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Sharon & the New York State Police
They took two pictures and searched my truck with my permission. As we were leaving the building after they took the pictures to search the truck, I stopped at the desk to look at the Polaroids they had taken of me and the trooper asked me if I wanted to have one taken for myself. I later regretted not taking him up on the offer but I told him I had much better ones, myself. Now I wish I had let them take a picture of me with everybody in the building. Wouldn't that have been great for my scrapbook?
As two of the officers searched my truck for cameras, film and ropes to implicate me as the child molester, they were surprised to see that I had a purse sitting on the seat. Now, what woman would go out without a purse?
Well, I didn't have anything they were looking for because all I was guilty of was erratic driving and bad taste in clothing so they told me I could go.
Okay, now I noticed my fuel gauge was awful low and the nearest diesel pump was in a little village called Magee. My heart was thumping like a rabbit from the previous encounter but I managed to go to that station, slip my credit card into the outside card reader and get my fuel. Nobody even looked twice at me!
Now I come to the conclusion of the story or the moral lesson, if you will. I was probably in the wrong with my driving, I was doing things that looked suspicious. However, I acted like a lady and complied with the officers' requests. I did my best to give and require respect. I did not give false information or ID. I was set to suffer any consequences. Girls, this is pretty much how you have to handle a situation like this. It could, however, go either way for you. In the end all I had was a good scare and an opportunity to educate some law enforcement officers about crossdressing.
Because of this incident, I made up my mind to tell my wife about my "hobby" and I had a GENDER ID card made up which I always carry in my wallet. I didn't tell Marge right away – took some planning to ensure my best chances of not losing her – but that is another story.
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