P to the S...

Totally forgot to tell you. But last night after leaving a bar, we turned right and proceeded to walk across the street. Mind you there were two other people doing the same thing just to the left of us.

Pedaling towards us (yes they were on bikes) two cops (affectionately named Ace and Gary by one of my co-workers) skid to a stop and surround us.

"Where you from?"
"New York."
"Well did you know that each year we have at least two people killed by cars and that people who are walking around this area just step out onto the street and subject themselves to possible harm and the law around here crossing the street without the right of way is a first degree misdemeanor and the fine is 150 dollars?"

Jaw drops. We just stare. Long awkward pause. Cop number 2 shifts to the other side of his bike seat.

Step aside and just re-evaluate the situation: The streets are empty and there are no cars. Here is a cop, on a bike, wearing his helmet, with his "buddy" tailing along. Two people just did the exact same thing and we were stopped. And possibly fined.

Mentally I ask: "Do you accept debit cards?"

Ace says: "I'm going to consider this a warning. But this is a very serious offense." We nod our law breaking heads and break through the bike gang to finish crossing the street.

As we walk away, Gary says: "Which way is the traffic signal to go?"

Note: I fully understand A&G were just trying to be protective and abide the law. It's just funny to a couple of kids who live in NYC because we cross the street everyday dodging crazy cab drivers and mad buses.