Bingo! Yes.

oh i know, i tell my brother this a lot... but still. i feel so much better.

i say "coffee is for closers" a ton.

i mean, you're equally doing the same amount of work, just a different scale

Right. And I guess also what I mean is that I don't have the advantage of getting collaborative help. From experience, I know that a communications product is always better when it comes from a creative team rather than one individual. I don't have any other writers or editors to bounce ideas off, or to proofread my text or suggest changes to improve the flow, etc. I also don't have a designer or a photographer dedicated to the work. I do the web design myself, and I am not a designer, and I have to rely on the designer "downstairs" to squeeze in the print work as she has time.

No but we've gone the Vancouver approach. For smokers cops don't bust and courts rarely convinct.

Only place in the WORLD where recreational weed is fully legal for 21 and up is Colorado.

and it is every bit as awesome as you may think.

Oh. I guess I better stop driving around with my stash.

i have zero shifts for two weeks. wtf. there are three of us who have none, and one girl has 2/3 over two weeks. the rest are all managers on break/in training, but still.

hurry up lining some copyrwiting gigs, ms. nom de plume

i'm gonna be all over the damn place next few days trying to line up stuff, offline and off. i have one shift next fucking saturday. i get my check monday, so essentially that's my last check for a month. ugh. and i'll be gone a whole week in july.

GOOD. you can do copywriting from anywhere with a chromebook.

even if you write $10 blurbs, it's a start

Is that legal? If a cop pulls you over, can you refuse to roll down your window, open the car?

hell yeah you can. never answer anything a cop asks you. never open your car willingly.

You gotta cover your ass. the cops are not doing it for you.

women get raped by cops who pull them over all the time. they rarely report it. Cops watch out for themselves.

I was always advised that one should roll down the window halfway, and that otherwise, it looks like you're hiding something. In other words, look cooperative and be courteous, but of course, don't feel obligated to answer questions.

I would agree to the short roll down, UNLESS you have been enjoying some smokey stuff. the smell alone is treated as probable cause to search your vehicle.

I wish I had a firmer grasp on the law, but it's confusing, no? There's the Constitution and state laws and a few local caveats, and knowing it all would require an expert.

Anyway, there are laws and then there's the execution. I once had to stand on one leg and touch my nose and repeat the alphabet backwards, all on a gravel parking lot. I later found out sobriety tests have to be conducted on a level surface.

If I had known this at the time and had objected, what would've happened next? A heartfelt apology? What if I asked for another officer to come to the scene and take over? Apparently I have this "right" but how well would this have gone over?

All I know is I almost always pull over to the nearest parking lot if I see a cop car anywhere in my rearview, and I wait for him to pass.