I survived!

Well I survived!  I worked 8:00 p.m. - 4:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday night this week.  I've done the occasional over-night in the past, but it's been a long time.  It was fun seeing some of my old over-night friends, we chatted all night Friday night.  Last night was a tad quieter, it was just Bill and I after 1:00 a.m. so we had some "quiet time" and some good chats about my mortgage.  I don't love the over-nights because right now I feel like it's about 10 in the morning but really it's 3:45 in the afternoon - confusing.

Moving on, I've decided to exercise my democratic right to my day in court.  Last Sunday I was doing a bunch of running around Airdrie.  I was on my way from the dance store to my friend Shelley's house, I had just turned onto the main road to her house when a fluorescent green vest stepped into the road in front of me.  My first thought was, "crap!" but I glanced at my speed-o-meter and it said 50, so my next thought was, "huh?"  When the BY-LAW Officer approached my vehicle he advised he recorded me going 50....IN A 30 ZONE?!?!?!?  What?!  This road is a main road that has two "service roads" on either side of it that front the residences, it never occured to me the main road was 30 km/hr. 

So I immediately pull out my license and insurance and hand them to him. He opens the insurance folder and tells me the insurance is expired, "crap again!"  I told him I have insurance and it must be at home on my counter (keep in mind I'm in Airdrie, home is a 5 minute drive.) He says..and I quote: "No problem, give me a minute to check on it.." and walks back to h

is car.  I'm feeling a tad relieved, obviously he has the magic cop-computer in his car and it will tell him I am a good law-abiding citizen with valid insurance.  I've seen "To Serve and Protect" that computer has lots of good info in it.  Just to be sure though I make a panicked phone call home.  It goes something like this:
Phil "Hi"
Me "Quick, look on the counter and see if I have a valid insurance card there."
Phil "Huh?"
Me "JUST LOOK FOR VALID INSURANCE, I GOT A TICKET!!  CALL ME BACK"
I wait, and wait, and wait...
Me "Gawd, what's going on?  Why haven't you called me back?  Did you find it?"
Phil "It's been like 3 seconds!  Yes it's right here.  Where are you?"
Me "THE SAME SPOT YOU TOLD ME NOT TO SPEED IN LAST NIGHT!  I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!"

Rent-a-cop comes back to my car and has 2 TICKETS IN HIS HAND!!  He's holding them kind of layered one on top of the other so I can't see how much the second one is for.  He gives me a speech about how he could have my car towed for failure to produce insurance but he believes I have insurance so he is just going to give me a citation.  He says, "Try to have a better day" and hands me the tickets.  I throw them on my seat and continue up to Shelley's house.  When I look at the tickets I see the speeding ticket is for $124.00 (and my husband has just informed me I will get demerits for it!) The Failure to Produce Insurance ticket is for $176.00!!!

So October 26 I will be at Alberta Provincial Court begging for some sort of reduction.  I will be starting a "Save Jesse's Driving Record" Defense Fund.  Please let me know if you would like to contribute.