Having just found this excellent blog, it has brought back very many happy memories of Policing southern London before my lobotomy and becoming a Rat and then jumping ship to another country to do policey things. I was a Class 1 Area car driver. Not a Traffic driver...I was an Area Car driver I want to make that perfectly clear. Much of what Dom says above I have also experienced and it brought a chuckle or two as I read it.
For my own 'boring chase' I was tootling about with the Garage Sgt, a newbie who I was training being a lowly Acting Sarge. A chase comes out involving a moped around L District (Brixton and Kennington) and seeing as we were the only Traffic Unit in SE, called up and said we would monitor and make our way. We eventually ended up being primary at the very heady speeds of 20mph. Chummy slowed down at red lights, would take one way roads hugging the kerbs, his safety obviously being his main priority. We also experienced applauding coppers on the side of the road as we passed their nick, with the cheeky little sod waving back at them. After about 20 minutes of this nonsense we were told that India 99 would take over (the helicopter) because it was becoming too dangerous. I looked at John and enquired "Which bit?" So we duly backed off and followed by listening to the commentary provided by the parrafin parrot. Two minutes later 99 announced "Oh, ermmmm, we have to go and get some juice. Back to you." I duly closed the gap by kicking it into 3rd gear, at which point chummy drove through a width restriction into a park quickly ending my follow. Wanker.
Thanks for the laugh and the resurfacing of many happy memories Dom.
When I was a young med student, the first person I watched die had been hit by a drunk driver. The victim was a 19 year old female student. Obliterated in the impact. You never forget the look on the parents’ faces.
This selfish cnut got less than he deserved. There should be a mandatory prison sentence for drink / drugged driving scum.
What his employer does is of no concern to the criminal justice system.
“Like” as in agree. There’s nothing to like about your memory. The problem is those making decisions have very rarely had to do the dirtier end of any job. Most would be justifiably shocked at reality.
Having just found this excellent blog, it has brought back very many happy memories of Policing southern London before my lobotomy and becoming a Rat and then jumping ship to another country to do policey things. I was a Class 1 Area car driver. Not a Traffic driver...I was an Area Car driver I want to make that perfectly clear. Much of what Dom says above I have also experienced and it brought a chuckle or two as I read it.
For my own 'boring chase' I was tootling about with the Garage Sgt, a newbie who I was training being a lowly Acting Sarge. A chase comes out involving a moped around L District (Brixton and Kennington) and seeing as we were the only Traffic Unit in SE, called up and said we would monitor and make our way. We eventually ended up being primary at the very heady speeds of 20mph. Chummy slowed down at red lights, would take one way roads hugging the kerbs, his safety obviously being his main priority. We also experienced applauding coppers on the side of the road as we passed their nick, with the cheeky little sod waving back at them. After about 20 minutes of this nonsense we were told that India 99 would take over (the helicopter) because it was becoming too dangerous. I looked at John and enquired "Which bit?" So we duly backed off and followed by listening to the commentary provided by the parrafin parrot. Two minutes later 99 announced "Oh, ermmmm, we have to go and get some juice. Back to you." I duly closed the gap by kicking it into 3rd gear, at which point chummy drove through a width restriction into a park quickly ending my follow. Wanker.
Thanks for the laugh and the resurfacing of many happy memories Dom.
Thanks for your kind words. And 'paraffin parrot' ha ha never heard that before.
When I was a young med student, the first person I watched die had been hit by a drunk driver. The victim was a 19 year old female student. Obliterated in the impact. You never forget the look on the parents’ faces.
This selfish cnut got less than he deserved. There should be a mandatory prison sentence for drink / drugged driving scum.
What his employer does is of no concern to the criminal justice system.
“Like” as in agree. There’s nothing to like about your memory. The problem is those making decisions have very rarely had to do the dirtier end of any job. Most would be justifiably shocked at reality.