"When something doesn't make sense it's usually untrue." Famous quote from Judge Judy. Something I totally agree with and subscribe too. And an incident last night proved me correct.
Get a phone call from wife while at work. Her son (my stepson) was coming to pick her up from her daughter's house and bring her home. He's 18 and we usually don't let him borrow the car for various reasons which I won't go into. But yesterday he needed the car to get to and from work. Neither his mother or I were available to drive him. So, he had the car. Mistake I won't make again!
Anyway, she said to me that he got stopped by a trooper. A brake light was out. "Did he get a ticket?", I asked. "Not sure", was the reply. "But I'll find out when he picks me up." My Parental cow chip meter just went half scale. I just know there's more to this story.
She calls back about 10 minutes later. He got a ticket. For a freaking brake light being out! I start asking questions. Response I got was trooper said that if we came by HQ Monday by 5 PM with proof the brake light is fixed he'll squash the ticket. But why all that firedrill for a brake light out? Now my Parental cow chip meter is off the scale. Various thoughts came to mind like:
The kid gave the trooper diarrhea disrespect so he wrote him up rather than a verbal warning.
He got stopped for something else and ain't saying.
The trooper is just a **** and enjoys writing tickets.
According to my wife the first two items didn't occur so I'm left with the trooper being a ****. But I don't believe it. Anyway, when I got home this morning I checked the car. Sure enough, the right side brake light is out.
Fast forward to this afternoon. I go to Advance Auto to get a bulb so I have a receipt of proof that it's fixed. I bring the kid with me and plan to go to HQ to get the ticket squashed. Replace the bulb in the parking lot and check it. Works. While driving over to HQ this suddenly spills from his mouth: "I also got a ticket for 52 MPH in a 40 MPH zone. Can we take care of that ticket at HQ too?". Well, the truth comes out! The stoplight ticket was just an "Oh BTW ticket"! That cow chip meter wasn't pegged for nuthin. I knew something else happen here.
I told the Kid that you can't take care of the speeding ticket. You have to go to court and plead. It will probably cost him $300 or so. Anyway, get to HQ and they look at the receipt from Advance Auto. Didn't even look at the car. Signed off and squashed the "equipment malfunction" ticket. He's on his own for the speeding ticket.
And I wonder why I have grey hairs.
Get a phone call from wife while at work. Her son (my stepson) was coming to pick her up from her daughter's house and bring her home. He's 18 and we usually don't let him borrow the car for various reasons which I won't go into. But yesterday he needed the car to get to and from work. Neither his mother or I were available to drive him. So, he had the car. Mistake I won't make again!
Anyway, she said to me that he got stopped by a trooper. A brake light was out. "Did he get a ticket?", I asked. "Not sure", was the reply. "But I'll find out when he picks me up." My Parental cow chip meter just went half scale. I just know there's more to this story.
She calls back about 10 minutes later. He got a ticket. For a freaking brake light being out! I start asking questions. Response I got was trooper said that if we came by HQ Monday by 5 PM with proof the brake light is fixed he'll squash the ticket. But why all that firedrill for a brake light out? Now my Parental cow chip meter is off the scale. Various thoughts came to mind like:
The kid gave the trooper diarrhea disrespect so he wrote him up rather than a verbal warning.
He got stopped for something else and ain't saying.
The trooper is just a **** and enjoys writing tickets.
According to my wife the first two items didn't occur so I'm left with the trooper being a ****. But I don't believe it. Anyway, when I got home this morning I checked the car. Sure enough, the right side brake light is out.
Fast forward to this afternoon. I go to Advance Auto to get a bulb so I have a receipt of proof that it's fixed. I bring the kid with me and plan to go to HQ to get the ticket squashed. Replace the bulb in the parking lot and check it. Works. While driving over to HQ this suddenly spills from his mouth: "I also got a ticket for 52 MPH in a 40 MPH zone. Can we take care of that ticket at HQ too?". Well, the truth comes out! The stoplight ticket was just an "Oh BTW ticket"! That cow chip meter wasn't pegged for nuthin. I knew something else happen here.
I told the Kid that you can't take care of the speeding ticket. You have to go to court and plead. It will probably cost him $300 or so. Anyway, get to HQ and they look at the receipt from Advance Auto. Didn't even look at the car. Signed off and squashed the "equipment malfunction" ticket. He's on his own for the speeding ticket.
And I wonder why I have grey hairs.
