OT: "America's Finest"?, HARDLY |
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OT: "America's Finest"?, HARDLY |
Brett W |
Apr 20 2004, 09:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,858 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
Unfortunately I wasn't in the teener tonight, but I had a run in with "Huntsville's Finest" (What an oxymoron). I was headed down the interstate and exited to get on a south bound limited access Parkway. Well there is this really nice sweeper that leads to the merge that can be taken very smoothly at the interstate speed of 65mph. The parkway speed limit is 50. I know this pig is behind me somewhere, but he didn't seemed to be interested in me for the previous 5 miles, so I do my thing have my 30 secs of fun and merge onto the Parkway at 60, which is about the flow of traffic speed. AS I look in my rear veiw to merge this pig breaks half a dozen traffic laws to wrecklessly tailgate me, kinda like "look at me I am a punk with a badge and I can do anything I want". SO I drop the speed from the flow of traffic to 50mph. Grandma passes me on a bike but this pig is still on my ass. I can play his game, so we cruise at 50 for about 6 miles him right on my ass and me pickin' my nose in the mirror. People are passing us by the dozens, I am still at 50mph. Then this moron tries to go around me on an access ramp and I am actually stuck in traffic so he can't merge in front of me. He keeps going on the next access road, at 60+mph and finally get past the traffic and starts cruising at 60mph right past all of the 50mph speed limit signs. I speed up to traffic speed and captain pig slows down again to fuck with me some more but some one turns in front of him and the pig has to slow down enough for me to get a screen of traffic in front of him and I go on about my life severly pissed.
What kind of recourse does the regular citizen have against the Donut Nazis? None. "WHO YA GONNA CALL" the cops, please. That is about as effective as asking Ted Kennedy to tell the truth. Can you tell I don't like this new breed of pigs? Punks with a gun and a badge. Don't tell me I need cops because I don't. End of rant (for now) Number of time I used pig in this post: 4 Number of times I used Captain pig: 1 number of times I used donut nazi: 1 |
GWN7 |
Apr 21 2004, 01:25 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Like with any job your going to run in to guys that abuse their power. I worked for 5 yrs in a combined police/fire station. There was a guy that would give his mother a ticket. He used to run the plates on our cars,for fun I guess. One day he gave the wrong guy a ticket, next day he was walking a beat, which is no fun when it's -40 outside.
Another time the sargent used to complain about our cooking. He came in and said he was getting compalints about the odours (cabbage and garlic soup) I told him to tell them to sign the confession and we would give them a bowl. Would I like to do there job? Nope, been shot at once that was enough. I had the offer to join the local police, but I chose fire. Figured I didn't want to have to arrest my friends. They end up dealing with mostly the lowest forms in our society and sometimes it affects how they deal with everyone else who dosen't wear blue. Coming home from Florida one year, I decided to drive the North shore of Lake Superior. Came up thru WI and crossed at Sioux ste Marrie. 10 minuites out of town a light bar goes on behind me. Cruise is on, set at the limit. I get my licence and reg out, get out of the truck. Turns out he was bored. So sat and talked to him for 15 min and gave him some ERIT information I had on products taht I picked up at a trade show. Now he had something to read instead of pulling someone else over to talk to. On road trips I take my video camera with me. If he was tailgating me, I would have slowed down and taped him. |
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