See I allowed myself to get talked into doing a show and tell gig at a local elementary school. They were having "Vehicle day." This is like an annual gig where they get all sorts of vehicles out to the school and let the kids look at them. Now don't ask why allowed myself to do this. Like it's 8:15 in the morning. I got kicked out of school, twice. And I'm not a big fan of kids. Especially little ones. They scare the hell out of me. So like I got really bad Guilt issues and can't say not only no, but "hell no", or I'm a masochist.
I did manage to get even with a couple of them though. I would wait till they got behind my bike and then crank it up. Psych!
I digress, I did it.
Anyway, like I end up being really impressed. Like this thing was big. They had all kinds of rigs out there that can do all sort of things. I was especially impressed by the DEP vehicle with all their implements of whatever. But the Ambulance guy next to me scared the hell out of me. He kept lecturing the kids on what happens when your heart stops.
Well my guilt trippin masochistic self also has a slightly hypochondriac side that had about 4 heart attacks listening to his rap over and over.
BUT TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER: I counted two Tallahassee police department motorcycles and a undercover Tallahassee car. I also counted two Sheriff MC's and a sheriff patrol vehicle.
Keep in mind now. These folk were out there from like 8:15 to till after noon. O.K. these are the same folk that tell us they can not provide escorts for returning servicemen because they do not have the resources. These people lie.
Now don't get me wrong. Despite my feelings about kids I kinda figure this is a good thing to do. After all, it gets them out of math and science and stuff for a little while. And it probably is a learning experience because in their whole life they probably ain't never seen a police car, fire truck or city bus. So hell I ain't against it.
But this just adds another nail in the lying mouths of those that say they do not have the resources to pay respect and honor to those who give their lives for us.
This is where servicemen rank in Tallahassee/Leon county:
Crime
FSU
setting up Rachel Hoffmans to get killed
horses
elementary schools
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kudos for doing the "kid" gig...i once got suckered into being an escort for a dept. store fashion show..I was told I would be escorting college girls (sounded just like my type)..turned out the girls were all under 10...yikes..jso..we have all been there bro..
ReplyDelete...wonder where the LEO's get the available resources to run traffic on Sundays for select churches....squad cars, police in full uniforms...I wounder if this has to do with $$$$$$$!! Yet, when a KIA is buried in our town...no LEO's volunteer...individually or as a unit...pathetic!
I'm thinkin the street cops get it.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinkin Tallahassee Police Chief Dennis Jones don't get a damn thing cept brown lips from FSU. And the High Sheriff is still the high sheriff, so we will see if he is good to his word.