Are you a flasher?

Ha! Got your attention with that title, didn't I?

This morning I went to my home church office to get some work done. I'd asked Pastor about using an empty office at the church to make my phone calls and do general work like that, because it's quiet and free of distractions. Working out of my bedroom means that I always have a dozen things that I could do instead of working. Pastor readily gave me the approval, and this morning was my first (very successful!) work time there.

On the way, however, driving over the back roads to the church, I passed a cleverly concealed police car. I saw him clearly, but the steep hill in someone's yard provided the perfect cover from the oncoming traffic. Then I faced the dilemma: should I flash my lights to the opposite traffic, warning them that the cop was there?

Traveling as much as I do, I often see people flash their lights toward my lane of the highway, and I admit, I've often slowed down based on their warning. And, in the interest of total honesty, I've also flashed my headlights in warning to others.

This morning I didn't, though. I felt like, in the interest of safety, people flying along the backroads probably deserved to get caught, I mean, they should be encouraged to slow down.

Comments

momabeam said…
I know what you mean. Sometimes I just wish that all those people who have tailgated me on that road were there to get caught.FYI, I read this all the time but dont leave a message because it's still such a hassle. I have to re-sign in every time I get on. Usually I dont have that kind of time. This morning though, I am up early because I have been "gifted" with a puppy from a son who has since been disowned, and like babies, puppies like to get up real early. So if you happened to drive past my house at the crack of dawn this a.m., you would have caught me in my p.j.'s, standing in the front yard rubbing my eyes while the puppy did his thing. While I'm on the subject, I am looking for a home for said puppy. He's real cute(what puppy isnt). Black with a white chest, looks like a lab/border collie mix.Probably won't get very big. He goes to the pound Monday. Iamjust too old for this puppy stuff.
Glad to know you are at the church working- that sounds like a real good idea.
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