1st time showing CHL! Lake Dallas PD unfazed, supportive.

[surprise_i'm_armed]

Here's my timeline:
12/4/08 - Received my plastic, but didn't have a pistol since I thought
it was going to take even longer.
1/9/09 - Bought my Taurus, but didn't start carrying it right away.
Wanted to go to the range to ensure it went bang.
1/23/09 - Started carrying 24/7, have continued to do so ever since.

In these 2 years of carrying I have had many LEO contacts since I help
stranded motorists on the side of the road (I-35E in Denton County mostly).
The LEO's have never asked me for ID, so I have never had to show my CHL.

My neighbor's car was burglarized of the stereo and I was the one to call 911.
The Lewisville PD officer who responded quickly knew that I was the reporting
caller, yet he did not ask for ID either. I thought he would for his report.

Well, my first time showing CHL occurred the other night. Granted, I kind of
self-selected myself, but it almost didn't happen.

In Lake Dallas there is an adult man, mentally challenged, who rides an adult
tricycle around town. I'll call him simply "Mr. H". He has a 5 foot tall pennant
on his trike, but no tail light. I flagged down a Lake Dallas PD car the other
night.

We both pulled over in a parking lot. I told him of my safety concerns for Mr. H
being hit by a vehicle at night since his visibility to motorists is poor. I proposed
getting a red safety strobe light for Mr. H, and would LDPD give it to him, since they know
where he lives? We talked for 5 minutes or so, and were about to part company.

LDPD: Well, can you show me some ID so I can document who I've been talking to?
SIA: Yes, and I have two ID's, which I'm required to show you at this time.
(I give him the DL on top, and the CHL beneath it)
LDPD: Do you have it on you now?
SIA: Yes, and one in the truck.

LDPD hands me back the CHL right away, radios my 8 number DL to dispatch, never
asks another question about what I'm carrying, or where. He doesn't eye me up and
down to try to suss out where it is, or if my concealment is OK.

SIA: By the way, I'd like you to keep my CHL status quiet. I'm legal with the state of
Texas, but my employer might have other ideas.

LDPD: No, don't worry about that. It's good that you carry.

So, this was a non-event, as expected. I've checked the CHL issuance stats for Lake
Dallas previously. Its residents have a fairly high number of CHL's for a town of about
7,000. So mine was probably not the 1st CHL that this officer has seen.

SIA

[jordanmills]

I think your enter key is broken. You have a bunch of carriage returns in the middle of your lines.

[surprise_i'm_armed]

jordanmills:

When entering stories, I purposely hit the enter key to
give white space to my entries. White space is everyone's friend
when reading.

Large stories done in 1 ginormous paragraph are tedious to read.

Perhaps the device on which you are reading the board shows them
in some kind of format which isn't apparent to the majority of us.

SIA

[flintknapper]

jordanmills:

When entering stories, I purposely hit the enter key to
give white space to my entries. White space is everyone's friend
when reading.

Large stories done in 1 ginormous paragraph are tedious to read.

Perhaps the device on which you are reading the board shows them
in some kind of format which isn't apparent to the majority of us.

SIA

Amen!

I think some folks never learned in school...that paragraphs are your friend.

[LabRat]

Good experience...the way it should be.

I, too, like the white space that you used. If I see a one paragraph novel; typically, I'll just blow it off.

Can't handle that size task. Its easier in smaller chunks.

LabRat

[Pawpaw]

Good experience...the way it should be.

I, too, like the white space that you used. If I see a one paragraph novel; typically, I'll just blow it off.

Can't handle that size task. Its easier in smaller chunks.

LabRat

Well done, SIA!

[jmra]

"not the first CHL this officer has seen"

The only LEO I have ever had to show my CHL seemed very confused. He was by far the oldest LEO I have ever encountered.

He said he pulled me over for failure to yield at an intersection that was just down the street but not one I had gone through. I gave him both id's. He looked at them and with them still in hand walked all the way around my truck.

He then came back to my window and told me he was going to issue a warning and he would be right back with the paperwork. He handed me back my dl and kept my chl. After about 5 mins (seemed much longer) he came back to the window and handed me my chl.

He said he was sorry for the delay, said his computer was not working properly and for me to have a good day. I couldn't help laughing at the thought of him trying to figure out why my "dl" wasn't coming up correctly on his broken computer.

I heard from an LEO friend of mine that the guy retired not to long after that.

[surprise_i'm_armed]

As a followup note, LDPD just called me and said that
they WOULD NOT be visiting Mr. H to give him the red strobe light.

The officer I spoke with the other night said they would.

His lieutenant overruled that bit of community service by LDPD,
so now I have to pick it up at the cop shop and give it to Mr. H
myself, when I can finally spot him. I don't know where he lives.

No good deed goes unpunished! :-)

SIA

[jmra]

As a followup note, LDPD just called me and said that
they WOULD NOT be visiting Mr. H to give him the red strobe light.

The officer I spoke with the other night said they would.

His lieutenant overruled that bit of community service by LDPD,
so now I have to pick it up at the cop shop and give it to Mr. H
myself, when I can finally spot him. I don't know where he lives.

No good deed goes unpunished! :-)

SIA

I'm sure you will "run into" Mr. H sooner or later.

[OldCurlyWolf]

"1st time showing CHL! Lake Dallas PD unphased,supportive".


He was UnPhased!!!!!! Were you able to get him back in Phase before he disappeared and save his life????

Sarcasm off.

FYI, he was "Unfazed".

OCW

[bnc]

That's how it should be. Both the PD and the white space.

[surprise_i'm_armed]

Old Curly Wolf:

I stand corrected sir!! Usually I'm on top of the spelling game,
but this time I didn't research it first, although I did have my doubts about it.

The subject line has been corrected due to your eagle eye.

We may speak the term "unfazed" often, but in writing we must be precise.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfazed

Hey, "unfazed" has only been around since 1945. I haven't had enough time to
learn it.

I'm only up to "T" in the dictionary!! :-)

SIA

[OldCurlyWolf]

Old Curly Wolf:

I stand corrected sir!! Usually I'm on top of the spelling game,
but this time I didn't research it first, although I did have my doubts about it.

The subject line has been corrected due to your eagle eye.

We may speak the term "unfazed" often, but in writing we must be precise.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfazed

Hey, "unfazed" has only been around since 1945. I haven't had enough time to
learn it.

I'm only up to "T" in the dictionary!! :-)



SIA

Good one!!

BTW, corrected only in the OP.