Life’s tough, it’s tougher if you’re stupid.
Check out this photo…. other than a *very* dirty back glass - what do you see?
Just started on my way to Nashville. I was sittin’ at a red light and dancin’ away at the wheel. I saw him back there and never gave it much thought. The light turned green and I went, right turn - with signal. His blues came on and I heard his little siren thingie. I hadn’t even moved 300ft. I pull over and yep, I broke the law. That photo is out my back window.
My freakin’ tags expired in OCT 2005! I laughed - I didn’t believe him so ask him if I could get out to look. Ha - well, what do you know, OCT ‘05 tags it was! Oops. We renew yearly (well, we’re suppose to). I suppose having 3 vechicles with tags I lost track. I don’t recall getting my notice in the mail. We just put new ‘07 tags on my husbands car last month. I sold our 3rd vechicle this past month and have those non-expired tags on nothing…. and here I am drivin’ with expired ones! What was I thinking?!
I ask him if I could take his photo and he laughed - before he had a chance to say no, the flash went off in his face! Ahahah.
Officer “I’ve never had this happen before…” *big laugh*
Me: “Well, I never get pulled over and I wanna show my friends!”
He laughed some more. I showed him his photo on my camera.
Officer “Now look - you caught me laughing and it looks like I’m happy…”
Me “…that’s OK, I just wanted your picture”
Officer “I’ll deny this if anyone sees it - I don’t want to get in trouble”
Me: “You didn’t have a choice - anyone can snap a photo, so it’ll be OK…”
Oh well, come Tuesday I’ll visit the clerk and get new tags. I just have to show my new registration and get my ticket thrown out. I can’t believe I’ve been drivin’ 7 months on expired tags. Go figure, it’s Memorial Day weekend. Cops were hot - I saw them everywhere! Had he not got behind me at the light I would have never known. Ha.
I still went to Nashville… as I was on my way when he stopped me. The above photo was Church Street and 4th, downtown at Printers Alley around 10-11pm.
May 28th, 2006 at 11:30 am
hehe… that is quite a funny story!! Nice red white and blue… but for next photo hunt, try not to break the law okay>> hahahah =P
May 28th, 2006 at 11:40 am
Oh my - I am glad that it worked out okay and that you have the chance to get the ticket thrown out :).
The only time I got stop (thus far) was because of burned out headlight and the officer was kind enough to let me go with a warning.
Have a blessed Sunday.
May 28th, 2006 at 11:47 am
Hi–I moved, again. Info’s in the comment info.
I only get pullled over being good. If there’s 20 cars full of drunks and sober-as-a-judge me leaving a bar parking lot, I’m the one who gets pulled over.
May 28th, 2006 at 12:25 pm
At least you got pulled over by a cute officer:)
May 28th, 2006 at 1:36 pm
wow, you got to slow down, in your life!!!
that’s a great photo of your new friend, glad it worked out without handcuffs.
May 28th, 2006 at 1:51 pm
It’s good that he was so good-natured about this whole adventure. We won’t tell anyone at his work that he was caught.
May 28th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
I’m glad that worked out okay! At least he was cute…
In Canada your tags expire during your birthday month, so it’s a little easier to remember…
May 28th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
D’oh.
May 28th, 2006 at 3:43 pm
Oh boy! Luckily he was good natured and laughed about it. Some policemen would get so upset about having their picture taken by someone they just pulled over.
Have fun in Nashville!
May 28th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
Ooops, okay I’m guessing tags are something to do with tax? I don’t really know what they are, but I’m sure you’ll help me out lol. Well, at least he seemed like a nice enough chappy.. ya know I was just thinking about something. I’ve often wondered why, when the cops leave us, we normally say ‘thank you, goodbye’ weird huh. What the hell are we thanking them for? lol
May 28th, 2006 at 5:56 pm
What a funny story! Love the smile on his face too. *s*
May 28th, 2006 at 9:04 pm
That is funny. I think it’s great that you took a picture. That happened to me one time. I told the cop that dh was in charge and must not have sent the card in…he said, “I’m going to let you go with a warning, because I’m in charge at my house and my wife would give me heck if she got pulled over for something that I did!” I thanked him and proceeded to call my dh and give him a little heck anyway!!
May 28th, 2006 at 9:22 pm
You got a ticket.. I am shocked.. you mean you couldn’t sweet talk your way out of it *wink*. Atleast it worked out and you still had a good time in Nashville.
May 28th, 2006 at 11:51 pm
Nothing like that would ever happen to me..lol. At least you kept your sense of humor about it and put a smile on the officer’s face.
May 29th, 2006 at 12:34 am
I accidently drove around with an expired warrent of fitness for 6 months, you are not alone. I never got pulled over though LOL
May 29th, 2006 at 6:48 am
You do the same thing I do, which is to ask people if I can put their Photos on my Blog and stuff, I don’t just do it w/o showing them first.
May 29th, 2006 at 7:20 am
I got pulled over for tags once. He asked me if I had a drive out tag, What? No I have a tag plate. “No you don’t.” What? I got out and sure enough my tag plate was GONE! S.O.B. someone had swiped it. I got a ticket and had to buy a new plate and sticker and go to court too!
May 29th, 2006 at 8:31 am
Ok, that is funny! I can’t believe that you took a picture of him, I am rolling! He looks like a nice guy!
So glad that it turned out the way it did!
May 29th, 2006 at 9:07 am
Great post. Goes to show all cops aren’t jerks, just doing their job!
~Mary
May 29th, 2006 at 10:59 am
I love that you took his picture! You’re so silly!
Glad you’ll be able to get your ticket thrown out!