Why It Pays To Be A Conservative

[jorluivil]

• Launched around 6am
• Made several pieces of bait by 0730
• Fished for one small halibut, probably 10lbs or so, the little critter was released
• Arrived back at the launch around noon
• Loaded up my kayak
• Loaded up my gear
• Drove down the street to Jersey Mikes and had lunch with Tony and
Roby
o Since Roby is a school teacher and makes like a Bazillion dollars a
year we made him pay for all of our food
• As I was leaving Jersey Mike’s I noticed Tony and Roby were standing
outside the restaurant chatting, turns out they were arguing about
which one of them was the cute one
• Made a left at the exit from the plaza onto PCH
• Made a right at 190th
• Headed up the hill
• Headed down the hill
• Drove about 3 miles east on 190th, shortly after I passed Hawthorne Blvd I noticed a dark object in my rear view mirror
• As I approach the red light on Prairie I noticed the car on my left was flagging me down.
o Does she want my name and number?
o Does she want to know if I have any Grey Poupon?
o Is she going to tell me she saved a ton of money by switching to
Geico?
• Nope, all she said was, “you just lost one of your fishing rods” (Enter screeching sound here)
• I cut through traffic and immediately called Tony to see where he was at, at the same time Roby had just passed me and was calling me on the other line.
o Do I answer Roby?
 Do I keep talking to Tony
• Decisions
o Decisions
• I decide to answer Roby and…….
o Roby: Did you just lose a fishing rod?
o Me: Why yes, I did. Why do you ask?
o Roby: I picked it up


The moral of the story……………………being a conservative driver rewarded me. When I left Jersey Mikes both Roby and Tony weren’t even in their trucks yet but someway, somehow they managed to catch up to me and it was because of my slow driving and their speeding that I learned a lesson

Always double check your gear and vehicle before you drive away. Ironically, it was that same morning that I had to return to my house because I forgot to load my mirage drive and paddle………………….GOOD TIMES!!