<VV> Was that an insult?

[Mel Francis]

Be very thankful Ned, not only for the lack of a ticket, but for the 
officer's compliment that you looked so calm and secure as you cruised past, 
it didn't seem like you were speeding at all....

Mel

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>
> Last weekend we drove out 66 Monza with a 110/PG and AC to the TriState 
> Corvair meet in Cripple Creek, CO (had a great time!!) The route we took 
> was via US highways through some very rural parts of western Kansas and 
> Eastern Colorado. This route takes us through many small towns with 
> reduced speed limits. One such town was Granada, CO which has a speed 
> limit of 35 MPH though town. I slowed down but can say for sure that I was 
> actually doing 35 or less as I was soaking in the ambiance of the town (we 
> hadn't seen much of anything for quite some time). And that's what I told 
> the officer when he pulled us over. He said, "the radar show you doing 45 
> in the 35 zone, but it didn't look like you were going that fast." He only 
> wrote me a warning, so I was initially very grateful. However after 
> thinking about what he said, I felt that he had insulted our little 
> Corvair.
>
> Ned
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