I took Dawson to an Orthodontist appointment today and on the way home I was frustrated as usual with other drivers on the road. I CANT STAND people that hang out in the passing lane. Nearing Park City I decided I had enough of it and gave it some gas and proceeded to pass 4 or 5 cars on the right. It wasnt until I got to the lead jerk that was leading all these jerks in the left lane that I saw the words State Trooper on the bumper of the lead car. The next words I saw were, Construction Zone. Immediately I said, Ohhhh nooooo. After a brief courting by the white car it lit up like a Christmas tree. I am a firm believer that if you have done wrong you should own it immediately. This includes pulling over asap, admitting you are an idiot and apologize and take responsibility for your actions. We were approaching an overpass when the Trooper lit me up and so I pulled over quickly and stopped towards the top of the overpass off the side. Immediately I realized I made a terrible mistake. Construction zone = no grass on shoulder. It rained this morning. I stopped in slick mud at the top of a VERY steep embankment so that when I came to a stop I felt the front end of my car slide about 6 to the right. I knew immediately I had made a terrible mistake. The Trooper looked to be VERY young. I would guess late 20s or early 30s. He told me that he pulled me over for speeding 76 in a 60 in a CONSTRUCTION zone. I nodded and shook my head in shame and said, That sounds about right. Im an idiot. He asked for my license and for some odd reason I handed him my debit card. he laughed and said, I dont think you want me to have that I shook my head and laughed and said, What in the world is wrong with me? and I gave him my license. I said, Sir? I am a little worried that I pulled over too quickly and felt my car shift towards this embankment when I stopped. I am concerned we are going to slide down it. He told me to try and back out and drive over the overpass and stop on the concrete on the other side. I put it in drive keeping my wheels straight and all it did was slide down and to the right about a foot. Dawson looked scared and I looked at the Trooper and said, I think Im in deep trouble here. Im not sure what to do. He looked puzzled and said, Ya know? Im not sure what to do either.... we sat pondering the situation for a moment of silence and he said to try again only to slide further down the embankment. I have been stuck in mud before in cars, trucks, 4 wheelers, etc. I was screwed and I knew there was no way I was getting out. The trooper told me to try going forward and rock it back in reverse. I looked at him like..... Seriously!? You see how steep this is? Go forward!? as Dawson gripped the dash board and started breathing heavily. The Trooper said, Just inch it forward and hit it in reverse hard. I did as he said and to my shock we actually started inching back up the embankment. Everything in my being told me we shouldnt be able to accomplish this at the angle we were in and in the type of mud we were in. I was giving it heck. Tires just spinning and inching back. I realized while the Trooper was pushing I was spraying him with mud. I made it out and back onto the road and he told me to cross the overpass and pull over on the CONCRETE just past there. Feeling like a real donkey for all the chaos I had created, I did as he asked and pulled over on a safe spot thinking about how if I just relaxed and let my anger go I wouldnt be in this situation getting a VERY expensive ticket and showering a friendly Trooper in mud. He came back to my window and said, Sir your tail light is out too. I just started laughing at the ridiculousness that was me and my car and this situation and and and.... He smiled too and said, Look, Im just gonna give you a warning and get that tail light fixed. ... I quit laughing and looked at him in shock. Looking at the chunks of mud on his uniform and said, ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? Sir.... THANK YOU SO MUCH! and reached out and shook his hand. and he said, Sorry about your car and the mud. Have a nice day. WHAT!? YOU are sorry? Im the idiot! What an awesome Trooper. I wish I had thought to catch his name. The end.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:48:27 +0000
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