tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post2605643973485145566..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: Seeing RedCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-46989755243574277102014-06-22T11:16:57.140-04:002014-06-22T11:16:57.140-04:00OMG....the "wrong shade of red"? Loved ...OMG....the "wrong shade of red"? Loved the post.....laughter makes the heart lighter :-)It's.a.crazy.worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097206219065815316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-38955662576227505992014-06-11T09:44:58.186-04:002014-06-11T09:44:58.186-04:00Heh-heh. Next time you're in Our Town, I'l...Heh-heh. Next time you're in Our Town, I'll let you borrow our car to drive across campus. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-62888780146019701642014-06-08T18:11:39.736-04:002014-06-08T18:11:39.736-04:00it's likely if i h ad been the driver that my ...it's likely if i h ad been the driver that my thought life would have leaked through my lips. not likely...pretty much guaranteed.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-22218726826304835572014-06-07T22:09:32.000-04:002014-06-07T22:09:32.000-04:00See, YOU were the guy he was really lookin' fo...See, YOU were the guy he was <i>really</i> lookin' for. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-24032615489722428852014-06-07T14:42:16.446-04:002014-06-07T14:42:16.446-04:00You are very much the better man than I am, Gunga ...You are very much the better man than I am, Gunga Din. I not only would have said what you were only thinking, but I probably would have done fishtails in the middle of the quad as payback for my lost time.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-52120169104793606382014-06-05T17:05:39.292-04:002014-06-05T17:05:39.292-04:00ah craig, you bad bad boy ;-)ah craig, you bad bad boy ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-79393111090659967522014-06-04T11:51:03.759-04:002014-06-04T11:51:03.759-04:00You've given me an idea for a story...You've given me an idea for a story...<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-82591323555472071782014-06-04T11:49:27.084-04:002014-06-04T11:49:27.084-04:00"California has the right idea on this one......<i>"California has the right idea on this one..."</i><br /><br />That's one ;-)(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-54667334654160934052014-06-04T11:38:09.515-04:002014-06-04T11:38:09.515-04:00Alas, I habitually drive too fast to have only pai...Alas, I habitually drive too fast to have only paid one ticket in my young life (Yeah, I know; you can save the lecture). . .<br /><br />And if by 'better stories' you mean, 'something involving jail time', I got none of those. . .<br /><br />;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-37583986096309852352014-06-04T11:32:59.782-04:002014-06-04T11:32:59.782-04:00Well, that or a proclivity for throwing one's ...Well, that or a proclivity for throwing one's weight around. . .<br /><br />California has the right idea on this one, methinks. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-42779776084289082992014-06-03T20:21:02.463-04:002014-06-03T20:21:02.463-04:00yeah yeah, I've only been pulled over legitima...yeah yeah, I've only been pulled over legitimately twice and managed 1 ticket in all these years but have been pulled over numerous times usually resulting in similar conversations, both internal and external. As long as you remain respectful they make for great stories. I hear if you don't it makes for even better stories ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-41978497470437152762014-06-02T11:57:53.247-04:002014-06-02T11:57:53.247-04:00I feel fortunate that the only KK with whom I have...I feel fortunate that the only KK with whom I have had any opportunity to come in contact were restricted to writing parking tickets.<br />Maybe it has something to do with the way Calfornia's codes are written that it requires any other enforcement to be handled by sworn officers?<br />In any case my experience with the KK has given me cause to believe it takes a certain type of mentality to perform the tasks involved.<br />There has to be an aptitude test that determines a lack of compassion and empathy.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-53489524446392134702014-06-01T18:42:43.782-04:002014-06-01T18:42:43.782-04:00Oh, there are times when the ability to hold one&#...Oh, there are times when the ability to hold one's tongue is simply priceless. . .<br /><br />The MSU campus is, for the most part, quite lovely, and there are lots of fond memories for me there, so it's not like I wouldn't want to drive on-campus anyway, y'know?<br /><br />And I'm sure the Corvettes you were drivin' back in the day, drew no attention at all from Law Enforcement, right?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-30042213108613959762014-06-01T18:39:17.113-04:002014-06-01T18:39:17.113-04:00Yeah, that little red Chevy Aveo just screams '...Yeah, that little red Chevy Aveo just screams 'troublemaker', I'm sure. . . Especially with the off-color tail-light tape. You just KNOW that guy is up to no good, right?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-60974051728400595242014-06-01T18:36:56.963-04:002014-06-01T18:36:56.963-04:00Niiiice. Sounds like your guy was at least as bri...Niiiice. Sounds like your guy was at least as bright as mine, to realize that he really didn't want any part of telling it to a judge. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-81593029974803562252014-06-01T14:32:46.104-04:002014-06-01T14:32:46.104-04:00Heh. You did good by holding your peace... and I&...Heh. You did good by holding your peace... and I've experienced the "what I'm thinking" vs "what I actually SAY" bits, often.<br /><br />I visited the MSU campus on several occasions back in the day and never had any run-ins with the KK, thanks to The Deity At Hand.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-22785202570009957682014-06-01T13:13:23.048-04:002014-06-01T13:13:23.048-04:00I remember the KK from my own college days, but no...I remember the KK from my own college days, but none of my kids have ever mentioned any run-ins at their three different colleges. <br /><br />I guess you need to stop driving a gangsta car, Craig!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-42186959708939293972014-06-01T10:05:40.039-04:002014-06-01T10:05:40.039-04:0050 years ago, after dropping off my date I was dri...50 years ago, after dropping off my date I was driving out of the campus well under the speed limit because, as you say, the KK's reputation for being assholes. A car came up behind me and began to tailgate me. I slowed down to let him pass, he did not, I sped up a little, he remained only several feet behind me. I sped up more, more of the same. Now I assumed it was some a-hole drunk college kid so I really stepped on it because I didn't want to get in a brawl. That is when the idiot flashed his bubblegum light and pulled me over. He ranted much as you describe about how I was speeding. I responded back that "I was not speeding until you attached yourself to my fender and I decided to get out of dodge before there was trouble. Why would you scare the crap out of me like that?" He decided to let me go with a warning. KK's all assholes even 50 years ago. joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com