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Three days ago I went to the hospital to have blood drawn for routine blood work, and after that I went to see my Doctor on related matters,and had even more blood drawn there. I was there until 4:45, so I was late for my golf game that was to begin at 4:30. I rushed home and changed clothes and put on my golf shoes. When I got to the course I realized I was too late, and still a little woozy from having the blood drawn (it was about a pint altogether). So, I decided to blow off the game and began driving home. A half mile or so later I saw the state police car’s lights pulling me over. There were 3 police vehicles all together. One of the policemen came up to the passenger window and I lowered it. He asked for my driver’s license, insurance, and registration. Then, he asked me to get out of the car. He said he could smell alcohol and asked me how much I had to drink that day. I told him none. He said that he did what he did for a living and that he wasn’t stupid and to please not insult his intelligence, and asked me again and again I said none. So he gave me the part of a road side test, where he wanted me to follow the movement of his finger without moving my head. Then he said that I didn’t have to let him search the car if I didn’t want him to, but that we both knew that he would find an open container of alcohol under the seat. I told him to go ahead, please. So he did, and came up empty, but had me finish the rest of the road side test, not easy wearing golf shoes. Of course, everyone in town drove by, it seemed(my wife knew about it within minutes). I guess I passed the test because he told me that in spite of running 3 stop signs, speeding, and not wearing a seat belt he was just going to give me a warning. I went back later to check, and there was only one stop sign between where he stopped me and the golf course.
I have no idea why he thought he smelled booze, and I doubt I was speeding or ran the one stop sign. I was not wearing a seat belt, though. Anyhoo, it really made me realize how horrible it would be like to live in a police state. That kid was nice enough, but he sure has his facts mixed up and caused me quite a bit of embarrassment.
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