The policeman was probably there just to make sure you didn't try to
set up camp along the side of 95 for the night. :P
</cynicism>

Sudhir

On 12/7/06, Ron Komoroski <motresyklman@lynchburg.net> wrote:
> Heading home to Virginia after a camping for 5 days during motorcycle speed
> week at Daytona Beach Fla. Bike on a trailer behind, rolling up I95 at
> night, really into a book-on-tape playing on the stereo,
> and.....sputter-sput-sput. Panicked look at the gage-OH Shit!!
> I was trying to figure a way to get some gas out of the bike gastank when
> along comes a county policeman. He was good enough to give me a ride to the
> next exit, where I paid an obscene price for a gas can, (they said they were
> closing & wouldn't be there by the time I got going to bring the can back).
> The cop then drove me back to the van, & stayed until the thundering 2.1 L
> sprang to life & I was on my way again. Moral 1, Check the gage stupid!!
> Moral 2, Sometimes there IS a cop around when you need one, (I thanked him
> profusely!)
> Ron Komoroski
>