The entire time I've lived in GA I have been terrified of being pulled over by a GA police officer. Now to be far my fear is based on the following: stereotypes, the television show Cops, the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (I understand this movie was based in TX, but GA seems eerily similar in mindset), and reports from my clients interactions with the police which are NEVER good.
And today my worst fear came true...I got pulled over by an Adel, GA police officer! I had just gotten off the interstate and didn't realize the speed limit as I had only seen a sign that said 45mph. The officer informed me I was going 52 in a 35 and asked why I was driving so fast. I explained to him that I had never been on this road before and was on my way to do a home study for DFCS. And then I said how I was hoping it was Officer Turner. He asked if I knew Officer Turner and I said I did, he used to work with my fiance.
He took my license, went back to his car, came back, and gave me a warning. Yeehaw! Especially since he told me that ticket would've bee $188. Yikes! He ended up being really nice and even went over my directions with me (I felt I needed to pretend to need help since I had claimed to be trying to make sure I was on the right road initially).
When I finally got to my client's house she was raising a family of baby squirrels whose nest had fallen out of a tree which made me laugh because Bob and Sheri had just talked to people who were raising squirrels that morning. Random!
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