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My friend Vicki and I took a temporary work assignment in New York City a few years back. On our first day off, we went on an all day sight seeing trip in Vicki's convertible. It was a warm, pretty day out so we rode with the top down.

Now, there's something you should know about Vicky. She's a stunning beauty who turns heads without even trying.

As we approached the George Washington Bridge, traffic slowed to a near stop. We heard whistles and cat calls coming from the construction truck in the next lane and we knew things were about to get interesting.

The only thing worse than getting stuck in traffic in NYC is to have a truck with 3 men yelling obscenities and asking for our phone numbers. I yelled back, "Sorry, guys, but we're both taken!" It only made things worse.

One of the men was writing notes on paper and the driver kept wadding them up and throwing them into our car anytime they managed to get close enough, much to the amusement of other drivers around us. Half the papers missed the car completely and went flying around the highway.

Vicky yelled for them to knock it off, but it was no use.

Traffic was stop and start, stop and start, with more papers and more obscenities. This went on half way across the bridge, right up until we heard the screeching of tires and the crumpling of metal. The driver had been so busy throwing papers at us that he failed to notice the white car in front of him slam on its brakes. The truck crammed into the back of the white car and the bumpers locked. We laughed until we cried when we saw a uniformed police officer step out of the unmarked Crown Victoria and stoop to pick up a piece of the paper blowing past him. We watched from the rear-view mirror as the officer waved his arms wildly and yelled at the truck driver and occupants. I have a feeling it will be a long time before those men harass women in traffic again.

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