Cops like to slide in behind people to try and frighten them into doing something dumb. When a cop pulls up behind me, I double check my speed and confirm in my head that the registration is current, then I keep motoring. I've had more than one cop visibly pout and pull out from behind me and speed off ahead.
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Sep 16, 2015 10:27:41 am PDT #5478 of 30003
brillig
brenda m - Sep 16, 2015 10:42:21 am PDT #5479 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
My sole reaction when I see a cop while I'm driving is "Shit, did they get me???" because I am generally driving over the speed limit.
Last week on the way to Wisconsin I was going, um, let's call it 85. Definitely, mostly, not 90. In a 55.
Right next to the State Trooper, and all the other traffic. He was just cruising along with everybody else. It was really bizarre.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 16, 2015 11:52:01 am PDT #5480 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've told you about my encounter with SHIELA on the way back using that route, haven't I?
-t - Sep 16, 2015 12:06:53 pm PDT #5481 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Announcement: Triple Chocolate Kit Kats are, in fact, pretty darn chocalety.
this post brought to you by Halloween candy being readily available.
Zenkitty - Sep 16, 2015 1:07:16 pm PDT #5482 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Feel like hammered crap. Have gotten almost nothing done at work today. Overlooked a thing that is going to be causing me some problems soon. Minor problems, but still, don't need no more problems. Should've called in sick, but too much work to do. Gonna go take a nap, then order a pizza and work late. Boss comes back from vacation tomorrow, don't want her to see any late statuses on the TPS Report!
Triple Chocolate Kit Kats
I don't need any of these, but man, I need some of these.
Zenkitty - Sep 16, 2015 1:33:10 pm PDT #5483 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Oh, well, no nap after all. Damn.
askye - Sep 16, 2015 1:48:55 pm PDT #5484 of 30003
Thrive to spite them
I went to Trader Joes for pumpkin goodness and found baking mix pumpkin stuff but that was about it. (It's a small Trader Joes).
But they had Belgian Chocolate Pudding - it was so good and so rich. I did not buy it because I would make myself sick eating. BUT They paired it with spiced pumpkin seeds and that was yummy.
-t - Sep 16, 2015 1:54:27 pm PDT #5485 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ooh, that sounds really good, askye.
I am bummed about your missed nap, Zen! BTW, have I mentioned that I do sometimes need to run a TPS report? Cracks me up every time. Actually cracks me up every time I see the option on a menu.
Sheryl - Sep 16, 2015 2:00:17 pm PDT #5486 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I've been lucky and haven't had any encounters with the police while driving. I do tend to be a bit cautious about speed limits, though.
Calli - Sep 16, 2015 2:25:04 pm PDT #5487 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I've been pulled over twice for speeding and gotten off with a warning both times. I'm white. The first time I also brought the cleavage into play, and the second time (15 years and 50 additional pounds later) I think it was a mixture of white privilege and looking like his mother.
In other transport news, I've flown an average of once a year for the past 20 years. I think I've been pulled aside for a pat down maybe twice. Once I was traveling with a middle-aged, middle class African American lady. She got pulled for a pat-down and her carry-on luggage thoroughly checked on the way out and then again on the way back. She said it happened every time she flew.