Another day, another Wal Mart parking lot. We started our travels heading east on route 64 toward Lynchburg, passing construction and what not. When we reached Lawrenceburg, the birthplace of Davy Crockett (King of the Wild Frontier), we were pulled over by the police. At this point we were wondering why, because the Subaru is incapable of speeding and we are up to date on our tags and everything. Ben chatted with the cops while Austin and I pondered why it was that we were in such a predicament. Eventually one of the (many) officers told us that there had been a call about a blue car from Oregon that had some fellows in it that had asked some folks if they wanted to buy some weed and were also smoking said pot. We chatted with the officers while they searched the car, using a K9 unit and removing all the bags from inside. They took away our pocket knives and checked our licenses, asked us if we had any "dope" and had us move so that their camera could record the event. (We were in the way.) The officers were really nice and helped us pack all our gear back in the car. While we chatted with them, they joked about giving us a bumper sticker that says 'We've already been searched, don't pull us over' to prevent further loading and unloading. We also got a free lunch at the David Crockett State Park! (Which is beautiful, by the way.) Austin said that it was the first time that he's been pulled over and gotten something good out of it. We had nothing to hide, so we weren't worried about it; and like we learned at Liberty Christian Fellowship, what makes us different is how we react to different situations. So all in all, we had a great time, got to meet some really great folks and saw another great town. The K9 officer told us when he was done that 'At this point, [you could tell us stuff and] we couldn't even call your mama.' Also, a shout out to the courteous folks at the state park and the officers who searched us, thanks for doing your job well and being so polite while doing it.
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ha ha ha! nice TC!
ReplyDeleteI guess you can't blame them for thinking that about SOME Oregonians. How sad!
Thanks for all the pics. They're fun to see.
Thomas, when you get back maybe you should try riding something live... like a horse?!
I'm curious who took the picture. I don't imagine they would just let you wander up there and document this. Did you just ask them really nicely?
ReplyDeleteWe have a right to document as much as they do, so we did! (plus ben asked nicely)
ReplyDeleteHey guys, I work at David Crockett State Park and I just now heard your story. Yeah our cops around here are pretty nice and the Park Rangers are even nicer. If you ever pass through again stop and stay a while, especially in the summer, we'll give you a good deal on camping. If you give me your address I'll send you a souviner from the park.
ReplyDelete-Hannah
haha umm well none of us have addresses right now but if we think of something we will let you know
ReplyDeleteHello Hannah,
ReplyDeleteI know I for one would like a souvenir. I have my parent's address, is it possible to send it to you in an email?
-Thomas
sure hannah.paschall@gmail.com I'll send you something cool
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