Dan Barile

A lot of activity (and a cameo by a naked man)

On May 20, I pulled off Exit 2 in Brattleboro, proceeded briefly down Route 9, and then pulled into a church parking lot to make a phone call. As I was entering the parking lot, I noticed a naked man exiting his vehicle.

While I could have done without seeing a dude in his birthday suit on one of my infrequent trips into public during this pandemic, I still decided to make my call there. With that said, I made sure to park well over 6 feet away from this individual before he proceeded into the woods. (Maybe for a swim?)

As I pulled out of the parking lot to head west on Route 9, I noticed an eastbound police car turn into the lot I had just exited.

I continued down Route 9 for a short while before noticing a police car in my rear-view mirror. Moments later, he had erased the 100-or-so-yard gap between us in impressive time. After following me for a few seconds, he turned on his blue lights, so I immediately pulled over. Instead of parking behind me, he stopped directly next to me.

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