Yesterday, I was driving home from teaching preschool, talking on my cell phone, when I saw the dreaded flashing lights in my rear view mirror. I pulled over, but was genuinely confused as to why. The police officer came to my window and I sweetly asked "Officer, would you mind telling me why I was pulled over?"
He replied, " Mam, have you been drinking this morning?"
I was shocked! I told him I absolutely had not. (I did not tell him that I have never had one solitary drop of alcohol in my entire life!)
He then informed me that I was "swerving all over the place" (What the ????) and going 10 over the speed limit. Personally, I think he was exaggerating a wee bit on the swerving. I might have been slightly distracted because of the phone call, but I certainly was not "swerving all over the place." Anyway, I continued the sugary sweetness and apologized profusely for not being more alert. Apparently, he believed me on the drinking (I guess he thought I looked respectable) because I was not forced to succumb to a breathalizer or walking the line. (Can you imagine the horror if I had to do that on the side of the road?)
He went back to his car with my license, insurance, and registration. I was praying intently that he would not give me a ticket. (I recently got a $70 one for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign in my neighborhood.) I knew that if I got another one:
A. Brandon would be furious.
B. My insurance would probably go up.
C. My precious Christmas budget would be cut into.
Fortunately, he came back and told me to "just be more careful next time." (I'll call it a Christmas Miracle. ) After I drove away, I started laughing hysterically. I mean, I got pulled over because the cop thought I was drunk! I find that hilariously funny. ME??? Driving under the influence? Come on!
So, the moral of the story is this: don't talk on the phone and drive. If you do, try not to "swerve all over the place."
(I realize this post makes me sound like a total ditz and a horrible driver. To my defense, I hadn't had any traffic violations for 4 years before the stop sign incident.)
9 comments:
Oh my! This happened to my friend in Utah more than once.
They've outlawed talking on cellphones while driving in Cali but I have to do it on the sly bc when else can a girl find time to make a call?
So glad you didn't get the ticket!
I am bad, too. I SAVE my phone calls UNTIL I am driving to save time! It is a bad habit. And just so you know, I have NEVER been able to talk my way out of a ticket. Teach me how to do that please!
LOL. Thanks for the good laugh. That is such a hilarious story and I LOVED IT!
That is hilarious! I can only imagine the look on your face when he asked you that!! Hope all is well!
Oooops, I always wait until I have errands to make all of my phone calls. I seriously spend my entire time on the phone while I am in the car. Maybe I should get out of that habit! Good job on not getting a ticket, you are so hilarious!
Whatever, everyone knows you're a drunk. :) You are an exceptional writer because somehow I can picture it all as if I were there. That's high larious.
Nikole that is the funniest story. You just have the sweetiest face that I cannot believe any cop would ever think that of about you.
That is so funny! You drunk?
I just saw some report about some National driving institution (I didn't pay too much attention to the story) that is urging a ban of cell phones while driving because it is similiar to driving under the influence.
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