oooohhh the po po

I have only been pulled over once in my life. It was three and a half years ago, and I was going 78 in a 55. So I guess I deserved it, but they didn't have to go and make me take a class called Positive Alternatives to Dangerous and Destructive Decisions...that was a step too far. But I digress. My point is that ever since then, I have been good about going just 10 over the speed limit, and I get a queasy and/or angry feeling whenever I see a cop while I'm driving.

And then tonight...
I was driving that stretch of 29 from Silver Spring to Columbia. I was going 65, but I didn't know exactly what the speed limit was, and everyone else was going slower. And then I noticed him, even through my blurred vision (I need new glasses), a cop car. The cop was tailing me, so I figured I should probably slow down. But then, I didn't want to seem all suspicious, so I kinda sped up a little I guess. Between being tired, unable to see clearly, and freaked out that a cop was following me, I may have been wavering between 50 and 65 miles an hour. That had to look a little suspect. Then I noticed, of course, that the speed was actually 50.

I was done for, and I knew it. Sure enough, on went the flashy red and blue lights.

Ah crap. I pulled over all shakily and fumbled to roll down the window when the cop walked up.

him: How are you doing tonight?
me: Oh I'm alright. You don't have to be so snide about it. Would you be happy if you got pulled over?
him: Oh, there's no need for that. (as he saw me pulling out my license) Your center brake light is out. So just get a bulb for that and put it in.
me: Oh, okay. Thank you.
him: You have a good night.

Whatever, that's not why you pulled me over. It's okay, if I was a cop, I'd do that too. You see someone speeding a little, follow them to make them nervous and watch them step on the brakes, scared out of their minds. Then just pull them over to freak em out and make them look silly.

I'm onto your little games.