CSI: Cherry Log
I had never been anywhere near Atlanta before. As I mentioned previously, I had some assumptions and prejudices about what it would be like in the South (defined as anywhere outside the state where I live). In particular, I was terrified of being stopped by any law enforcement official. I figured that was a sure way to disappear forever.
Oddly enough, about ten minutes after we picked up the rental car, one of my colleagues was driving and slipped around a line of traffic to get to the turn lane. There was an officer at the side of the road and he waved for us to pull over. This is it, I thought. We're headed to a Georgia gulag for sure.
"This is not a passing lane," said the officer, preparing to sick a pack of police dogs on us.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know that."
There was a long moment of silence.
"I'll let you off with a warning this time."
It's a damn good thing I had used the restroom at the rental car place.
Reality proved a little different from my fears. People were friendly and polite. No one shot at us.
I only have one complaint. Every time a Georgia native spoke to me, I kept thinking to myself, "You're in America now. Speak English!"
In the few days we were there, we slept very little, drank whenever we weren't sleeping, watched some baseball, and whined about the middle management in our company. The fact that we also qualify as middle management didn't seem to faze us.
At the "package store" (i.e. place to purchase our liquor), we loaded up. I saw some Landshark Lager and considered it, but eventually went with an extra pale ale from an Atlanta brewery, Sweet Water. It was a good, hoppy beer. If any of you have had the Wingwalker pale ale, it was a little like that. Most of the others bought wine. How crass.
Oh yes, one other complaint. The cabin we used was in Blue Ridge, just north of Cherry Log. We went out to eat at about 7 or 7:30 one night, and every damn place was closed. If any of you live in Georgia, could you write a note to your state legislator about that?
Plus, the five of us had two full days with a semi-legend in our field. Priceless. (Well, not exactly. I can tell you precisely how much I spent.)
Oddly enough, about ten minutes after we picked up the rental car, one of my colleagues was driving and slipped around a line of traffic to get to the turn lane. There was an officer at the side of the road and he waved for us to pull over. This is it, I thought. We're headed to a Georgia gulag for sure.
"This is not a passing lane," said the officer, preparing to sick a pack of police dogs on us.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know that."
There was a long moment of silence.
"I'll let you off with a warning this time."
It's a damn good thing I had used the restroom at the rental car place.
Reality proved a little different from my fears. People were friendly and polite. No one shot at us.
I only have one complaint. Every time a Georgia native spoke to me, I kept thinking to myself, "You're in America now. Speak English!"
In the few days we were there, we slept very little, drank whenever we weren't sleeping, watched some baseball, and whined about the middle management in our company. The fact that we also qualify as middle management didn't seem to faze us.
At the "package store" (i.e. place to purchase our liquor), we loaded up. I saw some Landshark Lager and considered it, but eventually went with an extra pale ale from an Atlanta brewery, Sweet Water. It was a good, hoppy beer. If any of you have had the Wingwalker pale ale, it was a little like that. Most of the others bought wine. How crass.
Oh yes, one other complaint. The cabin we used was in Blue Ridge, just north of Cherry Log. We went out to eat at about 7 or 7:30 one night, and every damn place was closed. If any of you live in Georgia, could you write a note to your state legislator about that?
Plus, the five of us had two full days with a semi-legend in our field. Priceless. (Well, not exactly. I can tell you precisely how much I spent.)
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posted by Lefty at 11:41 AM
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I don't really see the CSIy thingy about it, but if the officer did drag you off to the gulag AND you forgot to ues the restroom at the rental car place, that I could see as having some CSIy type elements.
Well, it sounds like you had a great time. And they speak American, not English in the South, honey. They also believe in a full nights' sleep, hence the closed businesses.
Actually, that's a living in the boonies thing. Take it from one who lives in the wilderness.
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jen mck--no, they definitely weren't speaking any language I could recognize; I think I may have understood "beer," though.
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Ha ha ha at "how crass"!
Oh WA ya big pussy. It's not Atlanta cops you have to worry about. It's the cops in the towns with only one stop light. Those towns usually have one cop, and when he calls for backup, it's to the nearest farmer with a shotgun.
You *drove* in Atlanta? Never having been there, you *drove* in Atlanta???
You brave soul, you.
xbox--I'm SHOCKED that you don't yet have a 360; I don't have one myself, but my tag isn't "xboxgirl"!
guilty--their crassness (crassity?) didn't stop me from drinking their wine, though.
tink--who you calling a pussy? I didn't wet myself.
swf--I can't tel if you're being sarcastic or not.
Hey now, its 'xboxgirl' not 'xbox360girl', and it will stay that way (if I can resist) until Microsoft fixes the 'red rings of death'.
I am *soooo* not being sarcastic.
Atlanta traffic is like a schizo who's not taking medication. I can barely keep my eyes open when I'm a passenger in Atlanta traffic, and I will.never.drive in Atlanta again. E.v.e.r.
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