Reminder to the Author

This is just a reminder to myself to write about my daily duties on the YOB!!! All of you that are not me can disregard this Post

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For those of you who care, my beloved car is back 10-8. May we not find ice in our near future together, for I fear we might not be so lucky next time.

Blue Blues!!!!

Not a very good title, but I had no other ideas. So as I sit here pondering life at 28, almost 29 (in 9 days, Damn I'm old) I can't help but think how boring being a cop can be. I love my job, it is exciting, fun, humorous, and enjoyable. I get to deal with people from all walks of life and have an impact on their daily lives, not in a sadistic way, but still an impact. What bothers me is days like today. It is freakin' cold out, and there is not a lot going on. One can only drive around in a circle so many times before going insane.

I bring this up just to articulate thoughts on being a cop. It is a great job, but can bore the hell out of you. Like my father said, who I believe heard from someone else "Policing is 98% boredom and 2% excitement (or fear)". I agree somewhat, but believe there is more humor, anger (at ignorance), astonishment (again at ignorance), and disbelief. I look at this post and realize I had no idea what I was writing about. I just had a thought and tried to make a post about it.

Anyways, on a completely different note, I would like to wish President Obama luck. Those that know me know I do not favor him. However, I will do what most republicans and democrats alike do not. I will back and support my, and our, president regardless of if I agree with his decisions. It is not my position to second guess his decisions or acts, especially since I do not have the information needed to do so. President Obama, good luck, may God use you as a tool to better our nation so that we may be a better example to the world and each other!!

The Chase is ON

So, I recently had an opportunity to call out a "failure to yield". It was another agency's pursuit (though that word is TABOO, I will use it for simplistic purposes). Since we needed updates on our radio channel I was the second car and was calling out what was going on. I have been in many a pursuit, but this one was fun. Not that the others were not, but this one was different. First off I tried cutting the individual off, but to no avail. Then we follow him for like 4 miles. We finally get him boxed in and he stops. I am making this very simplistic, if you want to hear the whole story call me. Eventually we get him out a gunpoint and he tries to tussle a little bit, which is completely assanine since there is like 12 police there. Finally he is handcuffed and put in the back of a car.

It was exhilirating and fun. To top it off I got some compliments on my pursuit presentation on the radio. Most officers get excited when some type of excitement occurs and you cannot understand what they are saying on the radio. Everybody stated I was calm, low pitched, and audible on the radio as if I had done a million of these. So that was a pretty good compliment from veteran officers. All in all that is what we live for as police. A little bit of excitement and bragging rights. It is too bad no one was riding along with me at the time. All the good stuff seems to happen when I am alone.

Voicing my sister's comments....

I too was caught by the stomach bug that attacked my whole immediate family. I must say I have not been sick like that since early high school. It was crazy...I ended up sleeping in my closet to be closer to the bathroom. But enough of that crap.

I also want to wish my Buckeyes luck tomorrow. I will be faithfully watching. I am disappointed I did not get to go, but that is the way it is. I forgot to check my other frequent flier mileage airline.

For those of you who read my blog, stay away from the stomach flu and O.H.......