Excaliber wrote:gigag04 wrote:...for not carrying his G23 while he had a valid CHL.
He ran a stop sign. He said his G23 is too big and bulky. I said so is a coffin, go get a G27 and ankle carry if you're gonna whine about it (this was in jest - we were both laughing). We chuckled and he asked me if he could carry and leave it in his car at A&M. I told him sure and to get a good way to secure it.
I just got moved to a better part of town for a bit (this guy moved to day shift). I like CHL holders and all, but I miss my old part of foot chases, drugs, and warrants galore.
You've got a long and exciting career ahead of you, and you'll have lots of opportunities to do the high intensity stuff along the way. To maintain one's perspective on life, it's good to take a breather from time to time in an area where some folks actually like to see you and you're not operating at 110% of capacity all the time.
The ideal situation is to take these opportunities when they're available and you haven't reached the point where you need them, because if you burn yourself out to that point, Murphy says there won't be another assignment available. That's not a good place to be.
with Excalibur. Be careful for what you wish. Being a cop is 98% boredom and 2% sheer terror. I was kind of an adrenaline junkie at first, but after a couple of over the top incidents where I literally had an adrenaline crash and the 'what if's' afterward that mindset changed a little. Even thoguh I only had a 4 years stint (was a reserve officer and had a full-time job that was my real career) I really relished the times where the excitement of the shift was the fact that we got free desert with our meal.
