Peppergirl's story about tickets and warnings reminded me of this.
I saw one of my police friends the other day for the first time this year, and he told me about this idiot he pulled over a couple months ago.
The guy was from California, and was driving shortly after a snowstorm with what my friend described as a "tank vision slit" worth of snow cleared off the windshield, and that's it. The rest of the windshield and all the other windows were completely covered in snow.
Friend: Do you know why I pulled you over?
Idiot: No.
Friend: Well, can you see to drive with the windows like that?
Idiot: Yes.
Friend: Really? You mean to tell me that you can see in front, to the rear, AND to the side like this?
Idiot: Well.....no.
Friend: Alright then, you can go ahead and clear off the rest of the car. I'll wait.
Idiot:......................
Friend:..................Well?
Idiot: What, now?
Friend: Listen, I already have the ticket completely filled out except for the FINE amount. If you clear off the car right now, it'll be a written warning.
Idiot: Oh, ok.
Well, Mr. California hadn't thought to bring gloves on his trip to Massachusetts, so he got to clear off the snow with his bare hands. He also said "I've never seen snow before, so I didn't know what to do."
PLEASE tell me that not all Californians are this dumb.
By the way, he said the fine would have been $35.
I saw one of my police friends the other day for the first time this year, and he told me about this idiot he pulled over a couple months ago.
The guy was from California, and was driving shortly after a snowstorm with what my friend described as a "tank vision slit" worth of snow cleared off the windshield, and that's it. The rest of the windshield and all the other windows were completely covered in snow.
Friend: Do you know why I pulled you over?
Idiot: No.
Friend: Well, can you see to drive with the windows like that?
Idiot: Yes.
Friend: Really? You mean to tell me that you can see in front, to the rear, AND to the side like this?
Idiot: Well.....no.
Friend: Alright then, you can go ahead and clear off the rest of the car. I'll wait.
Idiot:......................
Friend:..................Well?
Idiot: What, now?
Friend: Listen, I already have the ticket completely filled out except for the FINE amount. If you clear off the car right now, it'll be a written warning.
Idiot: Oh, ok.
Well, Mr. California hadn't thought to bring gloves on his trip to Massachusetts, so he got to clear off the snow with his bare hands. He also said "I've never seen snow before, so I didn't know what to do."
PLEASE tell me that not all Californians are this dumb.
By the way, he said the fine would have been $35.
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