Hmmm, just been pulled by Grampian's Finest (aka the local Constabulary) on my way home from doing a talk at the Central Scottish Section of the VMCC! More tomorrow, or should I say later today, but the good news is you don't have to come and bail me out.
Right, so there I was, heading home, minding my own business when my phone went 'ping', so being a law abiding citizen, I pulled into a field entrance to check it, suspecting that it might be Mrs BC checking to see if I'd forgotten to put the chickens away. Then I spotted the car that had been coming the other way had gone past, then stopped, and was now reversing back to where I was parked. Well, being a girly out in the middle of nowhere at what must have been midnight or beyond, I decided the best bet was to move on. Then about half a mile further on, my mirror was full of flashing blue lights and blazing headlights. Humbug. All I wanted to do was get home and go to bed (after shutting the chickens away of course). So I pulled over, rolled the window down and the nice policeman requested that I join them for a chat in their vehicle. After a 'what brings you out at this time of night on these little back roads' quiz, we established that the cop doing the questioning also has poultry, and recommends a light sensitive pop-hole that you can adjust to shut at certain light levels so that the chickens are all safely shut away before dark - only works though if the hens are trained to go in the shed before the door shuts! We had a grand little chat about ducks, geese, badgers and foxes but I couldn't get him interested in joining the VMCC. Through the course of the conversation, he also established that I wasn't drunk, nor had I been drinking at all (I'm just a naturally merry person), so I was free to go. Got the local paper the next day and found out that there's been a bit of a drink/drive crackdown in these parts lately - was relieved to see the name of GBC didn't appear in it!
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7 comments:
Not having to be bailed out is a good thing.....how much would it be for a criminal mastermind such as yerself????
Lemme guess....you was speeding and a GATSO gotcha? Mrs BC needs to take your driving priviledges away to protect those of us....ahem...law abiding citizens who are out and aboot on the roads.
Painting nails whilst driving a motor vehicle could lead to a custodial sentence ;-)
I hope it wasn't 'eating chocolate whilst driving'!
U N
Well it's now the day after tomorrow and silence reigns.
Should we be worried?
ng:)
I'm guessing that not only did GBC persuade them to forget any alleged offences, but she also talked them into VMCC membership on the spot.
So, my efforts to bake you a big chocolate cake with a file in it have been totally wasted....looks like I'll have to eat it myself!
NO CHOCOLATE!!!! I'd have to wait until Lent was over before I could get to the file Stu!
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