Capping the copper…
I’ve always prided myself on the fact that I’ve never been in an accident (car or bike) nor been apprehended by cops for violating any rules. But as I went through a blog post by Salil I was taken back to my 2nd year of Engineering. It was a beautiful April evening. The sky was clear (just as I like it) and I was returning from the gym. Quite unassumingly I took a left turn on a “No Free Left” turn near Simla Office. For the uninitiated this is where Pune’s weather people churn out their forecasts. The cop stared at me through bloodshot eyes, obviously induced by misdirected smoke from the puff of his beedi. I had no money on me so he asked me for my licence which I earnestly handed over, knowing fully that it was an expired Learners’ Licence. He put it in his pocket and told me to get some cash. I pleaded with him, to keep my licence safely and drove off lamenting the loss of a perfectly re-usable passport sized photo. And that is how my friends, the West was won. Or some such shiz!
Hey…the link to my blog…is err, wrong!
Comment by Salil — November 9, 2005 @ 3:51 pm
Hey idiot..where the hell r u these days? WHat about ur visa date?? Send me an email…
Comment by sneha — November 9, 2005 @ 6:51 pm
Lol. The traffic policemen in Pune are relics, much like everything else in the city.
How are you doing Anup ?
Comment by The Girl in the Hat — November 15, 2005 @ 12:53 pm