Its About Time

So I got bagged today. I knew I wouldn't get away scotfree this time. I've escaped unscathed too many times from possible speeding tickets because I've never had a ticket before. So basically, my sticker still says "8" and its surrounded by bright slap-you-in-the-face orange. I knew they'd finally see it. 10 doesn't really look like 8. 9 did, but we're in the double digits now, baby. Honestly, I'm surprised it took them so long. I was coming back from school and was driving at a more than reasonable speed but when I went past the cop car I knew he was going to see. He pulled out and turned on the blues and pulled me over and told me he had pulled me over because of my sticker. I took a quick glance at it and back at him with a "crap." face and he asked me why I hadn't gotten it inspected yet. "I just forgot" I said, very resigned-like. He was a young guy and took my license and registration back to his car and although I let hope flit through my head I knew in my heart it was over. Ironic how all the times I've been pulled over for speeding I get a verbal warning but when I get pulled over for a sticker? Now they better crack down. That shit's dangerous.

So he came back and gave me a citation, but was very nice about it. $50. He said "If you just forgot and there's nothing wrong with the car, just get it inspected and send this back in the next 20 days asking for a hearing. They might just drop it." If that's how he felt then why did he give me a ticket? Oh well. I deserved it. So he tells me to have a good night and I pull away from the curb. He u-eys and leaves. I swear this is true- not a whole minute later I am pulled over by another cop from the same town just across the bridge. He walked over to the car and said "Your sticker is ex-" and I shoved my license, registration, citation, and hearing envelope out the window at him and said "I got pulled over not thirty seconds ago; here's my citation." He said "oh." looked it over and said "Well, I'm not going to give you a ticket for the same thing." and walked away looking quite dissapointed. I honestly wanted to apologize to him because he seemed that let down about it.

It took forever to pull back onto the road because its a very well-used route, but when I finally did I drove for nary 3 minutes before I went past a cop in a side road the next town over. It was the first time I ever sped up when I saw a cop car. I mean seriously, you're less apt to see a little sticker when its going by you a little faster, right? I thought I had made it and thought about how funny it would've been if he had pulled me over and no sooner than I jokingly made my wish, I caught sight of blues in the rearview, speeding towards me. I pulled over and he walked up, yet another young guy. They were all young. He said good evening or something and I handed over my pile of paperwork and told him "This is the third time I've been pulled over for this in the past 7 minutes." He kind of laughed and expressed surprise that I had actually been given a ticket for it. He said "Well, I wasn't going to give you a ticket because I saw you've never had one.....but I guess it has been two months..." I readily agreed, it had been two months. He laughed and said good night and I drove home, straight to a gas station and inquired about how soon I could get my car inspected. I'll be going around noon tomorrow and I bet you I'll get pulled over three more times before then.

I'm dissapointed because I got confirmation that you really do have it easier when you've never gotten a ticket before. I guess those days are over.