Stopped for the very first time

I was driving from Belfair back to Bainbridge Island at about midnight last night... I was, of course, driving the Jesus Mobile -- my mom's old red, Ford Aerostar van with Jesus decals and religious bumperstickers. The joke is that the Jesus Mobile is blessed- I have not had a single accidents, break down, or run off the road in that clunky thing. . . the big Guy must be watching out for me.

I am a horrific speeder. I'm used to being late for work (ahem) so I am used to always driving in the passing lane. When I can get away with it, I self justify driving up to ten miles above the limit. Yeah, I know... I'm one of "them". But I never get pulled over, even when in clear sight of cops. I can think of a couple reasons that this might be: 1) Jesus Mobile really is blessed, 2) cops don't see old Ford Aerostar vans as a threatening vehicle, or 3) Cops might decide that anyone driving a van like that is already suffering enough....

Well the Jesus powers wore out last night. A cop pulled me over for going "51" in a "40" zone. I decided to do what my boyfriend always does (when he gets pulled over anyway)-- play dumb. It kinda worked. I fumbled around for my registration info and made the cop walk me through everything- hey, he's gonna pull me over, he's gonna work for his ticket!

When I gave him my insurance card instead of my registration license he said, "Have you been pulled over for speeding before?".

I answered that I had not and his reply-- in a sleazy voice-- was (gasp!) "So....that makes me your first."

I was shocked and I felt a little violated... all a small price to pay for getting out of a $120 speeding ticket.