In Desperation For Something To Tell...

I was going to keep this quiet but as my parents in law have just flown out to Boston for 2 weeks I may get away with it....

We hired a car on saturday, it was a pretty crappy purple automatic Mazda Familia. We started out the journey to Milford cruising around the lake down endless windy roads. Sooner or later the road straightened out across the flat countryside heading towards Te Anu. The sun was shining, the roads dry, and we hadn't seen another car for at least 30 minutes. The speed limit (yes you can probably guess where this is going) was 100 kmph (60mph). My foot rested slightly harder on the pedal and we were doing about 120 kmph down a straight road. Sam being uber responsible asks me what the speed limit is, immediatley after I replied "120", (as if she knew) I spy a guy stood in the middle of the road about 1km ahead stood next to a blue and read flashing car. ****.
I stop, wind the window down as smile my most dumb touristy smile. Hello. Police man asks what the speed limit is. 120 I reply. He points out the gigantic 100kmph sign and tells me he has clocked me at 121. I look to Sam expected her to seductivly lean across and wink at the copper, but she is looking discraced at me.
I apologise and try a vauge attempt at playing ignorant. He isn't having any of it though, this is the most exiting thing that has happened to him since he arrested a sheep for looking at another sheep 2 months ago.
He slaps me with a $170 fine and sends me on my way.

I'd just like to point out some pointless figures here.

100kmph = 60mph
120kmph = 72mph

They allow 10% leaway for poor speedometers, which gives me up to 66mph. That put me 6mph over!!!!! On a empty road on a clear day! I know that is no excuse but blarr...

Chris

P.S Is it really bad that a tiny tiny part of me considered hand brake turning as soon as I saw him in the road and doing a runner? There is no way he would of seen the license plate!

P.P.S Any donations towards the fine will be accepted.