Enjoy
Lew
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A New York lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over
by a Texas sheriff's deputy.
He thinks that he is smarter than the deputy because
he is a lawyer from New York and is certain that he has a
better education then any cop from Houston, TX.
He decides to prove this to himself and have some fun
at the Texas deputy's expense.
The deputy says, 'License and registration, please.'
'What for?' says the lawyer.
The deputy says, 'You didn't come to a complete stop at that
stop sign.'
Then the lawyer says, 'I slowed down, and no one was
coming.'
'You still didn't come to a complete stop, says the deputy.
License and registration, please.'**
The lawyer says, 'What's the difference?'
The difference is you have to come to complete stop, that's
the law.
License and registration, please!' the Deputy repeats..
The lawyer says, 'If you can show me the legal difference
between slow down and stop, I'll give you my license and
registration, and you give me the ticket.
If not, you let me go and don't give me the ticket.'
'That sounds fair.
Please exit your vehicle, sir,' the deputy says.
At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts
beating the crap out of the lawyer and says, 'Do you want me
to stop, or just slow down?'*
On 10/31/2012 10:09 AM, Swingman wrote:
> On 10/31/2012 4:38 AM, Leon wrote:
>> On 10/31/2012 12:38 AM, Roy wrote:
>>> On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:17:50 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
>>> <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>
>>> Snip
>>
>>>> Please exit your vehicle, sir,' the deputy says.
>>>>
>>>> At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts
>>>> beating the crap out of the lawyer and says, 'Do you want me
>>>> to stop, or just slow down?'*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I just love a story that has a happy ending.
>>>
>>> However, I must admit based on 25 years of driving in and around
>>> Houston, the
>>> apparent speed limit for stop signs appears to be about 12 MPH.
>>>
>>
>> I don't find that to be true in Bellaire, West U., etc. Otherwise, yeah.
>
> Say what? We gots more self-centered, yuppie transplant stop sign
> runners than anywhere in the universe ... apparently the attitude comes
> included with the JD, MD degree. ;)
Sorry! LOL After being stopped by West U police in Bellaire to tell me
about a dim license plate light that was not actually dim I figured a
rolling stop would land you in jail. :~)
>
> The ONLY place I find that NOT to be true is those four or five stop
> signs on S. Kirkwood that are in the city limits of Meadows Glen ...
> there you damned well better stop, completely, for that is how they
> bankroll the budget.
>
> As you well know ... :)
Totally forgot about that spot. LOL. No cheating in Meadows Place!
On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:17:50 -0700, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Enjoy
>
>Lew
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>A New York lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over
>by a Texas sheriff's deputy.
>
>He thinks that he is smarter than the deputy because
>he is a lawyer from New York and is certain that he has a
>better education then any cop from Houston, TX.
>
>He decides to prove this to himself and have some fun
>at the Texas deputy's expense.
>
>The deputy says, 'License and registration, please.'
>
>'What for?' says the lawyer.
>
>The deputy says, 'You didn't come to a complete stop at that
>stop sign.'
>
>Then the lawyer says, 'I slowed down, and no one was
>coming.'
>
>'You still didn't come to a complete stop, says the deputy.
>License and registration, please.'**
>
>The lawyer says, 'What's the difference?'
>
>The difference is you have to come to complete stop, that's
>the law.
>
>License and registration, please!' the Deputy repeats..
>
>The lawyer says, 'If you can show me the legal difference
>between slow down and stop, I'll give you my license and
>registration, and you give me the ticket.
>
>If not, you let me go and don't give me the ticket.'
>
>'That sounds fair.
>
>Please exit your vehicle, sir,' the deputy says.
>
>At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts
>beating the crap out of the lawyer and says, 'Do you want me
>to stop, or just slow down?'*
>
>
>
I just love a story that has a happy ending.
However, I must admit based on 25 years of driving in and around Houston, the
apparent speed limit for stop signs appears to be about 12 MPH.
"Roy" wrote:
> I just love a story that has a happy ending.
>
> However, I must admit based on 25 years of driving in and around
> Houston, the
> apparent speed limit for stop signs appears to be about 12 MPH.
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In CA, it's known as "The Rolling Right Turn."
Lew
On 10/31/2012 12:38 AM, Roy wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:17:50 -0700, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> Snip
>> Please exit your vehicle, sir,' the deputy says.
>>
>> At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts
>> beating the crap out of the lawyer and says, 'Do you want me
>> to stop, or just slow down?'*
>>
>>
>>
> I just love a story that has a happy ending.
>
> However, I must admit based on 25 years of driving in and around Houston, the
> apparent speed limit for stop signs appears to be about 12 MPH.
>
I don't find that to be true in Bellaire, West U., etc. Otherwise, yeah.
On 10/31/2012 6:55 PM, HeyBub wrote:
> Leon wrote:
>>
>> Totally forgot about that spot. LOL. No cheating in Meadows Place!
>
> But it's okay for them to cheat.
>
> In a discussion with a Meadows Place SERGEANT, I learned that he routinely
> places in jail anyone he catches with a gun in their car. This in spite of a
> Texas law that explicitly permits such action.
>
> Now, admittedly, the law is a little convoluted* and the district attorney
> goes along with the far-fetched interpretation, but every case that's made
> it to trial has been dismissed.
>
> ----------
> * Follow along - three different sections of the Texas Penal Code:
> 1. You shall not carry a pistol on or about your person.
> 2. The foregoing does not apply to travelers,
> 3. Persons in their cars are travelers.
>
>
They have to do something for excitement! ;~)
Leon wrote:
>
> Totally forgot about that spot. LOL. No cheating in Meadows Place!
But it's okay for them to cheat.
In a discussion with a Meadows Place SERGEANT, I learned that he routinely
places in jail anyone he catches with a gun in their car. This in spite of a
Texas law that explicitly permits such action.
Now, admittedly, the law is a little convoluted* and the district attorney
goes along with the far-fetched interpretation, but every case that's made
it to trial has been dismissed.
----------
* Follow along - three different sections of the Texas Penal Code:
1. You shall not carry a pistol on or about your person.
2. The foregoing does not apply to travelers,
3. Persons in their cars are travelers.
"HeyBub" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Leon wrote:
>>
>> Totally forgot about that spot. LOL. No cheating in
>> Meadows Place!
>
> But it's okay for them to cheat.
>
> In a discussion with a Meadows Place SERGEANT, I learned
> that he routinely places in jail anyone he catches with a
> gun in their car. This in spite of a Texas law that
> explicitly permits such action.
>
> Now, admittedly, the law is a little convoluted* and the
> district attorney goes along with the far-fetched
> interpretation, but every case that's made it to trial has
> been dismissed.
>
> ----------
> * Follow along - three different sections of the Texas
> Penal Code: 1. You shall not carry a pistol on or about
> your person. 2. The foregoing does not apply to travelers,
> 3. Persons in their cars are travelers.
>
>
>
http://preview.tinyurl.com/cns6s48
Nothing convoluted or ambiguous about the law.
If you're in your car and the weapon is concealed, your are OK
unless you are engaging in criminal activity other than a
misdemeanor traffic offense, member of a gang, or you are
prohibited from owning a weapon because of past offenses.
End of discussion.
Larry
Lew Hodgett wrote:
> "Roy" wrote:
>
>> I just love a story that has a happy ending.
>>
>> However, I must admit based on 25 years of driving in and around
>> Houston, the
>> apparent speed limit for stop signs appears to be about 12 MPH.
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> In CA, it's known as "The Rolling Right Turn."
>
> Lew
On the way to work/school in the morning with my dad, it was about 20
MPH, and I'm not kidding. It was exciting (I didn't like it)!
In article <[email protected]>,
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>On 10/31/2012 12:38 AM, Roy wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:17:50 -0700, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>
>> Snip
>
>>> Please exit your vehicle, sir,' the deputy says.
>>>
>>> At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts
>>> beating the crap out of the lawyer and says, 'Do you want me
>>> to stop, or just slow down?'*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I just love a story that has a happy ending.
>>
>> However, I must admit based on 25 years of driving in and around Houston, the
>> apparent speed limit for stop signs appears to be about 12 MPH.
>>
>
>I don't find that to be true in Bellaire, West U., etc. Otherwise, yeah.
In my area been many speed cameras have been installed in school zones
over the last few years. Most of these school zones have a 25 mph limit
during school hours, and maybe 35 to 45 at other times. If your caught by
one of these speedcams it is a $40 fine. The local newspaper did an FOIA
request on the records and found that over 900 school buses had received
tickets during the past year. One of them was clocked at 74 mph.
--
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with the average voter. (Winston Churchill)
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On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:41:15 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
>On 10/31/2012 10:09 AM, Swingman wrote:
>> On 10/31/2012 4:38 AM, Leon wrote:
>>> On 10/31/2012 12:38 AM, Roy wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:17:50 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Snip
>>>
>>>>> Please exit your vehicle, sir,' the deputy says.
>>>>>
>>>>> At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts
>>>>> beating the crap out of the lawyer and says, 'Do you want me
>>>>> to stop, or just slow down?'*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I just love a story that has a happy ending.
>>>>
>>>> However, I must admit based on 25 years of driving in and around
>>>> Houston, the
>>>> apparent speed limit for stop signs appears to be about 12 MPH.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I don't find that to be true in Bellaire, West U., etc. Otherwise, yeah.
>>
>> Say what? We gots more self-centered, yuppie transplant stop sign
>> runners than anywhere in the universe ... apparently the attitude comes
>> included with the JD, MD degree. ;)
>
>Sorry! LOL After being stopped by West U police in Bellaire to tell me
>about a dim license plate light that was not actually dim I figured a
>rolling stop would land you in jail. :~)
>
>>
>> The ONLY place I find that NOT to be true is those four or five stop
>> signs on S. Kirkwood that are in the city limits of Meadows Glen ...
>> there you damned well better stop, completely, for that is how they
>> bankroll the budget.
>>
>> As you well know ... :)
>
>Totally forgot about that spot. LOL. No cheating in Meadows Place!
Ah, yes. Let us not forget to honor Patton Village, where it was possible to
get a speeding ticket even going 5mph BELOW the speed limit before the state
made it impossible to finance local governments via Mayors Court. Nowadays I
hear you actually have to be speeding to get stopped there.
On 10/31/2012 4:38 AM, Leon wrote:
> On 10/31/2012 12:38 AM, Roy wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:17:50 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
>> <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>
>> Snip
>
>>> Please exit your vehicle, sir,' the deputy says.
>>>
>>> At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts
>>> beating the crap out of the lawyer and says, 'Do you want me
>>> to stop, or just slow down?'*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I just love a story that has a happy ending.
>>
>> However, I must admit based on 25 years of driving in and around
>> Houston, the
>> apparent speed limit for stop signs appears to be about 12 MPH.
>>
>
> I don't find that to be true in Bellaire, West U., etc. Otherwise, yeah.
Say what? We gots more self-centered, yuppie transplant stop sign
runners than anywhere in the universe ... apparently the attitude comes
included with the JD, MD degree. ;)
The ONLY place I find that NOT to be true is those four or five stop
signs on S. Kirkwood that are in the city limits of Meadows Glen ...
there you damned well better stop, completely, for that is how they
bankroll the budget.
As you well know ... :)
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On 10/31/2012 7:35 PM, Roy wrote:
Snip
>>
>> Totally forgot about that spot. LOL. No cheating in Meadows Place!
>
>
> Ah, yes. Let us not forget to honor Patton Village, where it was possible to
> get a speeding ticket even going 5mph BELOW the speed limit before the state
> made it impossible to finance local governments via Mayors Court. Nowadays I
> hear you actually have to be speeding to get stopped there.
>
And then there is Corpus Christi, about 1971 the police department got
its first radar equipment. The police department was pretty strict
about speed limits to begin with so not too many people went past the
limit. Soooo along Weber road they set up a plain site radar trap to
try out the new equipment.
Dozens of cars were pulled over so that the drivers could receive their
5~7 mph over the speed limit tickets. Oh and the 35mph speed limit sign
had been temporarily removed for the temporary 30mph speed limit sign
during the initial radar try out period.
IIRC all tickets that were within 5mph of the old speed limit were
dismissed.