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Shift Changes

 

 

Wash and York have gone to training.

The Lt. is going to North.

The senior Sgt. on the shift left for Forensics.

Motte is leaving for East.

Decibel put in his papers for East.

Gryffyn switched to Days.

Daylights is working the Entertainment Detail. 

 

 

 

The Woods

 

 

 

 

Long Days

 

 

No court today, but I had a trial

on Monday and Tuesday

and grand jury on Thursday.

 

 

Moss

 

 

 

 

 

Numbers

 

Per the captain, a recent study determined the department needs 3000 officers an 8 precincts to handle calls for a city of our size and call volume.

Currently, we have less than 900 and 3 precincts. 

 

 

This, But Not That

 

Officers can have facial tattoos and beards, but pony tails are not permitted. 

 

 

Facial Hair

 

Returning to work, I found a half dozen officers with newly grown beards. Facial hair is now authorized.

 

 

Operation Checklist

 

One: Did several days worth of yard work at home and at my mother-in-law's beach house. 

Two: Helped cleaned and prep the house for an exchange student, including assembling half a room of IKEA furniture. 

Three: Celebrated my parent's 50th wedding anniversary.

Four: Spent two separate weeks at the beach. On ten of those days, I assisted my daughter and sister in law by standing waist deep in the waves, so they could safely boogie board in a viscous rip tide. On one day, a whale was spouting 100 feet away from us. A seal lion swam within 20 feet on another day. The surf pulled my off my feet and tumbled me under the water only one time.

Five: Made three hikes: One past two waterfalls, one in a new state park along an estuary, and the third featuring a four foot wide trail next to a 900 foot cliff above the ocean.

Six: Regularly parented.

Seven: Sanded, Stained and sealed my my front steps.

Eight: Painted the side door and the trim on the porch.

Nine: Started working in the back steps.

Ten: Watched a snake eat a frog

Eleven: Welcomed the exchange student

Twelve: Helped plan, set up, make props, and successfully execute a three day event with my club.

Thirteen: Helped register my youngest and the exchange student in school.

Fourteen: Maintained a gym schedule and regularly worked out with my youngest.

 

Qual

 

After roll call, D-Fresh

ran me through range.

I shot a 94 with my primary

and a 96 with the back up.

 

 

Operation Concludes

 

My vacation is over, Operation Learn to Be A Human was a success now I am back to work and off to court with a shift to follow.