Siren 2006 November 20 17:55
Posted by diamond in : Random, Work , 3 commentsI got pulled over by the mountain view police on the way to work this morning. The reasons given were:
- Failing to yield to oncoming traffic at a juntion
- Failing to yield to a pedestrian on a crossing
Oops. The latter is definetely true, i didn’t spot the pedestrian until i was well past (nor was i aware of the exact laws on how pedestrian crossings work over here). The former is debatable, i thought i had cleared the junction in plenty of time, but i wasn’t about to debate it with an american policeman -)
He was very polite, told me his name and why he’d pulled me over, asked to see my license, registration and proof of insurance, asked how long i had been over here, then went off to check them. He came back and asked me why was i here, when i replied i worked for google and was over on training, he replied with “So.. you’re over here a lot then yeah?”, to which i hastily replied that i’d only started working for them about 6 weeks ago.
He finally told me that he was going to let me off without citation, and explained very clearly the rules that i had broken. I went on my way, shaken but not stirred.
Fry, wash
Posted by diamond in : Health, Random , add a commentExhaustion, unfamiliar traffic patterns, confusing and/or misleading road signs managed to turn this into this. I’ve normally got an excellent sense of direction, and i’ve driven most of this route before, which is why the end result is quite so remarkable. This whole getting-up-at-05:43-to-try-and-lessen-the-jet-lag-on-Tuesday lark is pretty tough going.
What’s also scary is that the washing machine in this apartment did a full wash cycle in the time i took me to plot out my meanderings; 20 minutes. I’m afraid to look too closely in case it’s nuclear powered.