THOUGHT I COULD TALK MY WAY OUT OF IT UNTIL THE COP LOOKED AT MY DOG IN THE BACK SEAT Internal Virus Database is out of date.Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.62/2168 - Release Date: 06/10/09 18:30:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Would u guys believe that after my post concerning driving and meds, I got a speeding ticket! LOL. I begged to be allowed out of the car cuz I was in So much pain. He said 'no' cuz the road was too busy. I told him I was in a Lot of pain and trying to get to the PT. He said pain not an excuse to speed. But he promised not to show up in court so I could contest it and hope the judge would reduce the amount. Meds never came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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