The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 1371

Stitchawl · 05-21-2012, 01:40 AM

Tom, he was just playing the odds. He has to fill his quota so if he stops every car and accuses them, he's bound to hit one or two every day!

There is a famous Georgia state motor patrol cop who has made more drug busts than any other US police officer. His route is the I-95 between Florida and So.Carolina and he says the reason he has made so many arrests is that he stops every car. As soon as he finishes processing one car (either writing a ticket or just checking and warning) he stops the next car that comes along. He doesn't even bother to look to see who is driving or if they are doing something wrong. He just stops them. As there is no longer any requirement for 'probable cause' (thanks to the Patriot Act) he can search every car.

Stitchawl

WT Sharpe · 05-21-2012, 01:53 AM

I'm beginning to think "I'm just going to give you a warning" is cop-talk for "Opps! My bad!"

43 years ago, in Vietnam, the MPs got crazy about issuing speeding tickets outside a small village where the speed limit was 25 MPH. One of our guys had gotten one a week before, and our company commander was determined it wasn't going to happen again. So when I drove him down that road in our Jeep, his eyes were glued to the speedometer the whole time while everyone else passed us like we were standing still. Finally two cars of MPs shot pass us and pulled the entire line of vehicles over. We kept driving until they motioned for us to stop as well. Two MPs approached our vehicle and said that they were going to write me a ticket for exceeding the speed limit. My CO went ballistic. He demanded to know their names, the names of their superior officers, and proceeded to write down the numbers of their vehicles. "My man was not speeding," he told the MPs, "but that's okay. You go ahead and write that ticket. You can rest assured it will be answered!"

"Well, we're going to let you go with a warning this time."

Uh, huh! A warning. Cop talk for "Maybe I made a mistake."

orlok · 05-21-2012, 04:35 AM

You've got to stop talking to yourself whist driving, Tom

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WT Sharpe · 05-21-2012, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Tom, he was just playing the odds. He has to fill his quota so if he stops every car and accuses them, he's bound to hit one or two every day!

There is a famous Georgia state motor patrol cop who has made more drug busts than any other US police officer. His route is the I-95 between Florida and So.Carolina and he says the reason he has made so many arrests is that he stops every car. As soon as he finishes processing one car (either writing a ticket or just checking and warning) he stops the next car that comes along. He doesn't even bother to look to see who is driving or if they are doing something wrong. He just stops them. As there is no longer any requirement for 'probable cause' (thanks to the Patriot Act) he can search every car.

Stitchawl

I don't think that's the case. I think he simply made a mistake, and when I invited him to have a look at the log of ongoing and outgoing calls, he realized it and decided not to write a ticket. After all, my mention of the logs showed him he was in error, and if push came to shove, I could prove my case. He was just too bull-headed to admit it. They've been writing tickets for everyone here at the base lately, and I'm sure it wasn't out of the goodness of his heart that he decided to let it go with a warning. He knew he was wrong.

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

You've got to stop talking to yourself whist driving, Tom

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Now that I do. It's a proud family tradition. My son talks to himself, and my father before us talked to himself on a regular basis. One of my sisters used to get the biggest kick out of watching him in the back room talking to himself as he worked on his hobbies. She would call me to sneak our heads around the door to catch him in the act.

The fellow I relieved tonight was wondering if someone else had received a ticket, because he saw the Shipyard police following him, so he called him on the radio and asked him. Then—knowing that frequency is constantly monitored by the police (just try cussing over the air and you'll quickly discover how true that is)—I called him back and told him that the reason he'd been asked that is that I was stopped earlier for talking on the phone while driving. Except that I wasn't talking on the phone. I then said, "If any cops happen to be listening, my name is Tom Sharpe, I work at (I gave the name of our facility) in building number (I gave our building number), and if any one of them would like to stop by and check my phone records, please feel free; I'll be here all night. But I was not talking on my cell phone."

I wonder if that got back to him. I certainly hope so.

wodin · 05-21-2012, 01:47 PM

I'm reminded of a few years ago when I was driving up the access lane on the Moanalua Freeway, and the car several blocks behind me ran off the road. The driver recovered without incident, but I noticed a couple of police cars sitting on the overpass, and stopped to report it.

A couple of days later I saw the same policeman in a coffee shop, and asked him what happened. He said "Oh! We stopped him, but he was just eating a hamburger."

EATING A HAMBURGER??? The idiot RAN OFF THE ROAD!

wodin · 05-21-2012, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I do. It's a proud family tradition. My son talks to himself, and my father before us talked to himself on a regular basis. One of my sisters used to get the biggest kick out of watching him in the back room talking to himself as he worked on his hobbies. She would call me to sneak our heads around the door to catch him in the act.

I talk to myself all the time, after all, I'm the only one who listens to me!

PeterT · 05-21-2012, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wodin

I talk to myself all the time, after all, I'm the only one who listens to me!

Worse than that; I argue with myself ... and loose

dreams · 05-21-2012, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Worse than that; I argue with myself ... and loose

I thought I was the only one who did that.

red_phoenix · 05-21-2012, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

I thought I was the only one who did that.

wannabee · 05-23-2012, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

I saw it years ago on a technology TV show. The tests I remembered sounded like it was going to be THE next best safety thing. I thought by now that it would have been taken up by major manufacturers. Looks like it is a little slow moving. Maybe a patent issue?

Just last week we had a memorial for the publican of a very famous and historic inn in town who many of us will miss. He was a real colourful character and didn't mind calling a spade a spade. The pub was full of nick-nacks and one day when the police ticked him off for not wearing a helmet I saw him wearing this one through town. Especially past the cop shop.

wodin · 05-23-2012, 02:40 AM

I like it, where can I get one?

SneakySnake · 05-23-2012, 02:41 AM

nice hat!

Stitchawl · 05-23-2012, 03:09 AM

Great for jousting! I wonder if it's Snell-approved?

Stitchawl

PeterT · 05-23-2012, 02:31 PM

Remember last week how I posted about my car keys and key-fobs....

Well... today I was out delivering Meals on Wheels, and somehow stumbled and fell. Managed to graze both knees badly (but not tear my pants) and got some scraped fingers too.

Now you might ask, how does this tie into key-fobs?

Simply put.. mine now will only unlock the car; no more locking it for me

sigh

wannabee · 05-23-2012, 08:21 PM

Ouch! The older we get, the longer we take to repair too.

This is not a vent or rant but I wanted to share it so this is as good a place as any. This email sent our new I.T. guy into a spin yesterday. He is Vietnamese and although his English is pretty good, he sometimes misses the gist of what's going on.

From: Richard xxxxxxx[mailto:richard@xxxxxx.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2012 5:17 AM
To: xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: PCI complaint

We are officially PCI Compliant for the next year.

PCI Compliance is just to give consumer protection and deals with how people process credit card info and store it. A cert of compliance is now required by BOA which we have. Just had to answer a few questions on a survey about how we process cc’s.

Controller
xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Anyway, our I.T. came to me to assure me that he will fix the complaint and was very concerned that the PCI was complaining about his web site.

It's interesting what a couple of transposed letters can do.

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05-21-2012, 01:40 AM	#20551
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Tom, he was just playing the odds. He has to fill his quota so if he stops every car and accuses them, he's bound to hit one or two every day! There is a famous Georgia state motor patrol cop who has made more drug busts than any other US police officer. His route is the I-95 between Florida and So.Carolina and he says the reason he has made so many arrests is that he stops every car. As soon as he finishes processing one car (either writing a ticket or just checking and warning) he stops the next car that comes along. He doesn't even bother to look to see who is driving or if they are doing something wrong. He just stops them. As there is no longer any requirement for 'probable cause' (thanks to the Patriot Act) he can search every car. Stitchawl

05-21-2012, 01:53 AM	#20552
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I'm beginning to think "I'm just going to give you a warning" is cop-talk for "Opps! My bad!" 43 years ago, in Vietnam, the MPs got crazy about issuing speeding tickets outside a small village where the speed limit was 25 MPH. One of our guys had gotten one a week before, and our company commander was determined it wasn't going to happen again. So when I drove him down that road in our Jeep, his eyes were glued to the speedometer the whole time while everyone else passed us like we were standing still. Finally two cars of MPs shot pass us and pulled the entire line of vehicles over. We kept driving until they motioned for us to stop as well. Two MPs approached our vehicle and said that they were going to write me a ticket for exceeding the speed limit. My CO went ballistic. He demanded to know their names, the names of their superior officers, and proceeded to write down the numbers of their vehicles. "My man was not speeding," he told the MPs, "but that's okay. You go ahead and write that ticket. You can rest assured it will be answered!" "Well, we're going to let you go with a warning this time." Uh, huh! A warning. Cop talk for "Maybe I made a mistake."

05-21-2012, 04:35 AM	#20553
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	You've got to stop talking to yourself whist driving, Tom .

05-21-2012, 01:47 PM	#20555
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	I'm reminded of a few years ago when I was driving up the access lane on the Moanalua Freeway, and the car several blocks behind me ran off the road. The driver recovered without incident, but I noticed a couple of police cars sitting on the overpass, and stopped to report it. A couple of days later I saw the same policeman in a coffee shop, and asked him what happened. He said "Oh! We stopped him, but he was just eating a hamburger." EATING A HAMBURGER??? The idiot RAN OFF THE ROAD!

05-23-2012, 02:40 AM	#20561
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	I like it, where can I get one?

05-23-2012, 02:41 AM	#20562
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	nice hat!

05-23-2012, 03:09 AM	#20563
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Great for jousting! I wonder if it's Snell-approved? Stitchawl

05-23-2012, 02:31 PM	#20564
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,866 Karma: 80512826 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Remember last week how I posted about my car keys and key-fobs.... Well... today I was out delivering Meals on Wheels, and somehow stumbled and fell. Managed to graze both knees badly (but not tear my pants) and got some scraped fingers too. Now you might ask, how does this tie into key-fobs? Simply put.. mine now will only unlock the car; no more locking it for me sigh

05-23-2012, 08:21 PM	#20565
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,382 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Ouch! The older we get, the longer we take to repair too. This is not a vent or rant but I wanted to share it so this is as good a place as any. This email sent our new I.T. guy into a spin yesterday. He is Vietnamese and although his English is pretty good, he sometimes misses the gist of what's going on. From: Richard xxxxxxx[mailto:richard@xxxxxx.com] Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2012 5:17 AM To: xxxxxxxxxx Subject: PCI complaint We are officially PCI Compliant for the next year. PCI Compliance is just to give consumer protection and deals with how people process credit card info and store it. A cert of compliance is now required by BOA which we have. Just had to answer a few questions on a survey about how we process cc’s. Controller xxxxxxxxxxxxx Anyway, our I.T. came to me to assure me that he will fix the complaint and was very concerned that the PCI was complaining about his web site. It's interesting what a couple of transposed letters can do.

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