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Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

9/19/2010

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The Plan, as of Friday Night:  Get up early and drive to Circleville for Tour of Hocking Hills, departing parking lot at 8:00am, ride 50 miles and arrive back at car by 11:00am, drive home and be seated for Buckeye kick-off by noon, watch mighty Bucks destroy Bobcats until 3:00pm, drive to Bowling Green for father/daughter event, arriving at 5:00pm, attend festivities and leave BG by 9:00pm, arriving home by 11:30pn to watch end of Iowa/Arizona game.  Get up following morning and ride out of Canal at 8:00am. 

The Reality:  Drive to Circleville and get picked up for speeding, going 98 in 25mph school zone.  I argued school was not in session and give me the senior citizen consideration.  Sheriff not amused and issues ticket.  I thought that was it but my speed had crossed a threshold and I was forced into back of cruiser and taken to county jail, in a state of shock.  Other than a speeding ticket or two, this was my worst offense ever but no sympathy.  I was put in......

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......holding cell and waited for judge.  After a few hours, I was escorted into court room and told I would spend the night.  I was scared, to be frank.  Curiously, they allowed me to keep my small digital camera and so I took a few images.  Soon, the night shaft came on and I met my night-time jailer, who seemed like a fine fellow.....

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.......OK, this is not really him but he looked a lot like him. I met my cell mate who.......

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......needed a dental visit or two.  OK, this is not really him but he looked a lot like this guy and I thought he looked like Dracula.  He seemed like a good guy until he sat across from me and said......

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......I became a little more nervous for obvious reasons.  Several movie scenes flashed through my mind and I spent a sleepless night but survived and was released the following morning.  I was tired and upset I had missed both the Saturday and Sunday rides.  Now, I have a question,  Did any of you actually believe this story? In fact, I rode around Granville Saturday morning, did the Bowling Green thing and could not get up for the Sunday Canal ride so I have no ride report to share.  Sorry about that.

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da boss
9/19/2010 08:53:09 am

I know you want to go as fast as me, but dude do it on the bike ....

Alas dont i recall this is your second ticket this summer as a result of you exceeding the speed limit to get to a ride start...... hmmmm chronic offender...

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Amanda
9/20/2010 02:20:46 am

Let's face it, your story was way better than mine (I slept in Saturday due to working and rode my own route; I rode out of Canal Sunday). But I do believe you got picked up for speeding, and tried to talk your way out of a ticket!!
As for Sunday, you missed a good ride. I will write up a report on FB later; but you should know that Oxley took pictures of us smiling, and that he talked us into additional miles...twice!

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not fooled
9/20/2010 03:29:08 am

I never believed your car could do 98 mph, you lost me there. I figured you got a speeding ticket the embellishment was just part of the usual journalistic excellence we've come to expect from this site.

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Cindy
9/20/2010 04:11:24 am

You have once again proven what we've always said; if nothing exciting happens, you will always make something up. Very entertaining, as usual.

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Mitch
9/20/2010 07:17:35 am

Posting a picture from Midnight Express on a bicycling blog ... pure genius!

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