My friend Beth and I were driving on Route 151 in East Haddam on Tuesday following a blue GMC Sierra, CT plate 4CL 331. If he wasn't drunk, someone should take away his keys just on general principle. He was moseying along as one is apt to do on those back country roads when we came to a cross street, no stop sign or stop light, and he slammed on his brakes for no apparent reason. It was only as we began moving again that we figured out why. There was a state police car waiting to make a left turn which would have required him to cross our line of traffic. Apparently the mere sight of this car which had no flashing lights or sense of urgency struck fear into this guy's heart. There could only be a couple of reasons for this.
1) He had a dead body in the back of the truck.
2) He was an illegal alien or escaped felon and/or was driving an unregistered vehicle.
3) He'd had a few pops at the local bar and his reactions were more than a little off.
I vote for the latter. A piece of advice for the driver: If you've been stupid enough to get in your truck after having a few too many, don't slam on your brakes every time you see a cop car. The driver behind you might not always have the lightning fast reflexes Beth had and a fender bender is a sure way to get the cops interested in you. In fact, the dented rear bumper you were sporting tells me that perhaps this wasn't the first time you've pulled this stunt. Knock it off before you kill someone.
And once again this morning as the bus loaded its students at the intersection of Fairview and Main Street in Portland cars just continued to fly by the bus with its red lights flashing. What is wrong with you people? I guess at this point the word of warning has to go to the students and their parents because apparently the morning commuters DO NOT GIVE A DAMN about your kids. You know, it's dark at that time of morning and ironically, that makes the flashing lights that much more obvious....but not to the oblivious.
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