"License And Registration Please" Fast Police Cars - Courageous or Dumb?

So who do you think has the fastest police cars?  Texas?  Nevada?  Califoria?  Italy?  Germany?


I had no idea until I saw this......

Did he say 267 MPH and zero to 60 MPH in 2.5 seconds?

When I was a young child, I remember my relatives and parents bragging about an older cousin who had the fastest car in the county.  Naturally, in order to hold that claim, he had to race it a few times.  People would come from all over the state to race him.  I'm sure money was involved and perhaps "pink slips" but no one really focused on that aspect of the story.  The emphasis of the story was that the police would see him racing and lay chase.  After following him a few times, they realized their cars were no match for his so they would just head over and wait for him at my grandmother's house where he lived. Fortunately, it was a small rural county and my Grandmother was well-known and highly respected so my cousin generally got away with a ticket and some harsh words.  I can imagine my Grandmother in her very gentle manner, offering the law officers coffee, tea, or a slice of peach or apple pie which she always seemed to have cooling somewhere in the kitchen......

Something to be said for living in small rural towns I guess.

Just my opinion of course, but I'm thinking 267 MPH is a bit excessive.  If a criminal is driving that fast, I think it's time to call in the helicopters and/or wait for him to crash (or in the case of Los Angeles, - run into a traffic jam).

Cars that fast need to be on the track!

I'm glad they use them to bridge the gap with the local populace and to improve public relations.

Walking your dog? Watch where you step!

That brown mushy thing on the ground might just be worth a few million!   Well, not exactly what you were thinking huh? Yes, trending today in California is the story about one Northern California couple who just happened to be out out walking their dog on their property in California's Gold Country last year when they spotted something unusual on the ground.  They were on a trail they had walked nearly every day for years and they spotted a partially buried can and decided to pry it out of the earth with a help of a nearby stick.

"The can was unusually heavy, but nothing could have prepared them for what they would find when they pried the lid open: mixed in with dirt and stones, they could see the edges of numerous U.S. $20 gold pieces—a literal pot of gold!" an announcement from a Tiburon rare-coin agency representing the couple said Tuesday.Upon discovering the gold, the couple headed back out to the site to see if lightning could strike twice-- and it did, seven more times.  follow the link to see full story:  click here


What a story huh?  I'm sure the wheels are turning in your head right now wondering if there's a pot of gold buried in your back yard.  I think this story pulls at the many fantastical strings that many of us carry around.  This story tugs at visions of historical discovery, instant wealth, mystery, and for some the idea that this story is just simply too good to be true!  I happen to like it for all those reasons.  

Makes me wonder about all of those old rusty cans that I never bothered to explore while out walking and hiking.

Good luck out there......