Cop Catches Commuter Cruisin’
A Maryland woman received a very unusual “speeding” ticket.
Local Maryland NBC affiliate, News4 reported that the woman was driving 63 miles per hour in a 65-mph zone. She was driving on Interstate 95. Read more at: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Laurel-Maryland-Ticket-Driving-Too-Slow-197285901.html
Police say the reason they ticketed her was that she was driving in the left lane reserved for speedier commuters.
“[I was] really shocked,” she told the station. “I thought, ‘Oh my God, you’ve got to be kidding me.'”
Then again, commuters who get annoyed by someone hogging the right lane might salute the ticket.
The woman explained that the area was experiencing heavy winds at the time and she was only driving under the speed limit as a safety precaution. “Sometimes when it’s dangerous, you have to do what you can to stay safe,” she said.
She has one ally on her side: the local branch of AAA.
“The reason [the ticket] is silly is because it’s sending the wrong message,” said John Townsend of AAA Mid-Atlantic. “And that message is, ‘We will tolerate you driving at more than the speed limit, but it you drive below the speed limit, then you’re penalized for that.'”
Hmmm…
A woman was driving too slow,
In MD, we thought you should know.
She was charged a large fee,
For doing sixty three,
It was sixty five there don’t you know.
© 2013 Ronald J. Yarosh
Humorous Interludes by Ron Yarosh 
Bacon Battle Begins
Bacon festival attendees lodge complaints with Maryland attorney general’s office
People are upset that the Beer Bacon Music festival wasn’t really all-you-can-eat.
FREDERICK , Md., May 21 (UPI) –
Some bacon fans are getting the authorities involved after they allegedly paid up to $125 for an all-you-can-eat event and only received a few strips.
Multiple Beer Bacon Music festival-goers have complained to the Maryland attorney general’s office after attending the two-day festival in Frederick.
More than 5,000 people attended the festival and they were supposed to get a chance to indulge in two tons of bacon and more than 100 varieties of beer.
Irene Hafner waited for over an hour-and-a-half for her shot at the bacon bar and walked away empty-mouthed. “Not one piece of bacon got in my mouth,” she told the Frederick News-Post. “I got a T-shirt, a turkey sandwich and probably a total of one beer for $125.”
Event promoter Kevin MacFawn said that at least 35 people have asked for refunds but that it’s uncertain whether those requests will be granted.
An attorney who attended the event, James Braswell, said that MacFawn would be hearing from him via a complaint mentioning unfair trade practices and fraud. “If one is going to advertise all-you-can-eat bacon, you better have all-you-can-eat bacon,” he said.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/05/21/Bacon-festival-attendees-lodge-complaints-with-Maryland-attorney-generals-office/6941400676053/#ixzz32MC50L8R
Hmmm…
Some folks got upset over bacon,
Their poor hearts were truly achin’.
Some attendees were surely shaken,
So legal action was taken.
They thought that could eat,
A lot of the tasty treat.
But there wasn’t enough of the meat,
Many customers felt defeat.
They were promised at least two tons,
So that they could have some fun,
Eating bacon with or sans buns,
But they ran out, making folks stunned.
They paid a lot of cash,
For that big bacon bash,
But their hopes were soon dashed,
Now comes a legal clash.
Some people are calling it fraud,
So they called up a legal squad,
To sue, which isn’t so odd,
Over planning that was truly flawed.
© 2013 Ronald J. Yarosh
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