Dave fights law; law wins

This morning as I was commuting to work, I pulled around the long line of cars exiting at Microsoft's main campus so I could make the less-crowded left turn to the Lakewood campus where I work. I do this all the time, and it involves traveling for about 10 feet on the shoulder.

Today, however, three policemen were standing on the shoulder waiting for idiots like me. Even more embarrassing, I was on my Vespa.

So I got a ticket -- for $10 (although my insurance will probably go up more than that).

Totally worth it for the amount of time that riding on that shoulder has saved me over the years.

Oops: I just looked at the ticket again, and it is for $101, not $10 ... OK, that's a little less worth it.