brent(inWorship)

I didn’t think it was possible to connect the two, but…

Here ya go.

Yesterday, Twitter was a buzz with my twitpic of this book…

In honor and recognition of this event. I give you, “Check the Poo”…

Thanks @Aadom

I just have to vent for a moment. I even designed some really impressive pictures to help this make sense

I got a ticket yesterday. I made an illegal right turn. I used to live on the Southwest side of town. I used to travel down this road almost everyday and I made this turn over and over. It’s been about 3 years since I’ve lived in that area and so I never drive down this road. I happened to be driving in this area yesterday and made a turn I used to make all the time. When I turned, I saw a couple of cop cars with their lights on. One had a car pulled over and another was coming towards me going the opposite way. The one coming toward me did a quick U turn and began to follow me. He had his lights on before I got to him and I just thought he was turning around to help the other cop car. But he kept following me, so I pulled over to let him by and he pulled over with me. I had no clue what was going on. I hadn’t done anything…that I was aware of. The cop asked for my stuff and then explained to me why he pulled me over. They had just changed the lane at the right turn I made. It is now illegal to do what I did. “Did you know this” he asked me. I told him I had no idea. I did not know about the new change. Then he told me, “well we are ticketing people to let them know about the changes.” WHAT?!?! Your informing me about changes by giving me a ticket. Not a warning, a ticket. A $242 ticket!

Ok, here’s what happened. This is a drawing of the corner showing what the turn lane looked like and how we used to pull up to the intersection, veer to the right and make the turn.

This next picture shows what the intersection looks like now. Exactly the same only with some new white lines.

Now, in my attention to detail, I made sure to show you how there is absolutely ZERO signage to let anyone know about the new changes or whether or not the turn could be made. I guess the new white lines make it illegal.

The cop told me there was an unmarked car at the corner and as people turned illegally, he would radio the two cruisers and they would pull us over.

Doesn’t this seem a bit extreme? Should they be ticketing or warning? This is a new change and people are basically being picked out at random (cause they can’t pull everyone over) and being made an example of, all for the sake of us knowing that we can’t turn like this anymore.

I was ticketed in a sting…for illegal turns…

So, my rant has ended, you are free to take it up from here. I have a good record, so I will be calling traffic school and hopefully working off the ticket and it won’t cost me anything. We’ll see.

My friend Vince was kind enough to fill in some other details (that I am not sure actually happend) and he also posted a nice video to help us smile

There was Toast. The Cheetoh was cool. Of course, the stained image on the freeway brought a ton of attention.

But now I give you, Jesus, on a moth.

I don’t know what to say. Do any of you have an opinion?

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This kind of crap is all over the place…