Met a new Cobra owner today ..

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Ok .. for those of you who don't know. I'm the Police. Not your typical law dog. I like to "yank a knot" in every teenager I find acting a fool. Wave at the Motorcycle riders. Write tickets to every "Yo-Yo Wassup" who has his stereo audible from 3 blocks away. Otherwise, I leave people alone - unless they call me. Everyone seems to know my phone number

Today .. I was parked on the Main St in the city I work. Chatting with the Bicycle Officer who patrols downtown during certain times. He's all leaned against my patrol car, hanging onto the mirror .. and we're BSing about something non-specific.

All of a sudden .. you hear women start to scream, kids running for cover, small animals keeling over from freight ... as a Silver Cobra comes thumpin down Main St ..

I didn't even say "Bye" to the Bike Cop .. I threw the Crown Vic in gear and take off. Remember: Bike Cop is holding on to the outside mirror .. and he ends up taking a short ride with me across the parking lot until he manages to let go. He catches up later and admires the Cobra up close.

I come up hard behind this Cobra .. and he immediately pulls off the road and starts easing across a parking lot. I figure he's fixing to pull back onto the street, so I zap him with the siren (more women and kids scream and run for cover). The look on his face was kinda funny .. and I'm quickly trying to let him know this isn't a traffic stop, I just want to see the car.

Sometimes it's good to be driving one of these things with lights and sirens

In short .. nice guy. He just bought the car on Saturday and was coming back from the tag office. All fired up about meeting some fellow Cobra owners and makig some of the get-togethers. It's a B&B - Gray Metalic with Black Stripes. Has a 351 .. and he was told it's a windsor, but it sure looked like a Cleveland to me. I could be wrong. Wide motor. We swapped contact info .. and he lives only a short distance from me. Hopefully, next time there's a get-together .. I'll have a riding partner for the road trip.