To be bitter or not to be. That is la pregunta.
On Sunday, Em and I decided to do a day trip to Tahoe to do some snowboarding. We got up early and were making AWESOME time until, yes, I got pulled over by a CHP. Now I can go on and on about how I didn’t deserve the ticket but, needless to say, I was pretty bitter afterwards. I’m taking it better than my last speeding ticket but incidents like this always turn on my misanthropic side. Gar I HATE HUMANITY! Homo homini lupus.
The day on the slopes were nice. The snow was a little slush but fairly good.
After hours of whiplash, Em and I went back to my car. The snow around the tires of my ‘00 front-wheel drive Accord hadn’t melted like I hoped it would. I prayed and prayed and prayed I could get out but I couldn’t. What to do?!
I asked a group of 5 asian dudes (probably frat brothers) try to help me out. But it was to no avail. They really tried and eventually had to split. Then, Peter and Cristina, who joined us and were already on their way home, turned around to come help us out. Meanwhile I went to the Sugarbowl office to see if they knew anything about getting towed/pulled out. I ran into some old guy wearing a badge and asked him in he worked there.
“Excuse me. Do you work here?” - me
“No I don’t. But maybe I can help you. What’s the problem?” -old dude with a nice smile and helpful attitude
I tell Old Man of the Mountain that I’m stuck and he says he knows who to talk to. We go and speak with one of the employees there and he calls some person on his radio and tells me to go wait by my car. A truck comes and pulls me out as easy as a kid pulls on a red wagon. No problemo.
So, to recount my day, 1 experience at the beginning of the day that left me bitter. Why can’t I ever get the lecture? Why do cops never even bother listening to what you say and simply give you the ticket? Rules are made to be guidelines, not just for the sake of being rules. Man does not live on rule alone!
But person after person, all strangers, came through to help me get my car out of the snow. Wow. Confidence in Humanity: Restored!!
March 27 2006 09:37 am | ?:]
March 27th, 2006 at 10:45 am
clearly, go for the Roth IRA. you don’t think you’re gonna be making more than $150k/year??
March 27th, 2006 at 10:47 am
and by Roth IRA, i meant regular IRA. clearly. =P
March 29th, 2006 at 10:53 am
Old men of the mountains are so knowledgeable.
And anyways, even if you were given a warning, you’re still speeding anyways! Why give a warning if it doesn’t work? Though you weren’t even given warnings in the beginning, so I suppose everyone’s entitled to at least one.
March 29th, 2006 at 12:17 pm
THIS coming from the woman who got away with a warning. BTW you speed down those residential streets by your house!!
March 31st, 2006 at 11:00 am
And it WORKED! i drive much slower around my house now! ahaha. los altos police with nothing else to do. bah! don’t you have crimes to solve or something better to do?? maybe not.
April 1st, 2006 at 12:32 pm
i’m telling you, it’s time to vote for fewer officers at the next voting period! less taxes, less cops, less tickets! Tickets are a tax!