Another mild experience
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:58 am
Duh! I go how many years with virtually no police contact, now I have two in two weeks!
On my way home from the theater with my wife late last night (skip the Jackson Shakespeare Festival -- their "Hamlet" is way too swishy...) I pulled a bit into the left-hand lane to avoid some rough pavement close to a curb in Ottawa Hills. Officer Friendly was right there to pull me over. I think he mainly wanted to check my eyes and breath to see if I had been drinking.
I turned on the interior lights and had my hands in plain sight with my wallet at the ready as the officer approached. I advised him that I was licensed and armed. Then I took what seemed like ten minutes to fish my CHL and DL out of my wallet. The officer was both friendly and patient. He even helped me to locate my Ohio CHL from among the stack of "papers" that I carry.
He ran my drivers license to see if I had any outstanding warrants ("I don't think you have any murder warrants out," he joked...). Then he gave me a warning ticket and said that I handled the firearms portion of the stop better than many others have. He thanked my for my service (Purple Heart tags, y'know) and we called it a night.
On my way home from the theater with my wife late last night (skip the Jackson Shakespeare Festival -- their "Hamlet" is way too swishy...) I pulled a bit into the left-hand lane to avoid some rough pavement close to a curb in Ottawa Hills. Officer Friendly was right there to pull me over. I think he mainly wanted to check my eyes and breath to see if I had been drinking.
I turned on the interior lights and had my hands in plain sight with my wallet at the ready as the officer approached. I advised him that I was licensed and armed. Then I took what seemed like ten minutes to fish my CHL and DL out of my wallet. The officer was both friendly and patient. He even helped me to locate my Ohio CHL from among the stack of "papers" that I carry.
He ran my drivers license to see if I had any outstanding warrants ("I don't think you have any murder warrants out," he joked...). Then he gave me a warning ticket and said that I handled the firearms portion of the stop better than many others have. He thanked my for my service (Purple Heart tags, y'know) and we called it a night.
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