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Here's another snow tale:
Getting off the freeway, I'm still headed for the massage therapist. Making a turn at a light I pull up behind a city cop at the tail end of a long line of traffic. He's got chains on. Makes sense a cop would want to have traction. Of course the chains are biting at regular intervals into the water covered ice sheet on the road. It warmed up for a couple of hours so rather than sticking the new 'snow' became a thin layer of water over ice and existing packed snow. Now, I hate how chains cause those regular intervaled devits in road ice. Makes for a darn bumpy ride. But, the ones the cop is making haven't had time to get deep yet, so I'm actually enjoying mild traction following in his tracks.
After a while I need to make a left turn to get where I'm going. Officer Friendly makes my turn also. Swinging onto the one-way street, I take the far right lane while he takes the left. It's necessary for me to slow as a Post Office delivery truck is in my lane. Ah, but he doesn't want to make the right at the next light, and this is a right turn only lane. Turn signal on, PO truck begins moving left into the center lane. Almost as quickly Officer Friendly begins to move right into the center lane and his front bumper is about four feet behind the PO truck's bumper.
Obviously, our friendly officer did not look before leaping. Without thinking I tap my horn three times quickly. Great, Officer Friendly figures it out and gives way. Then he pulls over safely behind the PO truck and we stop for the next light where I make my right turn. Pity I didn't get a badge number. It might have come in handy some day if he ever pulls me over for speeding on my bike? He sure owes me one.
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