[DeTomaso] Fw: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

Thu Jan 1 12:52:53 EST 2009

Here is a good one. In the heavy traffic out of Stockholm for the
midsummer holliday, I was stuck on the motorway in a traffic
line that didnt moved. With 6 miles to the next turn around place.
32 degreee C as a cream on the cake. Sitting in my PANTERA.
That is what I call "midsummer holliday".
However, I parked the car to the right, outside the road marker,
which is not allowed. A police car was driving the other direction
and observed me and stopped by the other side of the road.
Walked over and asked me what it was all about. Well, to hot
for the car standing still, I am waiting for me to come up with an
idea how to be able to get back to town. Well, this is a motorway,
but could you open the hood??? After 5 minutes of whatch the
cops claimed to understand the situation. They unlocked a
between the otheer side road chain for the wintertime snow
throwers, stopped the other side traffic making it possible for
me to make an U-turn.  Thats really something!
Not taking any bad stories today...
Goran

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "clay willmott" <claywillmott at hotmail.com>
To: <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>; "Pantera Forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fw: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

>
> The other thing that is unnerving is the way they constantly speed usually 
> for no good reason.  I bet she went 30 over catching up to you just to 
> harass you.
>
> Right outside of Louisville there are a few exits and the Lagrange cops 
> enter and exit constantly and go around 90 to 100 and sneak up on everyone 
> and ticket them.  It is ridiculous.   They don't wait or hide they just do 
> this constantly.
>
> Not to mention the speeding and lights on to bypass red lights just to get 
> to the car wash faster.  No lie, I followed one about two weeks ago that 
> turned on his blue lights only if there was heavy traffic at red lights 
> and then turned them off and drove maybe 10 to 15 over to go to the car 
> wash.   I had to go the same way he was going and when I saw where he went 
> I stopped to see what was up and it was just a car wash for the cruiser. 
> No drama/robbery.
>
> Not to mention the time my room mate in medical school had a nine mm held 
> to his temple at our door and 2 cops drove by after our 911 call but they 
> were not assigned to the call and the rookie cop showed up 1 hour and 40 
> minutes later to take a report in downtown Louisville.  I followed the 
> piece of shit in my GT and called 911 to let them know where he was and 
> the 911 lady screamed at me and refused to take info until I went back 
> home. Come to think of it I have called 911 three times in my life and two 
> time the lady was extremely rude and all 3 times extremely stupid.  I had 
> a 12 gauge and a 3500 pound car against a crack addict in green sweat 
> pants on a pee wee herman bike.  If I was not in America I could have ran 
> that piece of S*&^ over or at least clipped him for the cops.  He probably 
> has killed someone since then.  He took my room mates license and said he 
> would be back if we called the Cops.
>
> I have probably 30 stories like the ones above as I am sure you all do.
>
> I am sure there are some pretty honest/good cops somewhere I have just 
> failed to encounter one in 35 years.
>
>
> CW (Guns and Lawyers ready)
>
>
>> From: wdemelo at cogeco.ca
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 06:26:47 -0500
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Fw:   Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
>>
>> I get angry just reading about your mishap with the law. You're right, 
>> they
>> wonder why they don't get any respect.
>> Happy New Year
>> Will
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Trevor Fougere" <trevor at fougere.com>
>> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:17 PM
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
>>
>>
>> > Happy New Year...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Sometimes it may just be better to rev it in the garage, than to 
>> > actually
>> > be
>> > seen in public.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > This afternoon, taking a leisurely (for me) drive to do a couple of
>> > errands
>> > in the Pantera..
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Halfway down the 6 minute drive to the freeway I passed one of Novato's
>> > "finest" writing up a Jeep.  Downshifted
>> >
>> > and went up the hill. A little loud maybe, but at the speed limit. One
>> > stop
>> > sign and on red light later, leaving the red light
>> >
>> > I slipped between two cars and got the free lane ahead. Swooping in 
>> > behind
>> > me at velocity was this same officer
>> >
>> > I had passed two minutes before.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > She followed me to the freeway.
>> >
>> > She followed me onto the freeway.
>> >
>> > She followed me down the freeway.
>> >
>> > I'm doing 60-65 (legal) and signaling the occasional lane change.
>> >
>> > She makes all the same lane changes.
>> >
>> > I'm in the slow lane doing 55.  5 miles later.  She's still on my ass.
>> >
>> > So.I see  a commercial van doing about 50 in the next lane.  I thought 
>> > I
>> > signaled, and moved into his lane at a slightly higher
>> >
>> > speed, cutting it a little closer than usual.
>> >
>> > Sure enough, she squeezes in behind me and lights up.
>> >
>> > Then she bangs me for not only "failing to signal", but also for an
>> > "unsafe
>> > lane change".  And took at least 15 minutes to write it up.
>> >
>> > Color me livid.
>> >
>> > I was driving slower than I ever drive it, and not doing jack shit. 
>> > She
>> > tailed me for 10 minutes over about 6 miles, waiting for any
>> >
>> > excuse to pop me.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > California is bankrupt.
>> >
>> > They are on a revenue crusade.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > But hell..my Pantera rolls, and I'm gonna drive it.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I don't mind getting popped for speeding.  Hey, it's all part of the 
>> > game.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > But getting stalked like this guarantees my attorney is going to get 
>> > some
>> > business in January.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > And the police wonder why they get shot periodically.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Happy New Year..get out there and drive. no matter what!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Trevor
>> >
>> > #3797
>> >
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