Friday, March 27, 2009

"Fancy That"

Me: "But officer, I have NEVER had a ticket" (yes, twelve years of driving and not one ticket...until tonight)

Officer: "Well FANCY THAT!"

Seriously who says that nowadays?


Maybe I acted tough while he stood by the side of my car
Maybe I cried the second I drove away, just like I had always imagined I would
and Maybe just Maybe I'll drive the speed limit now!

23 comments:

Lettie B. said...

Oh no! You should have knocked on wood, right?
That sucks.
And you so will not drive the speed limit now.

kiyo said...

Meghan...NO!!

"What does it feel like to be pulled over? I've never had that happen before. Really, I want to know." ;)

Laura said...

hahahahaha... that story was hilarious! really, no tickets yet? and really FANCY THAT?! thanks for the laugh.

David and Amber said...

Meg, weren't we just talking about tickets and your reaction (if you ever got one) just last weekend? Cursed!

Heather said...

Meggy - OUCH! From your older sister who has talked her way out of too many tickets to count- you should have cried...hard!

Allison said...

Oh I'm so sorry! I totally hate that feeling so much!

Anonymous said...

Hi Meghan--It's you're cousin Amber! It's great to see all the pictures of your little family, especially the Christmas ones of all the Ridings...long time no see! My favorite memory of you guys is that you painted your dog's toenails..ha! ha!...so cute. Your family is beautiful, Meghan!
Love, Amber

heather said...

I think we are being targeted, first me then whit then you.... do the police really have nothing better to do than pull over nice mommies! sorry about your luck.

Peterson Clan said...

Meggy..You should totally take my course on How to talk your way out of tickets!! Better luck next time!! haha

Leslie Mingo said...

I can't believe we were just talking about that at book club. You totally deserved that one mama. You've had that one coming for a while. Trust me, I have had to follow you on the freeway before.

I still feel bad for you none the less.

Elizabeth said...

that totally sucks! sorry meggy! Just think about me getting two tickets at 16, remember that? i can't believe you just now got a ticket, that's pretty impressive! But really crappy i Know! LOVE YOU!!

Nate and Nicole said...

Oh, what a bummer! I am still ticket-less, but I have been pulled over three times (all in Utah!) and talked my way out of it. I know one of these days I'll get one, too. And I guarantee I'll cry :). I'm impressed you waited until he was gone!

Kearl said...

I can't stop giggling. Derek and I just laughed and laughed. I think the whole thing is SO funny. "Fancy that." Kiyo better knock on wood.

Suzette Baird said...

Meghan you really have never gotten a ticket? I swear you flew past me down parleys one day after we were up for lunch at WAMU and I swear you were going at least 95! ha ha! I think I have the worst driving record out there, soooo many speeding tickets! Speaking of... Jonny boy got a speeding tickets on the way to the Rugby game last night and he just kept yelling "oh were shited, oh were shited!" pretty hilarious, I love when people swear wrong and it doesn't make any sense, ha!
xoxo

Anonymous said...

Where was this!? I got one last month! JERKS!

Z said...

Booo! Tickets stink! I can't believe this is your firs ticket...if I remember correctly you were a speed demon like me :) I guess we have to change our habits now that we are Mommys. "Fancy that". :)

Whitney said...

In the immortal words of Buddhists and my boyfriend Justin Timberlake - what goes around comes back around...
I AM DYING LAUGHING! But sorry about the ticket - your number was up though sister. XOOX W

Emily said...

Boo to the popo. That sucks! But just so you know the traffic schools I've gone to give you a twinkie at the end of the bloody accident scene movie they show... ugh

Emily said...

so you've got that to look forward to...

the murdocks said...

HAHAHAHAHA...Meghan! That happened to me a few months ago. Never had a ticket...got one...then drove away crying. I'm so happy I'm not the only one :) My goal was to never have on either. D*mn cop.

Annie said...

That sucks! Way to hold in the tears. Boo, cops. I miss you! When can we are ever going to play?

Matt and Jennae Porter said...

That sucks! At least you made it this long before you got one. How on earth did you make it through college without a ticket? I think I got 3.

Meeker home said...

hahaha...you'll get used to it by about the 3rd time around.