Getting pulled over in Asotin

I had the idea to write about this story in Holly's class today, Tuesday the fourth. I had this epiphany because Andrea kept saying my last name wrong, well my maiden name, and it somehow reminded me of when I got pulled over for speeding in Asotin, Washington.  So here we go...... I moved to Houston, Texas in 2009 and I came home to visit my family that summer. We all decided to go out on the river so I was driving around Asotin looking for the boat ramp my parents were unloading our wave runner at. I had completely forgotten that the speed limit was 25 around the baseball field out there, rather than 35 like it use to be.  I believe when I was pulled over I was going 34 or so.  When he pulled me over I was driving my mom's car which is trashed with paperwork, Pepsi cans, water bottles, you name it.  Her car is always a mess.  So when the officer got up to my window he looked in my car and gave me a look like what they heck are you living out of this thing.  I knew that is what he was thinking so I explained that this was my mom's car, I'm just in town visiting and I forgot that they had changed the speed limit to 25.  I also threw in there I am not use to driving and automatic, that my car was a manual so I didn't realize I was speeding. He pretty much  stopped me right then and there and said I was getting a ticket no matter what I said so he would be right back with my paperwork.  My sister was in the car with me and once the officer was out of earshot I said a few choice words and may or may not have started to cry as a last chance plea.  When the officer returned with my paperwork he told me not to cry it's not that big of a deal and then he mentioned my last name.  He said that had noticed my last name was Winkler.  He then asked me if I was related to Henry Winkler, who played Fonzie on the TV show Happy Days.  I then asked him if we were related would that get me out of the ticket, and he laughed and said no. So then I told the truth and said no.  I bet if I had the last name of a more famous person like Clooney, Pitt, Witherspoon, Sandler, or Bullock I could have gotten out of the ticket!