You should take pride and solace in knowing it was all about YOUR safety.... that's the ONLY reason they do these things. Never give it a thought that it rakes in millions in revenue. Nope. Never even give that a thought. It would NEVER be about the money.... why, that's crazy-talk! ;-) L. > -----Original Message----- > From: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eddie Stakes > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:58 PM > To: baadassGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] re: What Did You Do on Your AMC > this weekend? > > I got a ticket, actually two of them, Saturday, drove down to > Kirkwood @ I-10 to get > donuts for the kids and was coming back east on I-10 and at > intersection of I-10 & > Wilcrest Houston Police had set up a "seat belt detail" that > is sting where they wait > under turnaround and look at people to see if seat belts > connected. They also walk out > into traffic looking when light is red, so light was red and > cop came up to driver side of > car and told me to back up. So backed up and pulled under > bridge, he got my driver > license, but I didn't have insurance card, hell, didn't have > pockets or shoes on either > much less undewear (or AMC logoed thong, story for another > day as I hear the crowd running > from room) but he walked to one of the police cars and came > back with ticket that was pre > filled out! > > They have more tickets than I have NOS AMC literature (cases) > of tickets already filled > out! He said he was giving me ticket for no insurance and no > seat belt. I was strunned. I > signed it and drove off, didn't bother to show him I had my > seat belt connected......it is > LAP BELT and the shoulder harness was optional you know so > three point harness. > > I did ask for judge trial, as already have taken photos of > the seat belt, hooked, > unhooked, me sitting in there with it buckled, and photo of > Bessie to show judge...and > pulled out policy to show judge also, pain in ass to drive > downtown on a Friday night and > sit around but 95% chance it will be dismissed like last time > 20 years ago. I even wore > same boxers was wearing when pulled over for photos. > > The cops don't realize many of our old cars have lap belts > and shoulder harness was > optional and uncomfortable, they simply look for the "strap > over chest" as in this case, > and last time 20 years ago with my old 68 AMX Red Death which > didn't HAVE shoulder > harnesses in it (early build). > > Later that day, worked on the 74 Sportabout putting on > passenger side mirror, didn't have > time to install new AMC AM/FM/8track player though, and put > anti freeze in the 77 AMX, > that Hornet above, 72 Ambassador, 81 Eagle, 82 Eagle, 82 > Concord, 88 Eagle, 74 AMX, 74 > Javelin, did I miss any? As it is supposed to freeze here > this week. The Hornet & Concord > have some blaster hot heaters in them, the 82 Eagle & 72 > Ambassador disconnected long ago. > Have core for Ambo just have not put it in, will wait to do > that when repaint it this year > sometime. > > Am considering painting the 81 Eagle, that is the 4cyl, 4spd, > I keep hearing gas might be > $5 a gallon this year, and it gets 29mpg at least that is > what the brochure says, more > like 25mpg, but super gas mileage on it, as opposed to say, > the 68 Rebel convertible > 'Machine' or SC/360 which likes to frequent Houston gas pumps > and neighborhoods and > blends. > > So sort of worked on 'all' of them including the Big Bad > Orange 69 Javelin which stuffed > more parts into, and pulled a few more things off the 74 maxi > blue AMX parting out which > sort of counts. > > Have a 68 Ambassador coming in this month also like I need > another car, after 22 years, > hard to get creative hiding the cars from Paige, that old > 'honey looked what followed me > home can I keep it' sh*t don't fly, so sometimes put in back > yard, cover with car cover > and put something on car cover like hubcap or spoiler hoping > she don't notice and if she > says 'was that there last week' I tell her have another adult > beverage. > > Hope everyone having a good 2011 so far, have to go it has > been long weekend, > Eddie Stakes > 713.464.8825 > eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.planethoustonamx.com > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: BaadAssGremlins-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BaadAssGremlins-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/