I had the strangest encounter today and just feel like I have to tell somebody about it

[blain]

"Have you ever once in your life been lost on the road, observed a police officer on an active traffic accident or traffic stop, and decided that the proper course of action is not to ask the (currently occupied) police officer for directions, but to bypass him entirely in favor of asking the subject of the traffic stop?"

No, but you can't deduce much from my experiences.
I've never seen a sunset in the south of France. I've never climbed summited Mount Rainier.
I've never robbed a liquor store. I've never seen a baby Jaguar born in Costa Rica.
I've never run for political office. I've never made a meatloaf. I've never seen Neil Diamond live in concert.
I've never fired an M134. I've never eaten breakfast at a Denny's in New Hampshire.
All in all, I guess it's been a fairly boring life.

 

[Bugzilla]

What bar were you leaving from when this happened?

 

[Pepi]

I'm surprised that dumb cop didn't come unglued. Strange for sure

 

[Dingleberry]

Just came by to say that 465 is an absolute piece of s-it. Okay back to the story.

 

[WebSnyper]

I do not think the trooper looked up from his computer once during this entire interaction.

Eventually trooper comes up and gives me my documents back. I ask about the lady's insurance, and ehhhhh looks like they're working on it. Again, fun. Now I'm waiting on him to ask me what that whole thing with Player Three was about. He doesn't. He doesn't acknowledge it at all. Now I'm actually wondering if I hallucinated the entire conversation. I can't leave it at that, so I pipe up and tell him about the guy asking for directions. His response? "Huh? Oh, okay. Well drive safe, we're all set here."



It's weird out there. I hope he found his way to Mooresville.

So much for situational awareness it seems. I get it, being focused on the activity at hand, but that can turn out pretty bad when you are a trooper alone on a scene.

 

[Shadow01]

And you gave him proper directions…

you should have sent them half way around 465

 

[jsx1043]

That trooper absolutely looked at his reflection and straightened his hat before approaching. He also rubbed the top of his shoes on the back of each leg of his pants to knock the dust off the clarino finish as well.

 

[Slow Hand]

That trooper absolutely looked at his reflection and straightened his hat before approaching. He also rubbed the top of his shoes on the back of each leg of his pants to knock the dust off the clarino finish as well.

He didn’t pop the hood, pull out the dipstick and wipe it in his ‘Stache to properly lube it in place?

 

[jwamplerusa]

If this is a parody or spoof, I'm biting.

With the Trooper's level of situational awareness he might want to find a new line of work. (You didn't ask if he was involved in a traffic stop and service weapon discharge at a Linden man working on a car along U.S. 231 did you?)

Someone recently spoke of "Condition Clear", the description seems to fit for both the Trooper and directions man.

I thought I could be oblivious and trusting. I'm Col. Cooper compared to these two.

 

[Slow Hand]

It amazes me how oblivious people are. It’s scary when it’s a cop in todays world. I do my best to avoid the public in general, but I work Maintinence at a hospital and it seems the vast majority of people walk around with their face glued in their phones 98%of the time. I just laugh and think how easy it would be to be a smash and gray thief these days!

”he just came out of nowhere!”

nope, he’d been following you for ten minutes but you never once looked up from your phone as you meandered a zig zag pathway down a hallway…

 

[Ark]

If this is a parody or spoof, I'm biting.

With the Trooper's level of situational awareness he might want to find a new line of work. (You didn't ask if he was involved in a traffic stop and service weapon discharge at a Linden man working on a car along U.S. 231 did you?)

Someone recently spoke of "Condition Clear", the description seems to fit for both the Trooper and directions man.

I thought I could be oblivious and trusting. I'm Col. Cooper compared to these two.

And it describes me...unfortunately.

I was heading home from the woods after a squirrel outing (unsuccessful). Everything I had with me was unloaded and bagged. Plan A was to throw the water at him.

 

[stocknup]

Well, he OBVIOUSLY thought you looked like you were from there, so you would be the one to ask.

Harsh but fair

From being born and raised in Mooresville , I was wondering the criteria one has to have to "Look from Mooresville "
Just wondering if I should consider changing my look . ( you know , like putting on a few pounds and getting another tooth or two ) ..........( and no ,I am not buying a new car , my jalopy gets me by just fine )

 

[Ark]

From being born and raised in Mooresville , I was wondering the criteria one has to have to "Look from Mooresville "
Just wondering if I should consider changing my look . ( you know , like putting on a few pounds and getting another tooth or two ) ..........( and no ,I am not buying a new car , my jalopy gets me by just fine )

Apparently step one is to lose half your hair

 

[stocknup]

Apparently step one is to lose half your hair

Check ! Have had that one covered for a while ........

 

[JTKelly]

I stopped and asked a mailman, ah mail woman, for directions yesterday. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

[JTKelly]

And you gave him proper directions…

you should have sent them half way around 465

"Just keep going. You'll come around to it again."

 

[DoggyDaddy]

"Just keep going. You'll come around to it again."

Wouldn't have worked. All the offramps from 465 eastbound are closed between I-70 on the west side to U.S. 31 South on the south side.

 

[mike trible]

Why would someone want to go to Mooresville?

 

[Bugzilla]

Why would someone want to go to Mooresville?

It’s closer than Kentucky?!?

 

[Gaffer]

Was this the trooper??