While flipping TV channels one afternoon, I caught a local reporter interviewing Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick about her getting a ticket. Apparently the chief was clocked doing 13 mph above the speed limit. I didn’t hear all the details. So I’m not sure whether it was just the speed that caught a county cop’s attention or the sight of a car whizzing down a country road without anyone behind the wheel. Whatever it was, the officer wound up giving our diminutive law-enforcer a $154 citation. That seems a little stiff. I really like the chief. She bought me doughnuts once. So I would have probably let her slide with a warning as long she promised not to speed in the future and always sit on at least six phone directories while driving. But what grabbed my attention during the Kirkpatrick interview was the chief’s utter cheerfulness. The last time I got a speeding ticket, my demeanor was downright dour. Chief Kirkpatrick acted like she’d just won “America’s Got Talent”/Doug Clark, SR. More here.

Question: How fast were you driving when you last got nailed for a speeding ticket? When Where? How much did you pay?