This gave me a laugh
Jun 17, 2003
From: kpaxton@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.com
To: nedod@xxxxx.org
Subject:
Thanks
Dear squi^H^H^H^Hdumbas^H^H^H^H^HRC51 rider
headed south on Rt. 12 in Keen (NH) today around 3pm. Thank you for
giving me the one wheel salute instead of just waving to me like most
people do. I would have waved back, but I was both astonished and
distracted. These two guys in a dark blue Crown Victoria with a big
light bar on top that had been following me closely for the last few
miles and were making me nervous. I don’t know if they just wanted to
follow closely or they didn’t like my semi-illegal Hyper-lites[1] and
were waiting for me to do something stupid, but I was devoting way too
much attention to my speed instead of traffic. As soon as you passed
they pulled off on the shoulder and made a U-turn. It made the rest of
my ride out of Keen much more enjoyable.
Thanks!
[1] The state troopers pulled up behind me at a red light when my
Hyperlites were on. Hyperlites are bright flashing LEDs right above my
license plate that come on when I apply the brakes. The LEDs are
supposed to make people notice the stopped/stopping motorcycle, but
technically only emergency vehicles can have flashing red lights on
their vehicles in NH.