Yesterday was a pretty good day. Pam and me rode out to Rahway for their Hot Rods and Harleys event. It was the first one of these that we’d been to. \u00c2\u00a0What an incredible exhibit of vintage iron! What a trip down memory lane! \u00c2\u00a0The weather was pretty good, too. 70s, mostly sunny, a fine day for walking around. We caught a bit of a sprinkle on the way out but it passed so quickly that it just didn’t matter.<\/p>\n
After a stop for a quick beer<\/a>, we left Milltown and entered the evening traffic of route 1 south. Accelerating into the left lane I worked my way through the gears rather loudly, smiling to myself, satisfied with the day. Then I saw the squad car under the flyover. It was much too late to do much about it.<\/p>\n I flipped the blinker and decelerated, moving back through the lanes, and left the highway for the Office Depot parking lot. There really isn’t anyplace safe to pull over, and I figured this would likely be a lengthy stop. I killed the motor and Pam and me dismounted, doffing our helmets.<\/p>\n The officer got out of his car and approached. “License and registration, please.”<\/p>\n “Yes, sir.” I pulled my license, handed it over and began sorting through the registration and insurance documents in my wallet, I have several.<\/p>\n “Mr. Plavnicky,” he said, “you’re local. You were doing seventy one in a fifty. You have yourself a nice day.” He handed my license back.<\/p>\n “Thank you, sir!” I said as he returned to his car.<\/p>\n We mounted up and left the parking lot. It could have gone very differently.<\/p>\n I didn’t catch the badge number or name, but if you happen to be reading – yeah, right, like that’s likely – well, thanks for making my day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday was a pretty good day. Pam and me rode out to Rahway for their Hot Rods and Harleys event. It was the first one of these that we’d been to. \u00c2\u00a0What an incredible exhibit of vintage iron! What a trip down memory lane! \u00c2\u00a0The weather was pretty good, too. 70s, mostly sunny, a fine … Continue reading Getting Lucky<\/span>