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terryg wrote:BTW:

WildBill wrote:

seamusTX wrote: except for my destination; Gilhooley's. Gilhooley's is a restaurant that caters mostly to the locals. It's a "dive", but it has "character" and has the best osyters in the county.

What can you tell me about Noah's Ark restaurant in the same general area?

It's a good place. I'll send you a PM with some specifics.

BTW, I have had enough excitement for the week. Tonight am I staying home, eating dinner, reading The Police Times, watching a movie and having some Thin Mints.

seamusTX wrote:This is insane.

What are you driving these days, Bill? Aside from the headlamp, it sounds like you have an "arrest me" bumper sticker. - Jim

I am driving a stock Honda Accord. No chrome wheels, LEDs, tinted windows, bumper stickers or NRA decals. Over the last couple of years I have driven the same route dozens of times.

It may explain if I told you where this occurred. It was on West Bayshore Drive [FM 646] on a stretch of a road that follows along the bay. The highway goes from Texas City through Bacliff and basically leads to nowhere [San Leon], except for my destination; Gilhooley's. Gilhooley's is a restaurant that caters mostly to the locals. It's a "dive", but it has "character" and has the best osyters in the county.

I am not certain, but I believe that all of the LEOs were Galveston County Sheriffs. I know that two of them were.

I got up this morning and decided to take care of my headlights. When I got into my car I saw a copy of The Police Times on the seat. I forgotten that I had picked in up at the restaurant. I don't know if any of the Sheriffs noticed it or not. By the time I got home last night I didn't even remember about the paper.

It was a little foggy this morning and on the way to Wal-Mart I noticed an SUV with a burned out headlight. He had an NRA decal in his back window. I wondered if he would be pulled over and if was carrying. I did my WallyWalk and per KD5NRH's recommendation bought a pair of Sylvania Xtravision bulbs for $20.44 including tax. Installing them was easy. Getting out the old ones took at little more effort. I am happy that I am now "legal" again. And to answer your question - yes!

To answer the question that some of you asked. Last night, I had a glass of Chardonnay with dinner, so I decided not to carry.

This is a strange one for me. I was on my way home from dinner from a restaurant about 8 miles from my house. About two minutes after leaving the restaurant I got lit up. I pulled over, put on the dome light, got my DL and insurance papers. The officer explained that I had a headlight that was out. He ran my papers, asked if I had a gun. I replied "no sir". He gave me a warning and told me to fix the headlight. "I will get it fixed tomorrow", I promised.

I was back on the road and within two minutes I got lit up again. I thought that the officer forgot something, so I pulled over. I turned out it was a different officer. As he officer walked up I heard on his radio something about a headlight. I showed him my DL and he asked if I had gotten a ticket or warning. I told him that I got a warning. He let me go.

I continued home and about five minutes later I get lit up again. I rolled down my window, got out my DL and again turned on my dome light. When the officer got to the car I told him this was the third time I got stopped in the last five minutes. He asked me if I knew why and I told him because of a burned out headlight. He asked to see my DL and asked if I had got a warning or ticket. He told me that there were a lot of police on traffic patrol this evening [no kidding]. I told him that I had gotten a warning. He told me that since I was so polite, he would just give me a warning.

After that, I finally got home. All in all, the LEOs were very professional. Guess what I will be doing tomorrow?