Finalizing the "G-16"

[70]

sorry to bring this back to the top, but I came up with another idea. What we need are children in adoptive services (kids that need homes). Now we all have heard horror stories of terrible foster parents, and we also know how expensive it can be to turbo a car. Why not hit two birds with one stone?

We do a matrix-like setup where we place catheters/heat soaks on the foster children and stuff a bunch of them into the car at night when they go to bed. They could use lost energy to recharge the batteries on an electric car.

Or, you could use your own children.

And instead of buying a block heater, you could just put one of those kids in some cocoon thing that would use excess body heat to keep the block warm in winter.

Just a thought.

I move to have this remark striken from the record as it has absolutely nothing to do with gerbils...

 

[spoolinmp3]

I thought suoer troopers was a little stupid. Where I work we do some stupid s*** though. We are constantly messing with each other and having a great time. But we try to keep it legal.LOL
Seriously I dont know anybody in my department that ever confiscated contraband and used ity themselves. In this day and age as a police officer you cannot afford to take part in such stupidity. Nowadays you can get burned for such stupid s*** and all of us know this. Liablity is always our biggest concern and covering our asses.
I have never takin any illegal substances myself.....hell I have never consumed an alcoholic bevereage in my life. I am pretty much a square when it comes to stuff like that. However they are some guys that have smoked dope like when they were in college or highschool.

Also I hate to admit this but most people I work with unfortunatly are assholes. There are a lot good guys but there is a majority that got in it for the wrong reasons such as power trips ect. And this is the wrong reason to be an officer. But then there are guys that are just trying to help out. It is a very sressfull ob. Most of our contact with the public is nagative and people hate us. On top of that Miaimi is busy and overworked and you always are being concerned with liabilty and supervisors hounding you for petty stuff. So yes...............it is a underpaid stressfull job.
sorry for venting rambling here

 

[blynzoo]

Also I hate to admit this but most people I work with unfortunatly are assholes. There are a lot good guys but there is a majority that got in it for the wrong reasons such as power trips ect. And this is the wrong reason to be an officer. But then there are guys that are just trying to help out. It is a very sressfull ob. Most of our contact with the public is nagative and people hate us. On top of that Miaimi is busy and overworked and you always are being concerned with liabilty and supervisors hounding you for petty stuff. So yes...............it is a underpaid stressfull job.
sorry for venting rambling here

Dude, it's all good. My relationship with police was typical of a young criminal, e.g. I didnt care for their presence (to put in nicely). And I still feel that there are flaws in the system (like the power-trip cops that you mention). It is unfortunate that one of the most potentially helpful jobs carries such a negative stigma, and even more unfortunate that there are officers who reinforce that negative image through their actions. On the flip side, if I had to put my ass on the line, not get paid for some overtime, and deal with petty s*** all day only to be ripped in the media, i'd be an angry S.O.B. as well.

I watched a breif documentary on police officers and psychological health. In it, they interviewed a veteran, with about 12 years on the force. His exact words were:
"In the first year, you're ready to save the word. By the second year, it's narrowed to your district. By the third, it's your beat only. By the fifth year, your main concern is a clean patrol car."

Cops die (and I hope that you guys live to be 90!!!) in their 50's of heart disease and other stress-related disorders at a much higher rate than the general population. Like four times the normal rate. Some of course live to be a hundred, but all the stress takes its toll. The sheriff father of the girl I dated was in the "clean car" phase. He never talked about his job, he just went out in the morning, stopped by the house to do some dishes and maybe vacuum, then returned home after his shift and picked up a book.

Bottom line is, I understand a lot better now what you guys are going through. You're pretty tough to be able to take all that, I know I couldn't do it. And I dont automatically give cops the finger anymore when I see them (a sophomoric habit when I was a teenager). Hell, I'm about to go WORK for the Indiana State Police in just a couple months.

Good cops, keep up the good work.

 

[blynzoo]

I move to have this remark striken from the record as it has absolutely nothing to do with gerbils...

"Move to have this remark stricken from the record."
Now we're taking it too seriously.

Ok, strick it, strick it....(strick? lol)

 

[70]

"Move to have this remark stricken from the record."
Now we're taking it too seriously.

Ok, strick it, strick it....(strick? lol)

HAHAHA, I had to do it...It just screamed for it...

But, hey, that's the way it goes sometimes...

 

[low_psi]

does this l33t system void my warranty?(scratch)

 

[70]

does this l33t system void my warranty?(scratch)

Only if it can be directly linked to what ever broke.