Fuck! I got a $40 speeding ticket in Stratford yesterday. Happy fuckin' Easter indeed. He nailed me in a fishing hole by the hospital on John Street. One can't help but accelerate because you're going DOWNHILL...but I WAS applying the brake, hell if I hadn't, it would have been way worse. He was kinda snippy with me, so I just said hey...I'm not going to argue with you, you're the one with the gun, I was just stating my position. Then I made him come back to the car because I gave him the wrong proof of insurance...rofl Anyhow...prick stuck me with a speeding ticket...and made a point of telling me about my responsibility to control my vehicle and that he'd given me a big break (he dropped it from 70 to 50 in a 40) to which I finally responded, I *know* and appreciate that, however...I've lived in and around Stratford long enough to know that you guys fish this particular hole and I find it absolutely unfair. I contend I was applying the brake and that my increased speed was due to inertia, not spite - I saw you sitting at the dock with your hook in the water.
And then Ben says...."what's inertia??"
Cop didn't reply to me or Ben....he just handed me the ticket and went back to his cruiser...lol
We carried on to Mum & Dad's where much noise and merriment was had when the crew finally got home from church after a 2 hour service (yoikes!); we were going there, but because of the cop...we were delayed and I was NOT walking into a jam-packed church 20 minutes late! The crew consisted of Mum, Dad, 3 brothers & their families (minus 1 sister-in-law who was working), Grandma and Kate - the Rotary exchange student from South Africa.
WAY too much chocolate; I'm paying for it today, I have a massive migraine.
Dufus picked Ben up at 4 to go to his parents' in Mitchell for supper....lol....from one gathering to another - the kid'll be exhausted!
Kate's funny...she was talking to her brother on msn and she was telling him how my Mum is a "bit of a Feminist" and in the Canadian Women's Federation and that my Dad does all the cooking, cleaning & laundry...to which her brother replied..."Daaaaaad....you'd better bring Kate home quick!!"
Having grown up on a farm, it's funny for me to see how drastically the roles have reversed for them....now mind you, Dad's "retired" and they live in town now...they sold the farm 15 years ago or so. He's still very active - either babysitting grandkids or volunteer driving for the church and in the spring & fall, he often works for a local farmer to help out at planting & harvesting.
We carried on to Mum & Dad's where much noise and merriment was had when the crew finally got home from church after a 2 hour service (yoikes!); we were going there, but because of the cop...we were delayed and I was NOT walking into a jam-packed church 20 minutes late! The crew consisted of Mum, Dad, 3 brothers & their families (minus 1 sister-in-law who was working), Grandma and Kate - the Rotary exchange student from South Africa.
WAY too much chocolate; I'm paying for it today, I have a massive migraine.
Dufus picked Ben up at 4 to go to his parents' in Mitchell for supper....lol....from one gathering to another - the kid'll be exhausted!
Kate's funny...she was talking to her brother on msn and she was telling him how my Mum is a "bit of a Feminist" and in the Canadian Women's Federation and that my Dad does all the cooking, cleaning & laundry...to which her brother replied..."Daaaaaad....you'd better bring Kate home quick!!"
Having grown up on a farm, it's funny for me to see how drastically the roles have reversed for them....now mind you, Dad's "retired" and they live in town now...they sold the farm 15 years ago or so. He's still very active - either babysitting grandkids or volunteer driving for the church and in the spring & fall, he often works for a local farmer to help out at planting & harvesting.
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