License and registration please
March 8, 2010 | Filed under: Stuff
I swear when I saw the blue and red lights flashing in my rear view mirror, I thought “huh, some poor sucker is getting pulled over”.
That sucker was me. First instinct – panic. Second instinct – righteous indignation. Hey, EVERYONE is speeding, not just me!
Turns out, he wanted to talk about my registration sticker. Or lack of. HUH? I know for a damn fact that sticker came in the mail two weeks ago, and that Alpha Man put it on. So I launched into this whole spiel of how the sticker was applied, and if it’s not there now that’s because the stickers are cheaply made and there’s been so much sand in the road because of the snow, and things are dirty and THIS IS NOT MY FAULT, THE STICKER WAS ON, and don’t you have real criminals to catch?
He never blinked. “Registration, please.”
Okay, now we’ve discussed my organizational issues, right? I distinctly remember Alpha Man saying he was going to apply the sticker and would I please put the registration away. I just don’t remember actually DOING it. No one is going to be surprised to discover the registration wasn’t in the dash holder. Or in the pocket by my seat. Either of which would have been logical. No, my registration, after many minutes of panicked searching and no little swearing, was found BENEATH my seat in the original DMV envelope.
Unopened.
Uh oh. Planning Alpha Man’s slow torture in my mind, I tried a sheepish smile. My humorless Cop did not smile back.
Not good. Definitely going to kill Alpha Man. I think I even said this out loud as I opened the envelope, and the registration AND THE STICKER popped out. Yeah. Not good. “Are you going to give me a ticket now?” I asked, no longer quite so righteous.
“Lady, at this point, I should follow you home so I can just arrest you now for the murder of your husband.”
Turns out he did have a sense of humor. But for those of you who know my husband, you might want to call him and say your last good-byes …
Posted by Jill @ 1:00 am | Make a Comment
Sabrina says:
lol. Just remember Alpha Man does come to the rescue when you really need him even if he does screw up from time to time.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 2:27 amStacy ~ says:
Sabrina has a point. Besides, life wouldn’t be quite as colorful in the Shalvis house w/o him *g*
But Jill, it was definitely HIS fault, no question.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 4:25 amJim says:
I will come to his defense (it’s a male thing). You probably called him n asked him to go the store for eggs, then he forgot when he returned cause you looked at him from the corner of your eyes with that look…. Hows that.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 4:40 amtrish says:
At least you finally found it! lol
My husband spends have his life asking me if I put the insurace card in the car.
I always forget! Drives him crazy.
This reminds me that I should go ck the paperwork in the car for dates!
Sorry, still Love Alpha Man.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 5:21 amAmy M says:
That is so funny! In my house, it would still be my husband’s fault. Not sure how I would swing it, but somehow I would try to make him the bad guy. He knows it is all a front, and he loves me all the more for it!
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 5:53 amShiloh Walker says:
““Lady, at this point, I should follow you home so I can just arrest you now for the murder of your husband.”
LMAO.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 6:22 amKara says:
Not to make fun of your adversity…but I couldn’t help myself…I am roflmao!!!! Too funny.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 6:25 amLiza says:
I really think Alpha Man owes you big time.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 6:25 amJudy F says:
Ah Jill As soon as I saw the title of the blog I knew it was going to be bad. Hugs. Is Alpha Man still walking?
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 6:39 amtennismom says:
LOL Alpha man is not alone. It was a March day & I was on maternity leave going to the doctors with a sick baby. I was stopped by a female cop on the way. I was visibly shaken, heart beating madly.I told her my son was sick. She said the plate sticker was expired. I said it wasn’t possible, renewed 4 months ago on hubby’s birthday in December. I looked & sure enough the little piece of paper with the sticker was was rolled up in the coffee holder. She told me to stay in the car, asked for a tissue & the sticker & she put it on for me. Yes hubby survived but his ears didn’t.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 6:59 amJo says:
I am sure u can come up with a way to have him make it up to you.. U gotta keep him around though cause he rids the house of spiders.. Thats very important!!!
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 7:17 amStephanie P says:
haha. I didn’t know cops had a sense of humor. Yeah, and uhm, i don’t feel bad for Alpha Man, he should have put the dang sticker on so none of this would happen.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 9:01 amD says:
This one again proves the point that if you want the job done right do it yourself. So, what was Alpha Man’s excuse? And how long are you going to make him suffer(lol)!
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 9:34 amKarin says:
The cop’s reply is great! Definitely a dry wit, there. Love it.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 11:59 amWendyG says:
And don’t forget that Alpha Man rids your car of the snow and has it all warmed up for you….and buys you taco bell on your birthday. But yah….he owes you BIG TIME for this one.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 12:37 pmlimecello says:
lol awe, well he did have a sense of humor… :X Which reminds me – I need to put the sticker on my car…
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 2:26 pmAshley says:
I don’t know Alpha Man, but I sure will miss stories like these when he is gone! lol
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 3:48 pmDonna M says:
As a single lady that has had to take care of this all on my own for a good many years…I’m just sayin’
I worked as a dispatcher for a very short time, cops have a sense of humor it just may not be what you are expecting!! It is cop humor & some of it will make you laugh out loud.
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 4:41 pm