the last time? not likely

i travel thru the scenic waterways of the Ozarks as night falls. by midnight, i'm lost in pocahontas, ar and being pulled over, yet again, for my broken tail light (making it 9 or 10 times total now, with 0 tickets - woohoo!! i must admit i've gotten pretty good at talking with cops). coincidentally, he's pulled me over right in front of a walmart, where it appears i am destined to spend another night (if my math is right, that will make it 19 different walmarts i'll have slept at).

the officer and i exchange pleasantries. i explain i'm a little lost, and working my way to birmingham, al, but likely to spend the rest of this nite right here, at the walmart. by the end of the conversation, he's politely giving me directions and wishing me a good night whether i spend it at the walmart or elsewhere. making no mention of my broken tail light. nor of my broken rear turn signal, which i assume escaped his notice.