I was doing a freeway gas station (limited access highway) in the dead of winter one night. As I took pictures of each pump, shivering and freezing my rear off, I noticed a car parked off to the side with its motor running, lights off.
That's not unusual when its that cold around here. My car was parked and running too. Everyone leaves their cars running (locked of course). AAMOF all of the semi trucks were parked in the truck lot - all were running.
There was a guy sitting in this one though. I didn't notice that until I was almost nearby.
He rolled down his window and asked, "just what do you think you're doing?"
I was brave enough to ask him what he thought he was doing, preparing to tell him to myob.
He showed me his badge. He was an undercover cop. "Oh!" I said dumbly. "I'm doing a job for E/M and they wanted pix of every pump," I explained stupidly.
He said he was parked there to watch for drug dealing and other illegal activities. "Like "lot lizards", he said. He winked his eye when he said that.
"Oh," I said dumbly again.
I didn't bother to ask what a "Lot lizard" was.