BREAKING NEWS: MERIDEN MALL EVACUATED AROUND 4:30 p.m. Thursday-BOMB SQUAD CALLED
I never talk on my cell phone in the car-WHEN a call comes through, I either let it go on my voicemail or I drive to a parking lot. Pulling over on the road still technically counts as driving with a cell phone so that is no good.
Well on Wednesday night around 6:30 p.m. I was running an errand. I had my cell phone and up to a few days ago, I had an earbud headset so I could talk handsfree if I REALLY had to take a call-like from one of my kids, three of whom are away at college, one, out of the country, or if a serious job related issue came up.
Unfortunately, a few days ago, the cell phone with the handsfree just stopped working-I don’t even want to tell you what the young people call something breaking down-well, I will tell you-they call it -Sh-tting the Bed.
Well, OK, my cell phone Sh**t the Bed in plain English, so I was really up Sh**ts Creek!! I had planned on getting a new phone the end of February when I was eligible for an upgrade and a new free phone. So I WAS going to wait and in the meantime, try to get away with using my youngest sons old Go Phone. This is a bare bones phone, it won’t take a headset or Bluetooth, it constantly drops calls and the sound quality of the speaker leaves a lot to be desired.
So anyway, on my way back home from my errand, THE PHONE RANG!! I wasn’t going to answer it because I was on Rt. 10. But, when I noticed the number, I HAD TO ANSWER–I knew it was from a very close friend who is very ill. Well, I picked up the phone and was telling the person to hold the line for a second while I turned into the Rite-Aid parking lot to talk.
Well, just as I put the phone up to my ear for one second-out of the corner of my eye, I saw a black and white pulling out of the CVS parking lot and turning left onto Rt. 10. I thought “oh no-that cop just saw me pick up the phone.”
I pulled into the parking lot and parked near what looked like a gray unmarked state police vehicle. That was probably why the CPD cop was pulling out of that lot, he probably was talking to the State Cop, I don’t know just a guess.
So anyway, I was in a DEEP conversation with my friend, mind you I WAS STATIONERY in A PRIVATE PARKING LOT, when all of a sudden I see these headlights.
The cop car pulled up in front of my car quickly. The cop rolled down his window and told me he saw me talking on the phone. I said I had pulled into the lot to talk and was TALKING ON THE PHONE IN THE LOT. I asked if I was getting a ticket-he said no, just a warning.
I want to tell you-I got the crap scared out of me when he pulled up to my car-The police make me nervous anyway, this just added to it.
That reminds of me of the time my son parked his car in an overflow lot near his apartment because someone had parked in his space. I had mentioned my son’s parking lot in an earlier post. His apartment complex is nice, but there is just enough parking for the tenants. There is absolutely no visitor parking!!
I remember my son telling me he had walked into the lot and gotten into his car to get his cell phone, when he suddenly saw bright lights in his face. It was a police officer asking him what he was doing there!! I mean the cop called for BACKUP-SET UP A PERIMETER-THE SWAT UNIT WAS STANDING BY. FOR WHAT? THE KID FORGOT HIS CELL PHONE IN HIS CAR!! GROW UP WILL YOU AND ARREST REAL CRIMINALS!!
You know, Hawaii 5-0, not EVERYONE IS UP TO SOMETHING!! OK?? GIVE IT UP!! My son told me he wanted to get his flashlight out and shine it in his eyes!! I told him-NOT A GOOD IDEA!!
I told my son he should get a stun gun and when THESE PEOPLE SURPRISE HIM-give them a shock in their dinger!! I don’t think guys wear a protective vest down there!! Can you approach normally? NOT ZOOOM!!! DAMN, I almost ended up in the hospital bed next to my friend for God’s sake. BTW, I am such a role model mother, don’t you think?
So, I ended up going to the phone store and getting a new phone, luckily my cell phone provider gave me a discount because I have multiple cell phone lines with them and have been a customer for many many years, and I GOT MY NEW HANDSFREE HEADSET!! OK???? PHEW!!
Now, I did want to bring up an issue regarding a certain traffic signal-specifically the one on the corner of Waterbury and Marion Roads. I was approached in Stop and Shop this past weekend by one of my adoring fans, who told me she wished that light on Waterbury and Marion Roads would be put on flashing during a winter storm.
I didn’t realize it, but I guess there is a safety issue here-when it snows, and a driver is coming down that hill from the I-84 area, it is hard to stop when the light turns red. My fan told me she has slid right through the red light-oh I am surprised Officer Andretti didn’t ZOOM up on her for going through the light!!!
I don’t know if the Town of Cheshire can put this light on blinking or flashing during a winter storm or if it is up to the Connecticut Dept of Transportation. I will try to contact CtDOT to find out and let you know.
