I vow to never do another good deed for another human being again as long as I live...or at least until I'm not in such a crappy mood.
Every time I try to get out, they pull me back in.
Two days after I put in my memo quiting the dive team, the leader of our Field Force (it's like the riot squad) asks me to join. Since I've been kicking around the idea of joining SWAT, and Field Force works with SWAT on call outs for barricaded subjects, hostage situations, stand offs,...
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Two days after I put in my memo quiting the dive team, the leader of our Field Force (it's like the riot squad) asks me to join. Since I've been kicking around the idea of joining SWAT, and Field Force works with SWAT on call outs for barricaded subjects, hostage situations, stand offs,...
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asitcomestome:
That's cool congradulations.
But dont you guys bust up abductions and the like?
Take it easy
But dont you guys bust up abductions and the like?
Take it easy
asitcomestome:
Ah, I see.
I had a friend who was training to become a tactical paramedic, to bust in right after the SWAT guys an plug gunshot holes in humans.
By the way did you hear about the four poor Mounties who lost their lives up here in a drug standoff? They expect 10,000 Officers to come to the memorial service from across the continent. It was the single largest life loss in R.C.M.P. history
I had a friend who was training to become a tactical paramedic, to bust in right after the SWAT guys an plug gunshot holes in humans.
By the way did you hear about the four poor Mounties who lost their lives up here in a drug standoff? They expect 10,000 Officers to come to the memorial service from across the continent. It was the single largest life loss in R.C.M.P. history
Does anyone else worry about death as much as I do?
I'm a very skeptical agnostic but technically not quite an atheist. I'll give that there is an outside chance that there might be some sort of order to the universe...kinda like there is an outside chance that I'll flip a coin a 1000 times in a row and have it come up tails every...
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I'm a very skeptical agnostic but technically not quite an atheist. I'll give that there is an outside chance that there might be some sort of order to the universe...kinda like there is an outside chance that I'll flip a coin a 1000 times in a row and have it come up tails every...
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citizencruz:
Mortality, for me anyway, was something I faced everyday as a street cop. It starts when you pull on the polyester super hero pants and pull on you boots.
You sit on the edge of the bed an pull those laces tight. You stand up and sling that Kevlar over your head and tighten up the Velcro straps so they fit just right. You swing the shirt around and zip it up. Your badge and nametag are in the right place and you buckle up your belt so the gig-line is even. You swing the Ranger belt around and buckle it. You move your gear around so you can place the back keepers in first. You shift around your cuff cases so they feel right.
You shift the shitty Asp in its shitty holster you got from GT Distributors and you finish of with the last of the keepers. You check your pistol to make sure there's still a round in the chamber and you place it into the Safariland SSIII holster. You grab your radio from the charger and go 10-8/41.
The whole time youre telliling yourself "If I'm shot I will not die. If I'm cut I will not die. I will fight back and make sure my partner and I go home safely."
You put that Unit in drive and go make the world a safer place as long as you're on the road. At that point you're not BadCop, You're just another good cop that gets thrust into bad situations.
Thats it.
That's what I did.
P.S. Don't forget to kiss the dog(s) goodbye.
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You sit on the edge of the bed an pull those laces tight. You stand up and sling that Kevlar over your head and tighten up the Velcro straps so they fit just right. You swing the shirt around and zip it up. Your badge and nametag are in the right place and you buckle up your belt so the gig-line is even. You swing the Ranger belt around and buckle it. You move your gear around so you can place the back keepers in first. You shift around your cuff cases so they feel right.
You shift the shitty Asp in its shitty holster you got from GT Distributors and you finish of with the last of the keepers. You check your pistol to make sure there's still a round in the chamber and you place it into the Safariland SSIII holster. You grab your radio from the charger and go 10-8/41.
The whole time youre telliling yourself "If I'm shot I will not die. If I'm cut I will not die. I will fight back and make sure my partner and I go home safely."
You put that Unit in drive and go make the world a safer place as long as you're on the road. At that point you're not BadCop, You're just another good cop that gets thrust into bad situations.
Thats it.
That's what I did.
P.S. Don't forget to kiss the dog(s) goodbye.
[Edited on Mar 10, 2005 12:50AM]
citizencruz:
I envy you, brother. I've never been able to picture myself around that long.
This place is a wreck. Every time it rains, my dog tracks in another pound of mud. Maybe I won't let myself go to roller derby unless I get off my butt and do some cleaning.
What I need it to get married, or at least get a girlfriend. That way, I'd have someone who would make me put things back where they belong and...
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What I need it to get married, or at least get a girlfriend. That way, I'd have someone who would make me put things back where they belong and...
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holliday:
Well...I guess THAT takes me out of the running...because frankly I'm probably a bigger slob than you are.
How I come out of my house looking all put together is beyond me...seriously, I have a problem...
How I come out of my house looking all put together is beyond me...seriously, I have a problem...
asitcomestome:
I tell ya man package it and sell it, you'd make a fortune if you could bypass those pesky pimping charges that would show up 
take it easy
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take it easy
[Edited on Mar 08, 2005 7:21PM]
I've been in my annual training this week. Today was taser training. It was actually very interesting. These tasers shoot out two pointed barbs attached to very thin wires so that they can hit targets more than 20 feet away. It's a relatively high wattage low amp charge. How it works it's magic is the the electrical impulses match the wave patterns of the electrical...
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asitcomestome:
Man that sounds like the longest 5 seconds ever.
Great nomad by the way! I missed buying one up here by half an hour once.
Take it easy
Great nomad by the way! I missed buying one up here by half an hour once.
Take it easy
proaggression:
ouch...
and thanks for the comment... it (believe it or not) made me think... and it seems every little thing people say to me right now gives way to reconcilliation of some sort... coming to terms with the inevitable... yes, I know ... this was inevitable... taking his gun would have only been a speed bump on his path... I understand this... but as you probably know... there is no REAL understanding in the aftermath of such a horrible horrible daymare.
seriously... thanks! I appreciate your insight!
Cheers!
and thanks for the comment... it (believe it or not) made me think... and it seems every little thing people say to me right now gives way to reconcilliation of some sort... coming to terms with the inevitable... yes, I know ... this was inevitable... taking his gun would have only been a speed bump on his path... I understand this... but as you probably know... there is no REAL understanding in the aftermath of such a horrible horrible daymare.
seriously... thanks! I appreciate your insight!
Cheers!
Here's the weird dream from last night:
I was test driving someone's truck that they had loaned me for the weekend to check out. I was leaving a bar and the brakes went out. Then it got stuck in reverse. It backed through the fence and dropped down a 10 foot little cliff into someone's back yard. Then It knocked the whole body off the...
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I was test driving someone's truck that they had loaned me for the weekend to check out. I was leaving a bar and the brakes went out. Then it got stuck in reverse. It backed through the fence and dropped down a 10 foot little cliff into someone's back yard. Then It knocked the whole body off the...
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holliday:
By the way...I just flipped through your pics folder again and the truth is...you don't appear to be all that 'skinny' so I don't know what the fuck you're talking about!
Ok...the one when you were a kid was pretty bad...but the past is gone!
Rock on!
Ok...the one when you were a kid was pretty bad...but the past is gone!
Rock on!
Feel free to ignore this self indulgent entry as it is of no interest to anyone except myself, but it's the highlight of my day, so I'm writing it any way.
I broke the thin guy world bench press record today. At least that's the way I'm telling it. I've been kicking around the idea of joining SWAT recently, so I've been working out pretty...
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I broke the thin guy world bench press record today. At least that's the way I'm telling it. I've been kicking around the idea of joining SWAT recently, so I've been working out pretty...
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holliday:
Well...on COMMAND might be asking a lot...beer helps...or at least that's what I'm told
redmess:
oh my god! that picture is so cute -can you hear me squealing with delight? yeah, i know you can. hah! uh, huh. i can't wait to get back out to the desert. i haven't seen the stars out there since thanksgiving of 2003.
so are you gonna be at rollerderby on sunday? my parents are going!!! yes, they are hippies -try not to kick them in the head, hehehehe.
hope to see you soon!
so are you gonna be at rollerderby on sunday? my parents are going!!! yes, they are hippies -try not to kick them in the head, hehehehe.
hope to see you soon!
I was looking at the kiddos at the Flametrick Subs show tonight when the Lone Star in my blood stream inspired a marvelous idea for a tattoo. You could get big black Xs on the back of your hands and inside the Xs it would say:
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Young
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I think it's against department policy...
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Young
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I think it's against department policy...
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I was just listening to a Cingular commercial that was on the TV in the other room and heard the narrator say "more bars in more places" and wondered why in the world Cingular was promoting drinking. It took me a couple seconds, but I figured out what they were really saying.
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lc2:
Damn!
I WOULD have switched to Cingular.
I WOULD have switched to Cingular.
mulhollanddrive:
Yeah, I believe we are going to be there. That is the plan at this juncture. Hey, I'm really sorry to hear about your dog. My condolences. Perhaps we'll see you there!
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Today marks a very sad day for me, more bittersweet really because it's been a long time and I'm OK with it.
On February 23, 2003 the best dog that ever lived died while I held her. She had gastric cancer and after a couple surgeries and just shy of $6k in vet bills, there was nothing more that could be done. That last week...
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On February 23, 2003 the best dog that ever lived died while I held her. She had gastric cancer and after a couple surgeries and just shy of $6k in vet bills, there was nothing more that could be done. That last week...
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ponette:
too sweet, in fact. 
redmess:
awww, i miss my puppies...
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[Edited on Feb 25, 2005 12:50PM]
The bike is gone. They just picked it up and paid me in cash. It went to a good home though. These guys are big V-Max fans and build V-Max hot rods, so it's good to know it'll be well taken care of. Next I have to sell the 57 Chevy and I can build that rat rod.
holliday:
If only I had the money to buy the chevy I'd give her a good home!
I'd give her a good home!
Most people who know me know how much I hate yuppie deer. Well, I hit one of those damn yuppie deer with my patrol car on the way home Monday night, but I'm not mad because of two things:
#1 It didn't do any damage at all to my cruiser; it just splattered deer kakka all over the windshield.
#2 When I got home from...
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#1 It didn't do any damage at all to my cruiser; it just splattered deer kakka all over the windshield.
#2 When I got home from...
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zephyra:
whoa, that's alotta underdog.
No, you will not be seeing me at the next Roller Derby b/c they always have them on Sundays, and I live in Dallas. One day I will take another Monday off and come down just for that occasion (oh, and hang out with all the Austin peeps b/c I love them so!).
No, you will not be seeing me at the next Roller Derby b/c they always have them on Sundays, and I live in Dallas.
One day I will take another Monday off and come down just for that occasion (oh, and hang out with all the Austin peeps b/c I love them so!).
holliday:
I'm not ENTIRELY useless when it comes to electrical stuff in my car. I mean, I know the theory of how everything works together and all that. But when it comes to me taking my volt meter and actually diagnosing the specific problem...I call Mr. Cajun. He's in the diesel program and gets at least three months worth of electrical training to my three weeks of it.
Sorry your car is sick You can blame me if you want...I'm too far away for it to really matter.
Sorry your car is sick
You can blame me if you want...I'm too far away for it to really matter.
I see how it is...
Hope your mood improves...SOON!