Cops and cell phones = trouble

                                                             
So I'm minding my own business driving down the road the other day, the other day as in after 12 midnight you can no longer talk on a cell phone while driving. Yeah, that day. Anyway, after a nice lunch with my co workers on our last day of school, I was leaving the restaurant and saw I had some messages on my phone.

Naturally I started listening to them just as a motorcycle cop passed me going the other direction. He saw me with my phone to my ear. I kept a close eye on him in my rear view mirror and dang it, he turned around and those lights started flashing.

What a way to ruin a perfect day, I was headed back to the school to finish and close things up and then it's hello summer! Except, I was interrupted and had to pull over.

Mr. Cop saunters over with his macho walk and stern face, "Know why I pulled you over?" I just looked up at him and replied, "Why don't you tell me."

Mr. Cop: "Your cell phone, you were talking on your cell phone."

Me: "I wasn't talking."

Mr. Cop, slightly amused at this point says, "Well even if you hold it to your ear and pretend to talk, it's still a violation."

Oh, isn't he a funny one, pretend to talk he says. I just happened to tell him I was listening to messages Ha! take that Mr. smarty pants cop. He stood his ground and proceeded to tell me about all the accidents they've seen due to people and their cell phones. Then he took my information and walked back to his bike.

A few short minutes later, he comes back and hands me the green copy and says, I'm giving you a ticket, and with a smile he shakes my hand and continues to say, "Sorry we have to meet this way."

Sorry we have to meet this way! Excuse me but I don't think we were ever introduced. I gave him my most discussed look and said, "Well this really sucks." Then he tries to look on the bright side and says, "At least it's not a moving violation and it won't go on your record or insurance." Yeah whatever, I feel better already.

Reading the look on my face he says, you could call me a jerk if you'd like. Now that's going to help matters. So is this guy flirting or what, I'm not getting it. Anyway, He walked back to his bike and as I'm rolling up my window I see him pulling up along side me. I roll my window back down and he asked me if I knew, and says the name of the husbands dad.

Is this a trick question I wonder? You see, the husbands dad is someone you either really like, or hate.  So I'm not sure how to answer this question, but since I've already been given a ticket, how much worse could it get?

I told him he was my husbands dad. Mr. Cop smiled and said, "Give me back the ticket." Are you serious, you want the ticket back? Hmm, does he love or hate my father in law? Is he going to write it for more or keep it? I took my chances and gave him back the ticket.

I asked Mr. Cop how he knew the husbands dad. As it turned out, they do recreational activity together. He said to tell my father in law, 'Hi' from him the next time I see him. I can do that, sure.....

I had to ask. "What is your name anyway?" On the badge it only gives their first initial and last name. He told me what it was and drove off.

I sat in my car and couldn't believe what just happened. Huh, I guess you could say after all that, we were officially introduced, I didn't get a ticket and he likes my father in law.

I'm going to count my lucky stars and will no longer use my cell phone while I'm driving whether it be checking messages, talking or even pretending to for that matter.