Friendly Chicago Cop Let Me Off the Hook0

Poor Sarah!  Yesterday, she had to schedule last-minute oral surgery because her wisdom teeth were killing her.  The extraction was overwhelmingly a success and we were in and out of the office within 15-20 minutes.

By dinner time, all Sarah wanted was something cold to sip on.  Being the good husband that I am, the dog and I drove over to the McDonald’s to pick up a dinner for me and a milk shake for the patient laying on the couch back at home.

Keep in mind, Sarah and I are new to the neighborhood, so I’m not 100% familiar with the streets around our block.

On the way home, I made a bonehead decision.  I made a left hand turn on a street that after about a block turned into a one-way street.  I realized that I was driving down  the one-way when I noticed that the cars parked on both sides of the street were facing me as I continued to drive.  Because it’s a city block with no driveways, I couldn’t simply pull in, backup, and turn around.  I had one of two choices:  stop, put my car into reverse and get out of dodge or I simply proceed down the street or proceed with caution.  I chose the later.

Naturally, when I reached the end of the block, one of Chicago’s finest was sitting there waiting for me.  I sure felt like an idiot!

I explained the error of my ways.  “How long have you lived her, sir?” asked the Chicago Police officer.

To make matters worse, I told the truth, “About two months.” 

“You’ve lived here for two months and you still don’t know the streets on your own block?!?” responded the officer.  He proceeded to ask me for my drivers license.

He ran my ID and I assume he saw that I have a pretty clean record.  As he handed me back my ID, he asked me what I did for a living.  I replied and he responded by saying that he loves the radio station.  After a quick talk about the importance of paying attention on the road, he let me off the hook with a verbal warning.

SCORE!

However, by the time I made it home, Sarah’s milkshake had already started to melt.  Ugh!

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