I don’t remember the last time I got a speeding ticket. It must have been over 15 years ago. So, when I got one today in the mail, I was terribly disappointed! Not just for the $125 that I have to shell out, but because of the whole experience that I am utterly being deprived of!
Where’s the …
- adrenalin rush when I spot the flashing lights?
- waiting for the cop to make the dramatic approach (with my hands on the steering wheel)?
- the anticipated quiz – “Do you know why I stopped you?”
- nervously fishing out the registration and license from the glove compartment?
- reeling off well practiced excuses? “Yes.. Officer.. I am very aware of the speed limits here in the work zone, but I seem to have a problem with my gas pedal.. which seems to be sticking and I have been meaning to get it checked. Maybe spraying some WD-40 when I get home might help.. also, I was distraught because of overall state of world affairs.. all these wars.. It’s quite distracting”.
I totally agree with my wife’s frequent rant that technology is keeping us all from experiencing real human interactions and depriving us of the charm of emotional connection with each other! Can you believe this… it’s a fricking camera instead of a rude (or almost-sarcastically polite) police officer? Seriously? And If I contest the ticket (as I had done many times before, and covered here) it probably will be a zoom call and I will end up talking to an AI bot!
PS: I blame my wife for this ticket! If she were in the car that day she would have reminded me (multiple times) to slow down!
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