Friday, May 13, 2005


Somewhere this week, at 5.45 in the morning I met Anthony the Deputy Sheriff as he drove in the opposite direction as I was through the little valley where I worked. Unluckily for me he switched on his radar device to discover that I was having fun on the winding mounain road.... at 80 mph (honestly, who really drives 50 at that time of the day). Outrunning was not an option as the valley does not have any hiding or turnoff opportunities (I did try it for a couple of minutes anyway, as he was about 1 km behind me and did not gain....). In the end I decided it might be cheaper to stop and wait for him. After taking a look at my beautiful Dutch drivers' licence he decided he had to arrest (!) me and let me pay a bail bond in order for me to show up in court.... So I followed him to his office (50 km in the opposite direction) where he booked me in... He was a good sport though and let me take his picture.