So About Jimmy Stewarts Driving Milestone

David Potts - Posted on 23 July 2010

Carpet blogger points out that State Senator Jimmy Stewart has hit a mile stone in his career, he’s driven his old car over 500,000 miles. Now I could take the easy route, questioning why Jimmy Stewart hates America enough to not stimulate the economy by buying a new car, but that’s too petty. Instead, I’d like to reflect on Jimmy Stewart’s driving career.

But first, carpet blogger, I think you need to check your math. 500,000 miles is not 63 times around the world. The equatorial circumference of the world is 40,075.16 km, or 24,901.549948 miles.

500,000 miles / 24,902 miles = 20.0787085

That would be less than a third of what you claimed. Come on carpet blogger, you should be an expert on things that spin.

Now, on to Jimmy Stewart. I congratulate his accomplishment, even though I’m not really sure what it means about his work.

But in any case, here are some of the highlights of Jimmy Stewart’s driving career.

March 21, 1995: Stewart was pulled over for the first time (that I know of) in Athens for speeding.
February 8, 2003: Stewart is pulled over for improper plates.
June 3, 2003: Stewart is pulled over after being clocked driving 62 MPH in a 35 MPH residential area.
July 21, 2003: Stewart fails to appear in court or pay his fine for the June 3rd incident. His license is suspended.
August 31, 2003: While his license is suspended, Jimmy is again pulled over for speeding (65 MPH in a 55 MPH zone). He is cited for driving without a license.
September 2, 2003: Jimmy finally pays his fines, his license is reinstated.
March 30, 2005: Stewart is pulled over for making a prohibited turn, he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.
August 8, 2006: Stewart is pulled over in Columbus after going 99 MPH in a 65 MPH zone.

But Jimmy has done one amazing thing as my State Senator: He’s almost made me miss Joy Padgett.