Life Lesson 3 (2/2) : Being pulled over by a policeman is not necessarily a bad thing!

I couldn't believe this, I had tried to be so sneaky, and here I was busted! Guess my Momma done raised a fool after all! Seems like every time I didn't play by the rules I got bit in the ass. And why did I think this would be any different, does the word DUMMY come to mind?So I pull into a gas station across the street, and got out my drivers license.

The police officer walks up beside my van, ticket book in hand, as he gets near the drivers door, he notices the sign "ROY LAWSON'S FISHING ADVENTURES" on the side of my van. He looks at the sign for a moment then comes to the window, and asks me," Are you the Roy Lawson with 40 IGFA world fishing records that was in the recent Sea Magazine article, IN SEARCH of WORLD RECORDS?"

That's me, I answered. What a coincidence! He said, since I read that article, I really wanted to go fishing with you, but there was no phone number in the article. Then he asked me a few questions about shark fishing, and I mentioned I just happened to have my shark photo album with me. After seeing my pictures, he said, " My buddies will flip over these, I'm going to call them over." While waiting for his friends to show up, he asked why I was driving with a expired registration? I told him the story of either the boat payment or truck registration, next day charter and broken water pump. He chuckled, I'm going to give you a little break, just get your pump, go straight back to the boat and don't drive till you get it registered. Thank you so much officer, I said.

By now three or four other police cruisers had pulled up next to my van. There was quite a crowd of onlookers probably expecting to see me put in handcuffs and taken away to meet Bubba. I guess they were really surprised. I showed the group of officers my shark pictures and they set up a charter on the spot for the next weekend. Then they all shook my hand, got in their patrol cars and left. Three days later I got a deposit check from one of them for $300.00 for the shark charter.

Usually you get stopped by a policeman, get a ticket, and mail money to the city. I got stopped, and the officer sent ME money! How rare is that!?