The Marauder broke down today on a State Hwy.
On a bridge I noticed my odom was bouncing around and then my gauges became dim.
I turned off all including the a/c. Called a shop thinking I could make it there.
Made it off the bridge and died when the traffic came to a stop. I call a nearby wrecker company, pop the hood and trunk.
I stand behind the MM on the curb to waive traffic around. A local policeman on the road next to me ask if I need any help and tells me he will come around to lite up behind me.
Then the wrecker arrives and is backing up to hook up.
A State Policeman pulls up behind me and says get in your car and I will push you to the shoulder, note no shoulder for 2 miles. I say look the wrecker is backing up. He again says get in your car and I will push you to the shoulder. I reply the wrecker is right here.
The Policeman gets out yelling why didn't you follow my orders? I reply the wrecker is here and I was afraid you would push me into him.
The Policeman says give me your license I am going to ticket you for blocking a State Highway. He ask what's that white thing in your pocket and I reply tissue paper. He then tells the wrecker man he is going to ticket him for backing up!
He tells me my tint is illegal and I tell him the tint man told me it was legal. He then says my license cover is illegal, which it is not, I tell him I didn't know that.
He then tells me I have to always follow police orders!
He asked did you call the police? I said no, a local police officer spoke to me and he is on his way. He asked how long until you spoke to the local police. I said 10 minutes. He says always call the police and I reply it's good advice I will.
He goes in his unit, runs my license and comes out holding it with his hand shaking telling me to take it. Now the local police officer shows up and the State policeman leaves.
The local policeman was friendly, professional and courteous. I will call his HQ tomm to tell them how professional he was.
I made it to the shop.
The wrecker man said if he ticketed me I would have contested it and won. He was just mad he was gonna be late to get home.