Honesty

I know, I know, I haven't written in a few days. I've been busy with packing, driving, getting things ready for Brazil, and getting pulled over. That's right, getting pulled over.

Making my trip back from New York to Cleveland, I was comfortably going an acceptable amount over the speed limit. Then, this darned truck blows by me. He was just flying. Rather than shrug him off for wanted to be Jeff Gordon, I said to myself,"this is the perfect time to make up some time!" and with that,my foot pressed on the gas with a little more force and I followed Mr.Gordon's lead at an umdisclosed speed.

I was feeling good! Making up time always makes me feel good. Until, I looked in my rearview mirror to see a state trooper. I dropped my speed to a much lower, undisclosed number, but as he drove by with an unamused look, he pointed for me to pull over. I obeyed only for him to go off chasing after the truck. However I could tell by the anger in his point that he was not just asking me to get out of his way. He wanted at me.

So, while thoughts of escape ran through my mind, I feared he had my liscence plate number and I could get in big trouble trying tom get away. So, I sat there, pulled over by a trooper I couldn't even see, wondering if he was going to come back for me. This was really killing that time I was attempting to make up! After about ten minutes, my amazing deductive reasoning skills told me I should pull up to wherever he had pulled that truck over.

When I got there I explained my lightbulb moment and I think he actually giggled at me. He nownhad the truck pulled over and a car that looked eerily similar to mine. He sent them both on their way. The truck with a ticket and the other, an apology, for he thought they were me trying to escape (I knew the escape thing wouldn't work!).

Basically, our conversation entailed my knowing exactly what I was doing wrong, and him telling me not to follow idiots like the guy I'm the truck. He let me off with a warning, emphasizing that this was very generous, for I was going an undisclosed amount over the speed limit.

He left mif with this, "if anyone ever tells you that honesty doesn't pay, you have a good story to prove them otherwise!"