Jun 8
Oh my goodness! This has been a heck of a day. Not too busy at work, until about 3, and then I was slammed for the last hour. Trying to keep everything in order since I'll be gone for the next few days.
When I left to pick up Martyn, I decided to try going a different way to the new baby sitter's house, to figure out the most efficient way of getting there. I was slightly speeding, and got pulled over for a tail light being out. The cop was very friendly and said he pulled me over initially because of my tail light being out, but I was also speeding and he noticed I had a big crack in my wind shield.
He asked me for my license and registration and proof of insurance. I had two of the three, ha! I gave him my license, and got out my registration and handed it to him and didn't say anything. He said in a not mean sounding voice, "do you have your insurance card with you?" I said no I don't. Then he said "are you currently insured?" I hesitated, and decided to tell the truth, I didn't have insurance. He pauses for a moment, then says, "thank you for being honest. Did you know it's a crime in Oregon to lie about having insurance? If you had lied and I ran your information and found that you were lying, I could take you to jail for that".... good thing I decided to tell the truth.
He gave me a ticket for the tail light being out and for driving with out insurance. No speeding ticket, just a warning. He said go home and get insurance on this car, because if I see it driving around I'm going to run the plates and if it's not insured I'm going to have it towed. I was like thank you so much! I called my baby sitter, and she was gracious enough to come and pick me up (I wasn't all that far from her place) and then let me use her Internet to get quick insurance while I waited for Eli to get off work, and then come and get me, and then watch Martyn for a little while longer (at no extra charge) while Eli and I went and got my car. The cop had made me leave it in a parking lot, and didn't have it towed.
So, much to my dismay I am now insured. I hate insurance so much, but it is the law and I've been skirting it for quite some time. It's been hanging over my head, and I'm glad that's lifted now...even though it cost me a ticket. Not too hefty of a ticket though, thankfully.
That whole rigmarole messed up my plans to visit my friend who just had a baby, though. Which I'm sad about. But we'll visit after I get back from San Diego.
On that note, Martyn and I are heading back down to San Diego tomorrow morning, for my bff's wedding. I'm so excited....and terribly exhausted! It's time for bed.
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