yesterday was just a shitty day
I decided to come home to suprise my mom for her birthday. the plan was to leave around 7 to get home just in time to see my mom before her 1:30 lunch date with her best friend. I told my dad I was comming, but we didn't tell my mom.
I should have changed my mind when I woke up to find that the cat ripped a hole in the drywall in the computer room, and the lighbulb busted on the bathroom spraying glass all over the place.
But I left, after cleaning all that up around 8 a.m.
Drove 5 minutes out of my neighborhood, and got on the main street in Jacksonville. I was at a red light, and when it changed I put my foot on the gas. 2 seconds later, a cop speeds around the corner, and pulls me over... the conversation went..."
Officer: Do you know why I pulled you over?
me: I have no idea sir
Officer: are you aware that the speed limit is 45 mph here?
me: I am.
Officer: and does this street look like a race track?
me: Sir?
Officer: I clocked you doing 50 mph.
me: ok (since when do cops pull you over for doing 5 miles over the speed limit?)
Officer: and don't you think you sped out of that red light a little fast? this isn't a race you know?
no answer from me, then he says...
Officer: license and registration
me: here's my license, let me get my registation
Officer: shouldn't you know where that is?
me: I do sir, I NEED to get it.
after getting it out of the glovebox. and handing it to him
Officer: Your information is for Maryland, why do you not information for NC.
me: Sir?
Officer: if you live in NC you should have NC license and registration
me: I don't live in NC sir.
Officer: why are you here?
me: I am house sitting for my sister while she is in Iraq
Officer: how long are you here?
me: 4 months
Officer: oh. well then I will give you a warning, IF your information comes out alright
After 25 minutes of sitting in his car (and 8 Matt Wertz songs later) he came back to the car
Officer: looks like you are ok. I am going to give you a warning (he hands me the ticket) and I want you to do me a favor
me: sir?
Officer: put this on your visor, and the next time you feel the need to speed, pull it down and look at it, and realize that next time you will owe us money.
and he walked away. Jerk.
so I go on my way, now an hour and 30 minutes late. On my second 2 way highway, I was stuck behind a driver that was doing 35 in a 55 mph zone... for 25 MILES. continue to drive, and hit an accident on 95, stuck in traffic for a hour. By the time I got out of the traffic it was 11:30, and I still had 4 hours to drive. Needless to say, I didn't make it home for my mom' s lunch date. and actually arrived only 30 minutes before she actually got home from lunch. She was suprise though, which was nice.
Then I go to the songwriter circle at JJ's. which was fun, but after the day I had, wasn't as fun as I would have hoped it to be. and with the jerkish attitude of my friend, it was worse.
I left there heated, got in the car, ready for an hour drive home, got on the road, got 4 blocks down from JJs and POP, my tire blew.
Here I was in the middle of Vienna, VA, on a sunday, at 11:45 PM. luckily, some friends were still at JJ's and got somebody who was willing to come help me. I've changed a tire before, but never for an SUV, I couldn't figure it out. And even after Kevin got there, we had to read the manual for 45 minutes, because we, together, couldn't figure out how to use the stupid jack they give in damn Kia;s or how to get the spare tire off the bottom of my car. The flat tire was EASY to get off. but they have the damn spare tire on there so no one can steal it, tell me how that makes sense.
I should have just waited to come home today. Stupid cops, stupid drivers, stupid cars.
I should have changed my mind when I woke up to find that the cat ripped a hole in the drywall in the computer room, and the lighbulb busted on the bathroom spraying glass all over the place.
But I left, after cleaning all that up around 8 a.m.
Drove 5 minutes out of my neighborhood, and got on the main street in Jacksonville. I was at a red light, and when it changed I put my foot on the gas. 2 seconds later, a cop speeds around the corner, and pulls me over... the conversation went..."
Officer: Do you know why I pulled you over?
me: I have no idea sir
Officer: are you aware that the speed limit is 45 mph here?
me: I am.
Officer: and does this street look like a race track?
me: Sir?
Officer: I clocked you doing 50 mph.
me: ok (since when do cops pull you over for doing 5 miles over the speed limit?)
Officer: and don't you think you sped out of that red light a little fast? this isn't a race you know?
no answer from me, then he says...
Officer: license and registration
me: here's my license, let me get my registation
Officer: shouldn't you know where that is?
me: I do sir, I NEED to get it.
after getting it out of the glovebox. and handing it to him
Officer: Your information is for Maryland, why do you not information for NC.
me: Sir?
Officer: if you live in NC you should have NC license and registration
me: I don't live in NC sir.
Officer: why are you here?
me: I am house sitting for my sister while she is in Iraq
Officer: how long are you here?
me: 4 months
Officer: oh. well then I will give you a warning, IF your information comes out alright
After 25 minutes of sitting in his car (and 8 Matt Wertz songs later) he came back to the car
Officer: looks like you are ok. I am going to give you a warning (he hands me the ticket) and I want you to do me a favor
me: sir?
Officer: put this on your visor, and the next time you feel the need to speed, pull it down and look at it, and realize that next time you will owe us money.
and he walked away. Jerk.
so I go on my way, now an hour and 30 minutes late. On my second 2 way highway, I was stuck behind a driver that was doing 35 in a 55 mph zone... for 25 MILES. continue to drive, and hit an accident on 95, stuck in traffic for a hour. By the time I got out of the traffic it was 11:30, and I still had 4 hours to drive. Needless to say, I didn't make it home for my mom' s lunch date. and actually arrived only 30 minutes before she actually got home from lunch. She was suprise though, which was nice.
Then I go to the songwriter circle at JJ's. which was fun, but after the day I had, wasn't as fun as I would have hoped it to be. and with the jerkish attitude of my friend, it was worse.
I left there heated, got in the car, ready for an hour drive home, got on the road, got 4 blocks down from JJs and POP, my tire blew.
Here I was in the middle of Vienna, VA, on a sunday, at 11:45 PM. luckily, some friends were still at JJ's and got somebody who was willing to come help me. I've changed a tire before, but never for an SUV, I couldn't figure it out. And even after Kevin got there, we had to read the manual for 45 minutes, because we, together, couldn't figure out how to use the stupid jack they give in damn Kia;s or how to get the spare tire off the bottom of my car. The flat tire was EASY to get off. but they have the damn spare tire on there so no one can steal it, tell me how that makes sense.
I should have just waited to come home today. Stupid cops, stupid drivers, stupid cars.