Lovely Evening, Officer. Is there a Problem?
Well, you knew it had to happen, I just didn�t expect it quite so soon.
MissB had to run back up to the school for something or other related to the drama department. Is anybody surprised MissB is big ol� drama queen? You shouldn�t be. She asks if she can drive the Miata. The gurl has been trying to get her hands on the Miata ever since she got her license last month. I have been reluctant to hand over the keys because she is still having a little problem picking a lane and staying in it, but I have just started cooking dinner and the school is only a mile away. Getting there only involves one left turn. I hand over the keys with an admonishment to be careful.
I really am more worried about her than the Miata, honest!
Not ten minutes later the phone rings �Dr Travis?�
�Yes�
�This is Officer I-forget-his-name with the Prairie Village police�
My heart leaps into my throat. �Yes Officer� I manage to say, adding the unspoken �Please don�t tell me she is dead� prayer�
�Dr Travis, this is just a courtesy call. I had to pull your daughter over just now. It was getting near sunset and she was driving without her headlights. I gave her a warning, but you might want to review the traffic laws with your daughter, Sir�
Oh, thank the Goddess, no one is dead, injured and my insurance isn�t going up!
�I will do that, Sir. Thank you!� sez I. And then I think about MissB�s sassy mouth and her habit of referring to law enforcement personnel as �pigs� �She was polite to you? I ask.
The policeman laughs �Oh Yes, your daughter is quite the charmer. She thanked me for my concern and service to the community and then wished me a pleasant evening�
So remember kids, 30 minutes after sunset, 30 minutes before dawn and when the policeman stops you, don�t swear at them and don�t burst into tears. Be polite and cooperative and you will live to borrow the car another day. And you will make your Daddy so proud.
