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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Snazzy1, post: 917249, member: 9912&quot;]I pulled up in front of the shop and gave Dan a shout. He watched, as I opened the hood. </p><p><br /></p><p>I pointed, &quot; This piece of crap threw a belt. It belongs to a friend of mine and I hope you can ... &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Dan eyed things over, &quot; Yeah ! I can put a belt on it. How far did you drive like that ? You lucky she didn&#039;t over heat on you and I bet that battery...&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I lit up, &quot; It broke down at my place last night and I had to put a charger on it to get here. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Dan had to ask, &quot; Where&#039;s Ol&#039; Blue at ? &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I gave the LOOK, &quot; What do you mean ? I left her here with you a couple of weeks ago to .... &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Dan updated me, &quot; I did service her and even had Guy detail her. Ed told me to park her back over in the ready lane. I figured you headed out and .. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I wasn&#039;t happy, &quot; When did he do that ? &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Dan thought back, &quot; It&#039;s was about a week ago. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I turned on my heels and sashayed towards Ed&#039;s office. You know, I knew from my phone messages that Ed had tried to get ahold of me. Yep, he was probably going to make a big deal out of my taking a couple of weeks off and not letting him know. Yep, I had my story all woked out and was ready to get this over with. </p><p><br /></p><p>I stuck my head in, &quot; DON&quot;T PAY THE RANSOM ! I ESCAPED ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ed didn&#039;t laugh, &quot; I figured you&#039;d show up sooner or later. </p><p><br /></p><p>I sat in front of his desk, &quot; I know, I know, I should of called and .... &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ed cut me short, &quot; Barney ! There&#039;s nothing that I could of done. I&#039;m not a bondsman and #### sure not a lawyer. When did you get out ? &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I was shocked, &quot; Oh, you know about it ? Well good, because I didn&#039;t want to lie to you anyway. What happend was... &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ed held it up, &quot; They faxed me this and it about says it all. You were arrested for Boating While Intoxicated, Resisting Arrest, Aggravated Assault On A Police Officer and you refused to give a breath sample. Here ! Read it ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I protested, &quot; This is crap ! The only thing they charged me with was BWI and they didn&#039;t even hold me for that. See this ? It&#039;s my release form and I&#039;m suppose to go back in 20 days. Well, 19 now and chances are they&#039;ll even drop that. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ed read mine, &quot; Well, it still doesn&#039;t change anything ! Your CDL is suspended and you can&#039;t drive. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I pulled out the other one, &quot; This says that I had 15 days to surrender my license or arrange a hearing. I mailed in requesting a hearing, so theyre suppose to notify me within 30 days. You know, where to go and .. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ed read it over, &quot; Well, either you gave a sample or you refused too. A hearing isn&#039;t going to change that ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I educated Ed, &quot; I called a lawyer this morning and he said, that if the cop didn&#039;t have probable cause to arrest me. Well, they can&#039;t get me for refusing the test. I&#039;m suppose to meet him this afternoon and ... &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ed dropped his bomb, &quot; It&#039;s too late now ! I&#039;ve already cancelled your lease and another driver has signed a new one. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I stood up, &quot; DO WHAT ? YOU CAN&quot;I DO THAT ! ED ! My CDL isn&#039;t suspended and as it now, I haven&#039;t even been formally charged with anything. You can&#039;t pull my lease and .... &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ed stood up, &quot; I SURE CAN AND I DID ! You better read that lease. It states that if you refuse a drug test or breath test that TLX ... &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I knew better, &quot; NO IT DOESN&quot;T ! That&#039;s only for company test. You know, either a random or while I&#039;m on duty. I WASN&#039;T ON DUTY ! Ol&#039; Blue was here at the shop and I was OFF DUTY ! &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ed shook his head, &quot; Well, I&#039;l have to run this by our legal department and see what they say. My guess, is we can use that breath test refusal and your S.O.L. Now Barney, don&#039;t take this personal but me and Ma Crook have to do what&#039;s right. You know, we just got off a safety probation and the DOT is keeping an eye on us. &quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>I rolled my eyes, &quot; YEAH SURE ! Like, TLX can spell safety ! I tell you what ! If my lawyer is right, I might rename TLX, to Barney Goose Express ! </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I exited stage right and sashayed back to the shop. Dan had one of his grease monkeys working on the Thunderturd. Dan and I cut it up for awhile before I headed out. Yep, I sure needed some good legal advice and a cold beer didn&#039;t sound bad either. What a deal, as Life Goes On. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nightie night Snazzers, your Snazzy1.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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