Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Things I May Not Have Known Before

Even after Best Vacations Ever, it feels good to be home.

A totally loaded-up 1998 Chrysler minivan holding many dirty kids and much luggage can still go 91 miles per hour in the Columbia Gorge.

A ticket in Oregon for 91 in a 65 zone is $465.

There are nice, generous, polite , soft-spoken sheriffs' deputies who will take a few points off a ticket to make it a little easier to take* (like only $265 for 85 in a 65).

Kids in cars smell funny.

Vacations are a good idea. I recommend them to anyone who has the means. But, yeah - it's good to be home.

*This may have something to do with never having been pulled over since 1990 - I'm just saying.

4 comments:

  1. Ouch. Ticket! That's outrageous. And highway robbery.

    Glad you're home safe!

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  2. I got a ticket for 102 in a 65 in Nephi. The cop not only did NOT knock points off, he said I was lucky he didn't haul me to jail for reckless endangerment.

    Glad you enjoyed your vacation!

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  3. I got a nasty ticket in Washington a couple years ago and wrote an apology letter which got it knocked down to $85. I write good apology letters, methinks.

    Welcome home!

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  4. I'm glad the cop knocked some off of the tickett. Also good to know your Car has some get up and go, incase you ever need to get up and go.

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