| [GMCnet] Speeding in A GMC [message #73749] |
Sat, 13 February 2010 18:39  |
fbhtxak
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Registered: April 2006
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Jim,
I was run down by a Texas State Trooper for speeding on the
south side of Abilene, TX a few years ago. I was in a
construction zone. The speed limit was 60 MPH. I was
carefully observing that limit. There was no other traffic
in either direction as far as I could see. In checking the
rear view mirrors, I saw a trooper car closing fast with
lights on. 'Told Sharon, "Must be us as there's no one else
out here." Yep - it was us he wanted. There was no place to
stop as there were sharp drop-offs on both sides of the new
concrete road. 'Continued south for about two miles with
trooper close behind. At the first exit, 'had to cross three
lanes of fairly heavy frontage road traffic to get into a
hotel parking lot. Then, 'had to "square" the Mh up so as to
not block hotel patrons' cars. After I got the thing
positioned, the trooper appeared at driver's window and
asked me to step out and to the rear of the Mh. After
presenting my "credentials", he asked if I knew how fast I
was going. I confidently answered "the posted limit of 60
MPH". He said I was "actually going "62 MPH". While I kept
my mouth shut, my expression was no doubt one of "You've got
to be kidding". The trooper then explained that Texas law
requires that he stop any vehicle going two MPH or more over
the posted limit in a construction zone in TX. At two mph
and less, he said he was authorized to give me warning. I
thanked him for that.
THEN, he wanted to talk GMC Motorhomes!! It finally occurred
to me that he was bored on that little-traveled stretch of
TX road and really just wanted to "visit". His official duty
took less than five minutes. We spent the next 15 minutes
talking GMC "stuff". 'Said if he could ever afford a
motorhome, he would want to buy a GMCMh, preferably one that
is in "go anywhere" condition. I told him earlier we had
driven ours from our Alaska home to our retirement location
in TX and from there to east and west coasts several times
. I added that we had been sidelined maybe at most two hours
in 15 years and about 100k miles (at that time) - once for
an alternator failure and another time for an alternator
belt failure (the latter my mistake for using a
poorly-calibrated belt tensioner).
True story...
Fred Hudspeth
'78 Royale - Tyler, TX
'82 Airstream Excella 28' Motorhome - Anchorage, Alaska
Message: 17
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:54:48 -0800
From: Jim Kanomata <jimkanomata@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Speeding in a GMC?
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Yes, That was the Troopers complaint.
Actually I was eating a sandwich and driving and did not
notice the speed.
No, I was not using chop sticks on the sandwhich.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Speeding in A GMC [message #73796 is a reply to message #73749] |
Sun, 14 February 2010 08:45  |
Steven Ferguson
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There is absolutely nothing worse for a traveler than a bored cop.
Nebraska, as well as Texas, has plenty of bored cops!
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Fred Hudspeth <fbhtxak@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> I was run down by a Texas State Trooper for speeding on the
> south side of Abilene, TX a few years ago. I was in a
> construction zone. The speed limit was 60 MPH. I was
> carefully observing that limit. There was no other traffic
> in either direction as far as I could see. In checking the
> rear view mirrors, I saw a trooper car closing fast with
> lights on. 'Told Sharon, "Must be us as there's no one else
> out here." Yep - it was us he wanted. There was no place to
> stop as there were sharp drop-offs on both sides of the new
> concrete road. 'Continued south for about two miles with
> trooper close behind. At the first exit, 'had to cross three
> lanes of fairly heavy frontage road traffic to get into a
> hotel parking lot. Then, 'had to "square" the Mh up so as to
> not block hotel patrons' cars. After I got the thing
> positioned, the trooper appeared at driver's window and
> asked me to step out and to the rear of the Mh. After
> presenting my "credentials", he asked if I knew how fast I
> was going. I confidently answered "the posted limit of 60
> MPH". He said I was "actually going "62 MPH". While I kept
> my mouth shut, my expression was no doubt one of "You've got
> to be kidding". The trooper then explained that Texas law
> requires that he stop any vehicle going two MPH or more over
> the posted limit in a construction zone in TX. At two mph
> and less, he said he was authorized to give me warning. I
> thanked him for that.
>
> THEN, he wanted to talk GMC Motorhomes!! It finally occurred
> to me that he was bored on that little-traveled stretch of
> TX road and really just wanted to "visit". His official duty
> took less than five minutes. We spent the next 15 minutes
> talking GMC "stuff". 'Said if he could ever afford a
> motorhome, he would want to buy a GMCMh, preferably one that
> is in "go anywhere" condition. I told him earlier we had
> driven ours from our Alaska home to our retirement location
> in TX and from there to east and west coasts several times
> . I added that we had been sidelined maybe at most two hours
> in 15 years and about 100k miles (at that time) - once for
> an alternator failure and another time for an alternator
> belt failure (the latter my mistake for using a
> poorly-calibrated belt tensioner).
>
> True story...
>
> Fred Hudspeth
> '78 Royale - Tyler, TX
> '82 Airstream Excella 28' Motorhome - Anchorage, Alaska
>
>
>
> Message: 17
> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:54:48 -0800
> From: Jim Kanomata <jimkanomata@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Speeding in a GMC?
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Message-ID:
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> <91dae4971002131454x46bdf91eld7e1e98f7daa690d@mail.gmail.com
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
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> Yes, That was the Troopers complaint.
> Actually I was eating a sandwich and driving and did not
> notice the speed.
> No, I was not using chop sticks on the sandwhich.
>
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Steve Ferguson
'76 EII
Sierra Vista, AZ
Urethane bushing source
www.bdub.net/ferguson/
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