When I was in my early 20s, I was out playing in the snow one day with my
'67 Sprite. I was in a parking lot that was devoid of cars. There was a
light pole in the middle of the lot with virgin snow around it. I pointed
the Sprite at it and used throttle induced oversteer to spin the car around
it while all the time facing the pole. After a few minutes a county mountie
shows up and turns his lights on. I stop and he starts giving me a ration of
S%$*.
He accuses me of reckless driving. I tell him that I am practicing
controlling my automobile in the snow so I don't have a wreck. I tell him
that I thought that it was a wise thing to do and that an empty parking lot
ought to be safer than the street!!! I finish up by saying that if I do
screw up, the only thing that gets damaged is my car owing to the fact that
the concrete stantion that the pole light was mounted in would certainly not
get hurt. I also added that it takes a certain amount of skill to do what I
was doing and therefore it was not "reckless".
I told him to tag me if he thought he could win it in court because I would
fight it all the way. I guess he realized the error of his ways because he
left without tagging me.
Just one more reason why I can't like deputies!!!
Kent
1960 Bugeye
----- Original Message -----
From Rick & Carolyn <walters at mail.softcom.net>
To: Kent J. Miller <Bushwacker4@prodigy.net>
Cc: Spridgets <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Ice And ABS (NO LBC)
> Ge Kent,
>
> The only snow around here is at about 5000 feet. If Larry takes it out
> to try it out, look out for that first step. It can be one you don't
> come back from.
>
> Drive safely Larry
>
> Rick
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