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Alternate 95 was virtually untraveled and unplowed. Remnant paths of cars gave indications of lanes. It was a tense, long drive. Brittany fell asleep. Heather kept me company. With my eyes glued to the road, I was able to enjoy several hours of her tellings of college life. That was why I had volunteered for this road trip--once Heather gets home she is always so involved with her siblings and friends--I seem to miss out on the one-to-one conversations which bring connectedness. I'd really been missing Heather. This was bittersweet--I was getting all the lowdown, but at the same time I was stressing over the drive. I was grateful for her insomnia.




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Like it or not, your business depends on a lot on how you publicly conduct yourself. You may have some very valid reasons for complaining about the things that you complain about. But perception is reality. If it seems that all you do is complain and that you seem to have nothing but bad experiences, folks are going to wonder if MAYBE a lot of it isn't YOUR fault. It may not be. But like I said, perception is reality.

Have you ever been driving down the road and had the strong hunch to slow down? Suddenly, you see a police car who could have caught you speeding if you had not listened to that gut feeling. Or perhaps you got the hunch to speed up or change lanes. Then you see something that lets you know that if you had not done so, you would have been part of a multi-car pile-up or a wreck of some kind.

Too often, people obtain a ticket and pay the fine rather than deal with the process of going to court. Many people are unsure how to challenge a moving violation. There is a perception that whatever the police officer said is the only thing that matters. These views are untrue. Any traffic lawyer will tell you that in many cases, police officers make mistakes. Sometimes, the equipment is faulty, or the wrong driver is cited. Protect yourself from a moving violation you were not responsible for with a traffic lawyer.