First, Let’s catch up on miles. I did back and forth to work 5 times since my last entry for a total of 85 miles. That brings my total to 1504.1 miles.
Now for the officer… Remember, I have a beef with officer #113 of the EPD. I’ll never do anything illegal to get even, I’m just never ever going to forget him and he better hope he never needs anything from me.
So, I come to a 4 way stop tonight on the way home. As I approach the intersection another car arrives at about the same time as me to my left. Since he came to a full stop slightly before me I waited and he went. Clearly after both of us a third car arrives at the intersection. It’s Mr. Police Officer from EPD straight across from me. As John Q public, with right of way, clears the intersection I start to go. All of the sudden, with no signal mind you, Mr. Police Officer decides to turn left right in front of me. I see him and jump on my brakes, he sees me and jumps on his brakes, and we stop a couple feet apart. After we cleared the intersection the guy in the car behind Mr. Police Officer rolled down his window and yelled, “He almost hit me too”.
If he had hit me I would have flopped around on his hood like a fish tossed up on the banks of the Willamette River and cried like a baby. It probably wasn’t Officer #113 but I figure all EPD officers have a responsibility to rid their ranks of people like him and since they haven’t they can just suffer for his sins. I wouldn’t take advantage of the situation, but I would not cut him any slack at all. Two months ago if I got hit by an officer from EPD I’d have said, “No harm, No foul” as long as I wasn’t seriously hurt. Now, I think I’d have to protect my rights and look out for my future before worrying about the city or the officer.
Before anyone thinks I hate cops, I have a ton of respect for Oregon State Police, Springfield Police, and My favorite Federal Cop, Mathew B with all his co-works. BTW I haven’t seen Mathew in about 10 years. Anyone know how he’s doing?
Oh ya, the part he has no idea about. I’ve been having brake problems and had finished working on them just before starting home tonight. The fix cut my stopping distance to about 1/3 of what it has been most of this week. If I hadn’t improved my stopping distance Mr. Police Officer would have been looking though his windshield at one ugly 240 pound trout flopping on his hood. Good timing… SIR.
I’ve been told I hold a grudge.
Ya think?
