Hooray for Sparkie..Johns dog beating out the cops .I got stoped by a cop today...I was hauling 2 tons of Arkansas ledge stone in my trailer and pick up on a federal Park road that says clearly..." Recreational Hauling Only".. ..after checking my licence...he sez..You know you cannot haul on this road...I knew I was nabbed ...this is a big fine.. .In helplesness; and grimness I reverted to my gallows humor out of desperation. to accomlish nothing but perhaps to entertain myself in a losing situation.. .. .."but I thought recreational hauling was allowed ? "It is " he replied as he prepared his ticket book.. ."Well then" using my best Lou Costello face " These are my pet rocks and Im taking them home " his hardened eyes met mine over the tops of his reading glasses; the strain was unbearable; but he cracked a smile first; ...out of sheer agony..and suprized relief so did I , then he burst out laughing as one of the stones had a smiley face on it in chalk done proably by one of the quarry men; we were both laughng now; and he told me I made his day; and that with a good lawyer I would proably win....graciously he allowed me to exit at the next cross road 20 miles along( my turn anyway)...Hey you never know..MD