Comments on: What to do when a headlight goes out

By: Jon Ray

Jon Ray — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:46:43 +0000

@barbara – You might be the biggest lush of ALL my readers!!! ;)

By: Barbara Elaine

Barbara Elaine — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:45:46 +0000

first… zack you are hilarious. I literally just spit a mouthful of coffee on the screen I was laughing so hard.
second… jon I can’t help but notice you always assume people have been boozing (a little… or maybe even a lot) before driving and or doing any life activity you write about. Then I read your comments and realized 90% of your target audience are lushes. As normal I am in awe/disgust by your blogness.

By: Jon Ray

Jon Ray — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:55:46 +0000

It is because of stories like this that I decided to do the research and figure out the best way to get around a ticket. I guess the best thing to do is walk around when you’re drunk or hiding booze in your suitcase. Thanks for sharing! ;)

By: Jon Ray

Jon Ray — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:54:07 +0000

How random that I wrote about it at the exact moment that it was happening to you! Perhaps I control the events of your life with my blog? Scary… ;)

By: Jon Ray

Jon Ray — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:53:15 +0000

That’s another good strategy. ;)

By: Shelby Stengle

Shelby Stengle — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:04:48 +0000

This totally happened to me at the worst possible time. I was 17, had been driving around with that headlight out for two weeks and so of course on NYE I got pulled over, in my neighborhood! I was freaking out because like a dumbass I had a suitcase of Miller Light behind the passenger seat that my friend Adam had bought. We weren’t drinking yet but of course the officer is like, “I assume he’s 21?” I go, “yes.” And he’s like, “ok, let me see his ID.” Clearly he was 18 and we both had to call our parents to come pick us up. I guarantee the Southlake PD enjoyed that 18-pack and I ended up with an MIP. The worst part?? F’ing Adam got off without a ticket!! Like a 17 yo girl was gonna drink all of that beer by herself! I’m convinced to this day his dad paid the cop. Thank goodness they didn’t find that 6-pack of Smirnoff Ice in the trunk and I got to still enjoy my NYE. :)

By: rhonda35

rhonda35 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:00:54 +0000

Okay, so, Jon, are you following me?? I got pulled over for exactly this thing the other night and, in the AM, ta-da!, Jon Ray posts about it….hmmmm. I had a two hour drive in Maryland on a stormy night and got pulled over 3 minutes before I reached my destination due to a bum headlight. I was issued a “repair order” and had 10 days to complete the work and then have it “inspected” by a local police officer. Pain in the a**, but definitely a safety issue, so I can’t really complain.

By: Zack Teibloom

Zack Teibloom — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:59:27 +0000

I thought you were just supposed to sing The Wallflowers song “One Headlight” and it would take care of itself. No?

By: jane

jane — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:24:13 +0000

All Volkswagons hate everything about their own electrical systems. It is a fact of the universe. The Germans know how to build good engines and transmissions, but for some reason insist on placing important electrical components at, say, the bottom of the door, right where water pools up during rain. If you do not want to be swapping bulbs every week and replacing $600 window relays every month, buy a higher quality product.

By: Justin Stech

Justin Stech — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:27:14 +0000

Well, personally, I’ve only been pulled over once, and it was for having a brake light out. The officer gave me a warning for it. I believe he was trying to make the roads safer. Instead, it just inspired me to utilize my “Drive without using my brakes” skills…

Cop FAIL