Have you ever seen someone do something on the _____ (insert appropriate roadway here) that was so utterly stupid you practically begged to have a cop around so they'd at least get caught? And then after you mumbled the profanities under your breath, complaining that there's never a cop around, the jerk turns off the ______ (insert appropriate roadway here) and is forever lost to the God of Karma. It’s enough to make you want to scream – and in fact I have. I have berated and cussed out a number of idiot drivers, even though they have no clue they have fell victim to my verbal tongue lashing. I felt better after the fact, and the silent voodoo curse I placed upon their sorry butt(s) was surely to provide me with appropriate payback.

However, my faith in humanity and lost cops for that matter, was recently restored due to the actions of an awesome Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department deputy.

My kiddos and I were travelling southbound on HWY 101, at the slow and steady pace of 67 miles per hour. The 'ole Granada really starts to shimmy and shake above this tremendous speed so I decided to take it a bit easy rather than risk losing an engine or tire on the highway. As we approached the Ferndale exit, I suddenly realized that I had a rather large tick on my bumper in the shape of gray Porsche. As the idiot driver rode my tail (in the slow lane for that matter), he finally passed me and then four or five more Porsches (all with Washington plates and the same sort of dark color) also flew by me, followed by a handful of tricked out, dark colored Hondas.

As I watched the yuppy patrol zoom past me, I watched them speed and drive absolutely recklessly down the highway. They were weaving in and out of the lanes of traffic, around each other and the cars that happened to get in their path(s) were forced to move over to oblige them. I started to mumble about the freakin’ cops when all of a sudden, a knight in a white Ford Expedition pulled out directly in front of the oncoming path of the racers. It was a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department deputy. The deputy swerved in the roadway and made his way through both lanes of travel, slowing down the speeding cars. The deputy then pulled to the side of the road, got out, and flagged each and every one of those cars down. It was AMAZING!

By this time, I had to take my exit but I was so happy those racing jackasses were getting the attention they deserved. My kids were cheering and couldn’t wait to get home and tell Hubby about the adventure they had just witnessed. I have no clue if the buttheads even got a ticket or whether or not they all pulled over, but the joy of seeing justice served, was enough satisfaction and excitement for us. The effort that this deputy made to make the highway safer is much appreciated and I’d like to say a big THANKS!