Dumb traffic tickets

[426HemiChick]

                25 May 2024
In mid 1969 I was in NY working on the super secret FBM sub program. I was heading down to the Brooklyn Navy yard to do some work on the system installed on the Navy test ship. On the way down I was stopped for speeding, 69 in a 55 zone. The cop wrote me a ticket and asked me when I'd like to appear in court. I asked him what dates were available. He gave me several to choose from, One of the dates was after I would be in Japan, so I selected it.

Still have the ticket, hope the statute of limitations has run out. Probably has after 55 years. Won't tempt fate by visiting NY any time soon.

I was driving a rented 69 Dodge B body with a massive 318. Actually, it was a nice car.

Best Always
426 HC's

[Kern Dog]

The wife and I considered a move out of state and I wondered what it might be like to land in a smaller town. I don't know how true it is but I've heard of how the tolerance for "transplants" can be.
It sure would be frustrating to just be out enjoying the day and to have to watch every move. Sometimes the thrill of the ride gets away from you and you're going faster than the limit or cornering harder than the law allows.

[426HemiChick]

The wife and I considered a move out of state and I wondered what it might be like to land in a smaller town. I don't know how true it is but I've heard of how the tolerance for "transplants" can be.
It sure would be frustrating to just be out enjoying the day and to have to watch every move. Sometimes the thrill of the ride gets away from you and you're going faster than the limit or cornering harder than the law allows.

I have lived in many states and countries. When doing so, I always view myself as an outsider and try to assimilate. If I don't like the situation where I am, I move on to greener pastures. I moved to Texas in 1979, rented a place in a small burb of Fort Worth and settled in. Six months later we bought a house in Southlake TX, population about 800. It was rural, many ranches, no traffic lights, few stop signs, and few residents.

Don't remember the date but the town started to grow rapidly. I was living and working in Mexico at the time. I'd return home for a week every month. Had a great deal, 12 weeks paid vacation. Every time I came home things were drastically changed from the previous trip. Traffic was up, rural Texas was disappearing, and I didn't much care for it. Eventually I became a cop, enjoyed it, worked with CPS (Child Protective Services) quite a lot. I went along with the CPS Officer as protection for all involved in the case. Why did I do it? Because I knew what it was like to be beaten and knocked around by alcoholic and drugged parents. I saw the lousy side of life. The unfortunate side of this was there was little I could do to help the kids. The courts almost always side with the parents.

Went on to becoming a tree climber (arborist). Did that until my knees gave out preventing me from safely climbing.

Finally realized I no longer fit in the Southlake scheme of things. After 42 years of fighting City Hall, I sold out and moved to Phoenix. Best move I have made. We have two seasons here, Hot and Hotter. Eight inches of rain annually so rust is a scarce commodity. Don't recommend it if you don't like temps 100+. The culture here is very different from what I am used to, but I have grown to like it. It's mixed and we all seem to get along. It's not perfect but what is perfect?

I do know: "We are Home !!!"

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426 HC's

[426HemiChick]

Hi Folks,                28 May 2024

Decided to honor my second ship and all the crews that served aboard her with a custom License plate of their own. Our Dodge Ram PU now proudly wears "TAGS21" the Hull Number of the USNS Bowditch T-AGS 21.

Both my ships and the two I never served on, are long gone though I fondly remember them and their crews. I learned a lot and had a wonderful career in engineering, complements of the US NAVY and our ships and crews.

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426 HC's

[lloyd3]

I once got a written warning for "Reckless Driving" back in Bradford, Pennsylvania the mid-1980s. I'd been in the petrology lab all evening looking at slides of different minerals and my eyes and patience were pretty-well shot. I never screwed around on campus (w/my Sublime '70 Bee) but the minute I rolled over the property line onto the county road, it was "game-on". The bigger Holley carb I'd bought to replace the previous iteration didn't have a provision for a choke, so the car was famously cold-blooded. I'd get that 383 started by feathering the throttle and then keep it in 1st gear all the way around the campus to let it warm up, but the minute I was off the school grounds, I'd run it much more briskly to get it to idle better by the time I'd get back to town. This November/December night was exceptionally wet & cold (the windows had a rim of frost) and, of course, it didn't want to idle at all, spitting and sputtering all the way around the quad. By the time I'd hit the county road, I'd simply had it and floored it, hammering all the gears as I headed for my off-campus apartment. Wound it up to whatever the top was for the 3.23 to 1, 8 3/4 set up when I noticed a tiny little flashing red light wayyy-back in my mirror. Townies, I thought, and after thinking about it, I decided to pull over and wait for them (it would be hard to hide a lime-green Super Bee in '80s nowhere Pennsylvania, because rust had claimed all the other examples there by then. This car also had fresh paint, Cragars, & a new tail-stripe & rubber all around, so...it really stood out in that part of the world) besides...I knew he'd not had a chance to lock-in my speed even if he had a radar gun because he was just too-far back from me.)  The townie Police cruiser pulls up and the middle-aged officer walks up to my window, which was already down. He shines his flashlight at me and in my car and he then does a tour all the way around it while it idles (perfectly, now that it was warmed up a little). He asked me to turn it off (presumably so he could hear our conversation as I had turbo mufflers on it by then) and then he proceeds to tells me that my tires "didn't stop spinning until I was clear past the gymnasium". I responded with "I'm really sorry about that officer, but I've had several problems with this carburetor and I was just trying to get it to clear out a little so it would idle". I believe I also mentioned that I'd had a rather long & frustrating night in the geology lab at school. Not sure which story worked, but he went back to his new Mopar cruiser (mid-80s St. Regis?) and returned with my written warning, he also told me then, rather emphatically that "if you have to blow the carbon out of her, take it up on the expressway....but just go 55!".  He handed me my warning, explained the particulars of it, and cut me loose. I saved that citation (and still have it after all these years) as I've never heard of another quite like it. "Reckless Driving" usually had a much-more severe consequence in the world I grew up in.

[426HemiChick]

Hi lloyd3,            29 May 2024

Wasn't life much simpler back then? If I had my druthers I'd go back to 1957 and remain there.

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426 HC's

[lloyd3]

Hello Hemichick:

Well, I don't know about 1957 (although I could probably be talked into it). Even the 1980s & 90s weren't too-bad IMHO.  Besides cars, I like to hunt and fish and even there things are getting pretty-tough these days. There seems to be "quality of life" issues just about everywhere anymore.   

[426HemiChick]

Hello Hemichick:

Well, I don't know about 1957 (although I could probably be talked into it). Even the 1980s & 90s weren't too-bad IMHO.  Besides cars, I like to hunt and fish and even there things are getting pretty-tough these days. There seems to be "quality of life" issues just about everywhere anymore. 

Hi lloyd3,      03 June 2024

The reason I picked 1957, was that was the year I had the most fun as a teenager (16 - 17).

The rules were more relaxed and there weren't protests popping up in every town that had a university or some other institution of Left wing political indoctrination telling us how we should live our lives. Good old Kent State comes to mind.

By the early 60's Nam was becoming a hotbed spawning protests. Scruffty collage "kids" and hangers-on were everywhere.

Next thing I knew I was drafted into the US Army. During a lunch break I switched gears and joined the US Navy. Sure glad I did. It was like finding a pot of Gold at the end of a "Rainbow."

Received our new license plate for Vic. Looks nice and makes me proud of having served my country along with the four others of our group: 2 in the Navy, 2 in the Army and one in the Marine Corps. All are gone now thanks to Smoking. I miss them as we were like brothers.

As soon as I get a photo of Vic and our Dodge PU with their new plates I'll post them here, "if no-one minds." I'll post them even if someone does mind.

Hope all is well with you.

Best Always
426 HC's

[John_Kunkel]

If I had my druthers I'd go back to 1957 and remain there.

For, me it would be 1964...all of the "Big Three" had insane Super Stock cars available, everybody I knew had some sort of street rod, we raced on the street and the strip and we partied 'til the sun came up (and later). Of course, if I still lived that life, the law would have caught up with me and my liver would have given out years ago.

[Kern Dog]

What matters isn't the amount of years that you lived but the amount of life you lived in those years.
Imagine being 100 with no great memories to reminisce about compared to conking out at 75 after lots of women, racing, drinking and regretful experiences!

[426HemiChick]

If I had my druthers I'd go back to 1957 and remain there.

For, me it would be 1964...all of the "Big Three" had insane Super Stock cars available, everybody I knew had some sort of street rod, we raced on the street and the strip and we partied 'til the sun came up (and later). Of course, if I still lived that life, the law would have caught up with me and my liver would have given out years ago.

Hi John,          05 June 2024

I'm sure 64 was a great year, being in the service with low pay and being at sea most of the time limited what one could do for "Entertainment." We didn't have any means of communicating with the world outside of our ship while at sea. We spent 28 days at sea and 7 days import as our normal routine.

By the time we received mail it was pretty much old, same for magazines and periodicals. We lived in our own little world until we hit port and all hell broke loose. We had movies, books and magazines but no communication with those outside of our ship. Our project was super secret and we spent long periods away from civilization.

The Navy made up for this with superb accommodations; we had staterooms with attached bathroom facilities, a dining room, menu and a waiter to take our orders, we ate off of dinnerware served by our waiter. It was a great life for a young sailor.

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Chris for the 426 HC's

[426HemiChick]

Have lots of important stuff to attend to, like getting all our cars operational. We are making progress, the Interceptor is running better than new. A/C, front end rebuild and third member gear change 3.08 to 2.73. After this it's off to the Resto shop for Paint and Interior. Love the car, looking for another.

We used a lot of Kenny Brown's performance equipment on Vic. Sad to find out Kenny passed away April 19, 2022. Our belated condolences to his family and friends.

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426 HC's

[426HemiChick]

Hi Folks,          08 June 2024

Probably our last post here. The sites "god" was offended by our retort to the resident AH so he deleted it to prevent Corn-hole from being offended.

Of course this post will surely do it.

Look for us on a Ford site since we have more of them than Stellantis NV (Fiat) vehicles. Nothing is sacred anymore.

Haste Luego Amigos

Take care
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GTBG - 426 HC's

[Kern Dog]

Uhh...



This site is for Dodge Charger owners and enthusiasts.
A Ford forum makes much more sense for a Ford owner to be rather than here.

[426HemiChick]

You do have a talent . . . . . STUPIDITY !!!

Won't be long and you'll be the only member.

[Kern Dog]

You're still here?
You keep stating that "this is our last post" yet you return like a rash.
If you're not a Charger owner, why be here? You don't own a Hemi and you're not a "chick". You're a man that needs therapy to set you straight. You really should look into that. You will be much better off.
You think a Volkswagen owner would be welcome on a Mustang forum when they neither own a Mustang nor ever post anything technical or helpful about them? This isn't facebook, man. This isn't Instagram. This is a car site dedicated to Charger enthusiasts.
I don't think you're a bad guy, just confused and in need of help. It is available, you just need to seek it out.

[LaOtto70Charger]

Hi Folks,          08 June 2024

Probably our last post here. The sites "god" was offended by our retort to the resident AH so he deleted it to prevent Corn-hole from being offended.



Of course this post will surely do it.

Look for us on a Ford site since we have more of them than Stellantis NV (Fiat) vehicles. Nothing is sacred anymore.

Haste Luego Amigos

Take care
Best Always
GTBG - 426 HC's

Hope the Interceptor repairs go well. The lower gears should make for some good cruising.

[John_Kunkel]

I don't think you're a bad guy, just confused and in need of help. It is available, you just need to seek it out.

You might consider taking your own advice.

https://www.capitolangermgt.com/

[Kern Dog]

Nah, I'm fine. Anyone that doesn't like me is someone that I neither like nor need anyway.