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Virgin No More
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Virgin No More
Got my first ticket today. First ticket in my whole life, and I've been driving 46 years. The expensive radar detector I had stored in my trunk didn't do me much good! 
It wasn't even for anything impressive: just driving 55 through an electronic toll booth with a 25 speed limit. The two vehicles in the lanes beside me were going faster, but I got stopped. Do you think it was because of the yellow convertible with the roof down? Hmmmm...
I'm old enough to know there's no point pleading for pity when a cop has a rider in his car who he's trying to impress, so when he handed me the ticket I didn't say anything except "Have a nice day".
Then I opened up my NPP with my Mild 2 Wild, held it in second gear with the paddle shifters so it wound up a little bit and accelerated right smartly into the passing traffic.
I think he got my drift.
It wasn't even for anything impressive: just driving 55 through an electronic toll booth with a 25 speed limit. The two vehicles in the lanes beside me were going faster, but I got stopped. Do you think it was because of the yellow convertible with the roof down? Hmmmm...
I'm old enough to know there's no point pleading for pity when a cop has a rider in his car who he's trying to impress, so when he handed me the ticket I didn't say anything except "Have a nice day".
Then I opened up my NPP with my Mild 2 Wild, held it in second gear with the paddle shifters so it wound up a little bit and accelerated right smartly into the passing traffic.
I think he got my drift.
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From: Houston TX
Got my first ticket today. First ticket in my whole life, and I've been driving 46 years. The expensive radar detector I had stored in my trunk didn't do me much good!
It wasn't even for anything impressive: just driving 55 through an electronic toll booth with a 25 speed limit. The two vehicles in the lanes beside me were going faster, but I got stopped. Do you think it was because of the yellow convertible with the roof down? Hmmmm...
I'm old enough to know there's no point pleading for pity when a cop has a rider in his car who he's trying to impress, so when he handed me the ticket I didn't say anything except "Have a nice day".
Then I opened up my NPP with my Mild 2 Wild, held it in second gear with the paddle shifters so it wound up a little bit and accelerated right smartly into the passing traffic.
I think he got my drift.
It wasn't even for anything impressive: just driving 55 through an electronic toll booth with a 25 speed limit. The two vehicles in the lanes beside me were going faster, but I got stopped. Do you think it was because of the yellow convertible with the roof down? Hmmmm...
I'm old enough to know there's no point pleading for pity when a cop has a rider in his car who he's trying to impress, so when he handed me the ticket I didn't say anything except "Have a nice day".
Then I opened up my NPP with my Mild 2 Wild, held it in second gear with the paddle shifters so it wound up a little bit and accelerated right smartly into the passing traffic.
I think he got my drift.
I think I'm almost up to 46 DAYS...so I'd say you're doing right well.
Have fun, drive safe and keep the faith!
Racer
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From: Miami Fl
Hey Rod sorry to hear about your ticket. On the other hand it was nice meeting you today, sorry our talk got cut short but if you noticed the wife is pregnant, trying to fight a cold, and needless to say today she'd been feeling really sick.
PM me whenever you like, John
PM me whenever you like, John
Le Mans Master
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From: SC
It's not that you never broke the law...You just never got caught until now!!!!55 in a 25, hey, you got your cherry busted right! Don't get me wrong..We all speed, some get caught, some don't..But at least you did'nt bitch about how the cop" had to put his donut down" to right you a ticket..
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From: Where it's always hot as Hell-South Louisiana.
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Hope your next speeding ticket is many years to come. Drive safe .
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