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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: rpm on May 24, 2008, 03:48:28 AM
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The Lake
I went out to the lake tonight fishing with some friends and it looks like the Sheriff's Department has laid siege to the park. 5 cars, 2 ATV's and a Mobile Command Post. This is at 2am and 90% of the place was asleep. I earlier earlier they made a sweep of the park and wrote over 200 tickets for glass containers.
Tomorrow the water patrol will be out doing "safety inspections".
I'm glad I have to work this weekend. I can't afford to support the county fund drive.
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Where is this going? on?
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Lake Bridgeport, Tx
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I don't think I want to be anywhere near a lake, beach, or river anytime this weekend.
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So, the place people go to relax on their time off is full of uniformed police officers making sure that everyone behaves?
That sucks.
I suggest you go to the gun range or a trash dump and fire off some rounds. Then you can convince yourself how much freedom you guys have.
I'm off to the beach with the family in a couple of hours...no police expected to be there at all.
:lol ;)
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Actually, going to the gun range right now doesn't sound to bad. Thanks for the idea!
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Go check the career change thread...an even better bit of advice there.
;)
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It's called "generating revenue". Same reason they set up speed traps, sit on bridges with binoculars and look in you car for seatbelt violations with 6 cars waiting to pull you over. While all this manpower is out there supposedly protecting your "safety" there is absolutely no serious crime going on so rest easy. ;)
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Possibly just a bad choice of lakes?
Things seem to going pretty well here at Tawakoni. People having fun and enjoying their time off.
There will be a couple more TP&W boats patrolling as there always are on holidays.
That`s a good thing for safety issues with the increased water traffic.
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The Lake
I went out to the lake tonight fishing with some friends and it looks like the Sheriff's Department has laid siege to the park. 5 cars, 2 ATV's and a Mobile Command Post. This is at 2am and 90% of the place was asleep. I earlier earlier they made a sweep of the park and wrote over 200 tickets for glass containers.
Tomorrow the water patrol will be out doing "safety inspections".
I'm glad I have to work this weekend. I can't afford to support the county fund drive.
Obviously Bush, Perry or some other Republic elected official is to blame. You need to post this immediately on MoveOn.org and get something working to fix this evil conspiracy!
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The Lake
I went out to the lake tonight fishing with some friends and it looks like the Sheriff's Department has laid siege to the park. 5 cars, 2 ATV's and a Mobile Command Post. This is at 2am and 90% of the place was asleep. I earlier earlier they made a sweep of the park and wrote over 200 tickets for glass containers.
Tomorrow the water patrol will be out doing "safety inspections".
I'm glad I have to work this weekend. I can't afford to support the county fund drive.
And yet the second one of those drunks runs over your boat cuz he was sippin a Bud and rubbing his babysitter's leg, and not steering his craft, you'll be screaming as to why they weren't there.
Criticism of law enforcement is sometimes merited.... yet I probably feel there may have been some problems at your little lake in the past....otherwise they wouldn't be paying them double and triple time to be there.
This country has truly forgotten what Memorial Day is about...and it isn't about a BBQ and beer. :frown:
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This country has truly forgotten what Memorial Day is about...and it isn't about a BBQ and beer. :frown:
That's a real nice thing to say Moray. Thanks. =)
As part of my kid's home schooling art class I had him create a detailed landscape design for our front & back yards. He did far better than I thought he would ~ addressing an erosion/drainage problem in one spot, awnings for the eastward facing windows, different plants/flowers/bushes in varying heights & colors & textures. I'm actually impressed with what he designed. So we've been spending time (including this weekend) putting his plan into action.
His design included a special spot for the garden placquard (which we already have) in memory of the soldiers who left with TxDad on several trips to Iraq, but didn't return. <S> to those men.
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Moray, the word I was looking for is overkill.
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I suggest you go to the gun range or a trash dump and fire off some rounds. Then you can convince yourself how much freedom you guys have.
Today would be a great day -- beautiful outside -- but there are some family plans this afternoon. I'll have to see if the range is open tomorrow and if anyone wants to go.
It's easy to convince myself of this freedom since, well, I'm currently free to do just that unlike you. In fact, it's an appropriate way to get in touch with this holiday. To both contemplate the history and the sacrifice and have some fun. Just what to shoot... Perhaps the Garand, the Carbine, and maybe the K98k for the vanquished. The 1911 of course. My 1917 Enfield for WWI? Need to zero the Rrussian PU sniper I bought over the winter, and the Aimpoint red dot on my "Type R" 1943 M-1 carbine (all mods reversible). Added a Choate pistol grip stock and a bolt on rail system for the upper hand guard. Didn't need it, of course, but why the heck not.
All depends upon how much cleaning I want to do.
It's nice to be free.
Charon
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Moray, the word I was looking for is overkill.
Overkill for the current situation... but I ask again, what happened for the Popo to staff that area that heavily with guys on triple time for a holiday? Last year must have had some serious incidents, for law enforcement to be in such force.
They didn't just go there to write tickets, with all due respect. Something has to give them reason to be there. If you think it's money, then you don't know too many officers.
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just got back from kayaking down the Deleware river for about 15 miles and then after that we went to a big lake and i cought two pickeral :aok
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Of the time I was in full-time Law Enforcement and worked Holidays, I never got triple time pay. Just some extra comp time that I couldn't use anyway.
Happy Memorial Day everyone
:aok
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just got back from kayaking down the Deleware river for about 15 miles and then after that we went to a big lake and i cought two pickeral :aok
i'm hoping you were up near new hope or so, where the deleware's actully stil clean?
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i'm hoping you were up near new hope or so, where the deleware's actully stil clean?
Yeah up that way where all the rafting rentals are.
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And yet the second one of those drunks runs over your boat cuz he was sippin a Bud and rubbing his babysitter's leg, and not steering his craft, you'll be screaming as to why they weren't there.
Let's leave the sexy babysitters out of this. It's not her fault she's so hot and innocent.
-Sik
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This is why I love Oklahoma.
Ran by the lake today (Oolagah) nice place, alotta picnic areas. Some folks out there already BBQ'n and invitin others to join them. When you pull in yer invited.
Good fishin, campin and at night there's alotta song and campfires. Never seen a cop there in hours. Good livin and better table manners.
Oklahoma is OK.
:aok
Mac
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Oklahoma is OK.
There will always be a great use for the 3rd world: It's a great place to visit. I need to get my youngest a passport so we can head up there this Summer.
-Sik
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Hold them passports up high or yer never gettin across the Red River.
:D
Mac
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Hold them passports up high or yer never gettin across the Red River.
:D
Mac
Just to be clear, it's getting BACK into the Republic that's tough.
-Sik
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Just to be clear, it's getting BACK into the Republic that's tough.
-Sik
:rofl
Mac
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Overkill for the current situation... but I ask again, what happened for the Popo to staff that area that heavily with guys on triple time for a holiday? Last year must have had some serious incidents, for law enforcement to be in such force.
They didn't just go there to write tickets, with all due respect. Something has to give them reason to be there. If you think it's money, then you don't know too many officers.
Moray, there was no incident last year or the year before. No tragic boating while intoxicated incidents or drunken riots. With all due respect, you do not know the Wise County Sheriff's Dept. They are in the revenue business. Last weekend they went out writing tickets for illegal(glass) containers. They wrote 200+ tickets (at $150 ea.), one for every bottle or glass they found.
To be fair there is a sign at the very back of the park that says no glass containers in 1/4 inch letters.
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The city is probably low on money so they are counting on drunks to be out in numbers
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Do the Police Officers speak Engrish?
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Exclusively, Mac.
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:rofl
Mac
This probably makes me a race traitor, but I really like Taco Mayo. I think that makes me cosmopolitan.
-Sik
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This probably makes me a race traitor, but I really like Taco Mayo. I think that makes me cosmopolitan.
-Sik
Not really.. Hillary says there's a new job for Tom Morrow.
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Thats like they took away fireworks in Wise County Park or well Lake Bridgeport then told us we could not pop them in our yards last year. Since the County took over the park its went down hill. It used to be fun out there but now it SUCKS,,,,,
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To be fair there is a sign at the very back of the park that says no glass containers in 1/4 inch letters.
seems simple enough..........keep your glas containers out of the 1/4 inch letters
:noid :rofl :rofl :rofl
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The city is probably low on money so they are counting on drunks to be out in numbers
no kidding I saw five little piggies in a 3 block radius in vancouver tonight. Only 1 was shooting radar, my exhaust provoked him I guess. 39 in a 40 no donut for him.
Since I cant find the radar detector thread. My V1 gave me an awesome laser save the other day. Was headed home from work on Marine drive in Portland, going with traffic 60ish in a 40. Its a 4 lane with a middle median and minimal turnouts. A civic blows by me at 65, and my AH tuned SA sees a few semis slowing. I head around a curve and notice the white fenders of a motorbike, an amusing hard brake, drop to third and back on the gas follows as Piggy lasesthe semi next to meaccording to me V1.followed by a second later shooting me with laser. getting me accelerating from 39-43 in a 40. as I pass I notice its a chickcop, no ticket for MissPiggy. Even better they got the 65mph civic.
Miss Piggy is back the next day and proves herself to be incompetant with her equipment as my detector picks her up before she lases me. Too bad for her I knew she was there already as I jst drove my work truck that way about 5 minutes before
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The Lake
I went out to the lake tonight fishing with some friends and it looks like the Sheriff's Department has laid siege to the park. 5 cars, 2 ATV's and a Mobile Command Post. This is at 2am and 90% of the place was asleep. I earlier earlier they made a sweep of the park and wrote over 200 tickets for glass containers.
Tomorrow the water patrol will be out doing "safety inspections".
I'm glad I have to work this weekend. I can't afford to support the county fund drive.
Like I keep saying. LEO's have somehow been morphed by their politically appointed counterparts into being little more then glorified revenue collectors.
I remember when they used to patrol parks like that during holidays to just "keep the peace" and make sure everyone remembered to bag their trash.
Tikets wouldnt be issued unless there was a problem or they caught someone trashing up the place.
The emphasis was on making sure the place staed clean in a semi friednly mannor so that people would want to come back.
Just the mere presence of fund drives like this can ruin the "magic" of places like that.
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Went to Cedar Creek lake on Saturday and caught about 50 crappie. Lots of crazies on the lake. Saw the Game Warden stopping folks for checks and such. Was fishing out of a friends boat that has a house on Cedar Creek so we put in at a private ramp.
Would have gone to Ray Roberts fishing this morning but didn't feel like messing with all the stupids at the public ramp. Memorial day weekend and public boat ramps are a nightmare combination.
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Coming soon to panama city FL, a device to measure window tint, to keep us all safe at night.
Local sheriff dept. reported that this "is not a funding measure", meanwhile the police cruisers in this city have the darkest tint emaginable on thier side windows, (and now along with the unbuckled seatbelt), a new reason to pull over hardworking men and women and harass them.
Yes, please save me from myself, and collect a little revinue at the same time...,Lord knows if I where to cream some jerk on the highway because he didnt see me out of his dark tint id go ape.
Meanwhile Police,commisioners,judges,congressmen,and lawyers are doing better than ever, Im paying 4.35 at the pump, my road has about a billion potholes in it, and a month ago I sat on the side of the road needing a jump whilst seeing 4 police cruisers go by.
Protect and Serve, yeh right....Protect thine own skin, and serve the allmighty buck,no one can do anything about it, cops are as hung up on themselves as ever, and the Judges are letting them off when they do eventualy get caught killing innocent people,being bribed, or just generaly running over people. There are good cops im sure, but be damnd if ive laid eyes on one in since Cerpico.
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Do the Police Officers speak Engrish?
Highly unlikely, since it's Texas. They speak Texican there.