Should this resotre my faith?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:08 pm
Went for a ride with a bloke from work(on a VTR1000) this morning.
We were going through Launching Place about 7am.
On the big hill heading out of town towards Warbarton I wound the old Rex up a little early (before the speed limit said I was allowed to).
Out the corner of my eye I saw Mr Plod waving at me. I waved back & carried on my way.
Only to see some disco lights over my right shoulder a couple of hundred meters later.
We all pulled over & Mr Plod came up with a smile & says he wants to do a rego & license check.
So we go through the motions while my mate keeps looking at me as if to say is his he going to book you or what?
I even asked him what was around his neck & he shows me his new laser thing & says oh that is your speed just there...
77 in a 50 zone...Ooops.
This went on for a while & a cigarette later I said 'are you going to book me or what?'
Only for him to say 'No I know its hard to ride those things at such a slow speed without them farting & popping'
Even after I made a little funny about it coming up to Christmas & he should be raising funds for the up & coming Police Mans Christmas party....
He lets us go on our merry way.
We get to the top of Reefton & my mate takes his helmet off & he is as green as my Rex & runs off to the bushes to spread some fertiliser.
We decide to go back down Reefton & start heading home.
Then I see my old mate Mr Plod waving again.
This time I pull over as he has another Mr Plod friend by now.
I get off & say 'Have we met before?'
We have a laugh & I tell him about my mate 'Chucky' who is coming down the hill.
He sees I have been pulled over again & stops.
Mr Plod & his mate go over & get a bottle of water out of their bike & tell my mate to sit down & have a drink.
After he got some colour back in his face we rode off again.
What the hell is going on here????
Should this event restore my faith in our legal department?
I always thought we were only here for revenue?
Oh the Michillen man is my new best friend. PR 2's are very nice.
We were going through Launching Place about 7am.
On the big hill heading out of town towards Warbarton I wound the old Rex up a little early (before the speed limit said I was allowed to).
Out the corner of my eye I saw Mr Plod waving at me. I waved back & carried on my way.
Only to see some disco lights over my right shoulder a couple of hundred meters later.
We all pulled over & Mr Plod came up with a smile & says he wants to do a rego & license check.
So we go through the motions while my mate keeps looking at me as if to say is his he going to book you or what?
I even asked him what was around his neck & he shows me his new laser thing & says oh that is your speed just there...
77 in a 50 zone...Ooops.
This went on for a while & a cigarette later I said 'are you going to book me or what?'
Only for him to say 'No I know its hard to ride those things at such a slow speed without them farting & popping'
Even after I made a little funny about it coming up to Christmas & he should be raising funds for the up & coming Police Mans Christmas party....
He lets us go on our merry way.
We get to the top of Reefton & my mate takes his helmet off & he is as green as my Rex & runs off to the bushes to spread some fertiliser.
We decide to go back down Reefton & start heading home.
Then I see my old mate Mr Plod waving again.
This time I pull over as he has another Mr Plod friend by now.
I get off & say 'Have we met before?'
We have a laugh & I tell him about my mate 'Chucky' who is coming down the hill.
He sees I have been pulled over again & stops.
Mr Plod & his mate go over & get a bottle of water out of their bike & tell my mate to sit down & have a drink.
After he got some colour back in his face we rode off again.
What the hell is going on here????
Should this event restore my faith in our legal department?
I always thought we were only here for revenue?
Oh the Michillen man is my new best friend. PR 2's are very nice.
