So I was sitting beside Kip at the bar the other night, and we were discussing drinking and driving. *disclaimer* It is VERY bad, but most the people at Topsail do it at one time or another.

I asked Kip "Kip, have you ever gotten a ticket?" "Just one. I was at a bar up in Surf City, and they were doing that stupid 'click it or ticket' thing. I was going around the block to a different bar, and had forgotten to put on my seatbelt. They gave me a citation." "Kip, how have you never gotten in trouble for drinking and driving? How long were you police chief?" "I was police chief for six years. Then I was mayor for twelve."

And... There boys and girls, is how not to get a ticket. Hold public office for eighteen years, and no one will bat an eye at you.