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@#(!&%^%$#~*!

I got my first-ever speeding ticket this afternoon, right in front of a Police substation that happens to have a very small, posted 30 mph zone running for 1/4 mile in front of it {that no one, not even the cops, honor, I might add!} I saw the PD car sitting in the exit at the substation and made sure I was going 40 mph, which is what the limit turns to within 1/4 mile, but even when I saw him come up on me with his lights, I just slowed down and pulled off the roadway, thinking he’d just received a call. Nope, he’s on me. $hiT

Damnable officer tagged me at 43 mph in the zone, and that’s that. $156 for 10 mph over posted limit, plus $5 for every additional mph over the limit. More money for the City. Oh, joy. I’m so happy I could help… Even if I avoid the fine by taking driver’s (re-)education, that’s a $95 “administrative fee” to the City plus the as-yet-undetermined cost ($60+ ?) of the driver’s education course. Grrrrrr, Grrrrrr, and again, Grrrrrr!

Oh well, at least the SPURS won the Championship!