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Hi , -My Name is Steve , I am your new Pries-i-dent.(sigh)

The last few days have been sub-optimal around here - K and I went to a family funeral over the weekend.

In leaving the PNW sunday early PM , -we got delayed getting to SFO ,(2 hour flt took 8 hrs) .

Finally K and I got home last night somewhere north of 2AM. ( I am a vampire anyway , but the week has been tiring)

Monday AM, we woke up to a dead water heater, and completely cold water. (it expired over the weekend)

So ...I had the new water heater coming and the delivery / install guys said they wouldn't do the install without a clear garage to work in (I can understand that ).

So in-between rain showers , I decided to try to ferry my cobra to the ranch.

=== on the way ; I was starting to get pelted by big drops, on the expressway. - I looked up and figured if I took a side street, I could fly around the clouds - and get to the shop with minimal soaking.

It was not to be.

Peeling over to a side street, it was all clear (12:30PM) on the way down the street, -the rain lightened up street was clear; no humans, no cars, however I didnt see the RADAR COP positioned with his little radar gun.

---who busted me for speeding in a "time-of-day" 25 school zone on a school holiday.

When the subject came up about the cars "year" I said "it is a replica of a 65' but it may show "0000" if you run the plate.

--he asked the make I said " Superformance cobra" but it may show SPCNS. -short story--- he then freaked out, and asked where the VIN was.

this was further complicated by my drivers license being in my laptop bag (at home) as I put it there when I went through TSA and didnt take it back out.

So the rain got worse, and worse, while they checked me (and the car ) out. (drip-DripDRIP_)

I finally got frustrated and said , listen, can you just give me a ticket and let me get this thing indoors so it doesn't get ruined.
You can follow me down to the shop and I will go over the car with you if you would like, its all completely Legal.

I guess he got tired of getting wet, he mumbled, wrote me up for speeding and took off.

(Good Grief)

Steve