I got pulled over by the police today...

[compaqxp]

I was driving to work when this police officer decides to pull me over. First he starts by taking his own sweet time getting out of his car and slowly walks up to my window and says  "Do you know you've got a light out and that it's illegal to have winter tyres on after May 1st?", I said  no and he told me he'd have to fine me at which point I told him I wasn't paying because of a burnt out light. He asked why and I said because I had no way of knowing and it was unreasonable, and that I'm too poor to get summer tyres. He refused to listen so I got out of the car and he tasered me! Twice! I'm now claiming police brutality and maybe for one someone can win against these morons.

/End DU mode

In reality he told me about my light and tyres and let me go on my way, he was nice about it and nothing else happened. This was my failed attempt at one of these stories.

[IassaFTots]

You almost had me.   

Question.  I understand that you have to have winter tires in the winter, but why would it matter if you had winter tires in the summer?  Is it because of potential damage to the road?

[Chris_]

   You mean he didn't taser you?  I'm disappointed.

[Ralph Wiggum]

You almost had me.   

Question.  I understand that you have to have winter tires in the winter, but why would it matter if you had winter tires in the summer?  Is it because of potential damage to the road?

It must be a Canadian thing.

[compaqxp]

You almost had me.   

Question.  I understand that you have to have winter tires in the winter, but why would it matter if you had winter tires in the summer?  Is it because of potential damage to the road?

It's only studded winter tyres they worry about, which I have. And yes it's because of possible damage to our already crappy roads  

[Ralph Wiggum]

And he didn't jump out of the bushes?

Zero bongs.  

[Ralph Wiggum]

It's only studded winter tyres they worry about, which I have. And yes it's because of possible damage to our already crappy roads  

What is a "tyre"?  Is that similar to a TIRE?

[NHSparky]

No beginning with use of the word "So".

No conversion.

No heads nodding in agreement.

No applause as you were hauled away by the po-po.

Negative eleventy bongs.

[compaqxp]

What is a "tyre"?  Is that similar to a TIRE?

Same thing spelled differently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyre_%28wheel%29

[compaqxp]

And he didn't jump out of the bushes?

Zero bongs. 

No beginning with use of the word "So".

No conversion.

No heads nodding in agreement.

No applause as you were hauled away by the po-po.

Negative eleventy bongs.

That bad?

I'll have to refine my skills and keep all that in mind.

[NHSparky]

What is a "tyre"?  Is that similar to a TIRE?

Yes, the tyres in his eco-friendly Prius on his way to "attending university."

[Eupher]

Compaqxp is, in reality, a frustrated conservative yearning to breathe free.

Come south, young man, come south.



















But leave your ******* Jetta in the driveway. We don't need no stinkin' Jettas no more.

 

[formerlurker]

You almost had me.   

Me too.   HAHAHAHA. 

[debk]

I was believing everything...until you said you were tasered...TWICE!

But you did good!


Don't know if it's still the same way these days...but I remember having summer tires and winter tires when I lived in the midwest. When I was living in Omaha, winter tires couldn't go on until Oct 15, and then had to be off sometime in the spring...end of April, because they supposedly caused road damage. You could be ticketed if you had winter tires on in the summer, and if you were in a wreck in the snow and didn't have winter tires...it was a bad thing for you.

Cops give written warnings here for burned out lights. I guess they do it, so that they have a record to refer to when one is pulled over again, in order to make it a real ticket.

[Airwolf]

No beginning with use of the word "So".

No conversion.

No heads nodding in agreement.

No applause as you were hauled away by the po-po.

Negative eleventy bongs.

A Hi5 even though you should have added " He was Canadian"

[IassaFTots]

Compaqxp is, in reality, a frustrated conservative yearning to breathe free.

Come south, young man, come south.


But leave your ******* Jetta in the driveway. We don't need no stinkin' Jettas no more.

 

Ain't nothing wrong with a Jetta!

[compaqxp]

Ain't nothing wrong with a Jetta!

Exactly:) 50MPG with out batteries and other nonsense. And it looks better then a Prius too.

Can you imagine VW building a hybrid? They have issues with electrical systems as it is, god help them if they decide to add that much more.  

Compaqxp is, in reality, a frustrated conservative yearning to breathe free.

Come south, young man, come south.

But leave your ******* Jetta in the driveway. We don't need no stinkin' Jettas no more.

 

I don't think I could even register it in the US or so I've heard.

I can see a few benefits to going south like cheap fuel, food and electronics... 

[Karin]

Tyres.  Heh.

Canadian pronunciations that crack me up:  My CN BIL:  "Where do you keep your al-yoo-MIN-ium foil?"

Prah-duce vs. Proh-duce aisle of the grocery store. 

Proh-cessed cheese.   I think you have to call it that by law instead of what it is:  American Cheese. 

[Eupher]

"Proh-ject". Most Americans pronounce that word "prah-ject", although the local dialect in NE Ohio uses "proh-ject".

Hoose, instead of "house."

Aboot, instead of "about."

Eh? instead of "right?"

Canadians are people too. They're just funnier than most of us. 

[IassaFTots]

Exactly:) 50MPG with out batteries and other nonsense. And it looks better then a Prius too.

Can you imagine VW building a hybrid? They have issues with electrical systems as it is, god help them if they decide to add that much more.  

I don't think I could even register it in the US or so I've heard.

I can see a few benefits to going south like cheap fuel, food and electronics... 

My BF has a VW semi auto bug that he had considered converting to electric.  He got sanction by the state to register it.  However, to be registered and inspected you have to have insurance, and he can't get insurance on it because they call it a kit car.    He just finished getting his VW diesel truck running, and hopes to make it his daily driver soon.  It needs AC first.   I have a good car, getting 30mpg in the city, so no complaints, but if I had to buy one, it would be a Jetta TDI, hands down.

[Rebel]

Your Jetta couldn't outrun a Mountie on a horse? What a little girl.

[DumbAss Tanker]

I wouldn't call it a failure, compaq, it was every bit as good as a real DU bouncie.

 

[Rebel]

I found a perfect avatar for you, Compaq:

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[Chris_]

Your Jetta couldn't outrun a Mountie on a horse? What a little girl.

[compaqxp]

Your Jetta couldn't outrun a Mountie on a horse? What a little girl.

Those horses are fast these days.