Laramie, Wyoming

Yesterday was a very interesting trip to Laramie, WY. WooHoo!! (just kidding- it's Wyoming, not Kentucky). So, I went to Wyoming for a American Water Works Association/Water Educational Foundation conference (at this point my brother would chime in with- "okay, dork.") So, I did feel kinda bored at the conference since there were only about 30 people there and two people to network with. Needless to say- when they found out I was an Environmental Science person, they immediately turned up their noses (they wanted engineers- excuse me!) But, whatever, who wants to work in wastewater anyway.

So, the best part of the whole day was when my advisor got pulled over by a wyoming cop for "speeding" past someone on the two lane highway. I liked it because the wyoming cop was pulling something out of the middle of the road when we (the in front of us, and us) passed him. Then, we passed the car in front of us, and the cop decided we were speeding in order to pass him. He then, asked my advisor why he would pass someone when that person was going the speed limit, and when a cop was behind him. And, then he waited for an answer. It was interesting because when the cop went back to his car to look up my advisor's history I was very quick to point out how many holes were in his story.

1.) He couldn't have clocked the person in front of us- since he wasn't in his car when we passed him.
2.) colorado drivers just like to piss off wyoming cops that are bored enough to pick stuff out of the road.
3.) He had no proof we were speeding!

Luckily, my advisor only got a warning- but i almost guarantee that if I got pulled over- I would have gotten a ticket! Stupid police officers and their need to keep society safe.