Happy Coyote Day!

[athelind]

Coyote Loves Me, and today was his day.

I got my very first traffic ticket ever today. A guy in front of me wouldn't accelerate to highway speeds getting off the onramp; another guy to the right of me trying to occupy the space my car's in; a Big Ass Truck over there -- and, oh, shit, Mister I Can't Find The Skinny Pedal just stepped on his brakes again! Startled by someone performing exactly the opposite of of a safe, intelligent maneuver, I do something at least as brilliand, and abruptly jerk into the next lane to the left. Anything to get out from behind this fool!

Oh, look, there's a black hood in my rear view. I cut that kinda close.
And... he's got a lightbar on his roof.
And he just... turned... it... on.

The ticket reads "unsafe lane change". Hoooo yeah, no argument from me there.

I knew my Spider Sense about police presence wasn't always going to maintain its remarkable record.

This occurred, incidentally, as I was returning from hand-delivering a job application. My talons are crossed on this one; my skills and experience seem ideally suited for the requirments, it pays decently, and it involves both indoor and outdoor work.

If I don't at least get an interview, I am Officially Unemployable. All those years and all that tuition will have accomplished nothing. Anyone else want to join me in a Class Action Suit against student loan companies? I'm gonna want my money back.

Comments

[araquan.livejournal.com]

My talons are crossed as well. It seems that we're approaching a year since my last real interview. For that Unix job that turned out to be mostly Windows.

[luxatos.livejournal.com]

Well... my loans haven't even gone toward my getting a degree. I don't know if I would qualify in the same case, but if this doesn't pan out, it may be worth a try.

Of course, it may also be worth a try to take an expensive painting which is labelled "loaned anonymously" from a museum.

[bluerain.livejournal.com]

I've had three tickets in my life. Two of them have been out of state...considering how infrequently I leave this state by car, do you suppose that just maybe they pick on the people who are going to be least likely to formally contest?

This has nothing to do with you, really, I'm just bitter.

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

you're probably right at that....folks to whom contesting a ticket would be more time than it's worth...

Current sport where I live is "change the parking conditions and don't TELL anybody" Bro in Law ticketed twice already...money straight to the borough GOD they're keen (wonder why)

There's a hell of a load of foreign registered cars round these days....Wardens go for Brit plates, others go pearshaped sometimes...also probably can get away without road tax...

[chrissawyer.livejournal.com]

Here in LA, the leading hobby seems to be merging onto the freeway while never getting above 30 MPH.

Or, getting into the fastlane, and riding their brake, careful to never let the car move faster than 65.

Sorry aboot the ticket.

[jirris-midvale.livejournal.com]

YEAH YEAH!

Don't you love when crap like that happens? I've never gotten a ticket for doing anything paticularly dumb. I took turns sorta wide in my Oldsmobile landboat and got pulled over for it -- twice. Both times happened in one week and I didn't have insurance durring that period. Got two tickets for driving uninsured. Otherwise, I have a perfectly clean and awesome record for EVERYTHING.

The only other time I was pulled over was when the cops thought I was some dude who was goin' around shooting out windows with a pellet gun. So I was cool then.

Anywho, nice icon. It's Ed's Head!