City Living: 1 -- Small Town Living: 0

I lived in the city of Bethlehem for four years and never once got pulled over by a police officer, as they were all busy doing things like chasing bank robbers, controlling drunken Musikfest crowds, or corralling the middle schoolers I used to teach.

I've lived in the town of Hellertown for two weeks and started my Friday morning off with a $100 fine for pausing too briefly at a stop sign, despite the fact that we graciously gave an officer permission to time from our driveway the other week. Welcome to the neighborhood, I guess, where the cops have to get paid to do something. And just be sure to watch those stop signs and speed limits.