If you need to B*tch about something... this is the place — Page 78

Well, I guess I'm going to use the wh*ning thread to wh*ne about disproportionate reporting.  There are problems everywhere.  The state of Israel has many problems, but it is hardly the worst offender.  There are far more serious issues elsewhere, even in that part of the world that I get tired of hearing that Israel and the US are somehow responsible for everyone else's problems.

They aren't but they are responsible for more than their generally reported share.

^Aunty Em! It's a Twister!

Or all their tits have tatts.

As expected, you all speak just like people who have not been in combat, who have not survived bullets flying by you, and have never placed your life in anothers hands in a critical incident. Carry on!

Back on topic. I am bitching about people who do not seem to understand that you YIELD to an emergency vehicle. Due to some jackwagon last night, who said he thought I would slow down, that drove right front of me as I was coming through an intersection running full lights and siren to assist an Officer who had one at gunpoint who was suspected of being armed.

Now I'm sore, hurting, had to lay off work tonight, I've become a burden to my family; mostly due to childcare issues. And in the end I will be blamed for not seeing this jake-leg who expected me to yield to him and that my in-car mobile video malfunctioned and did not catch the wreck. On top of all of it, I totaled my Black & White Dodge Charger, which my PD is no longer buying dammit. And now for a huge investigation and a seat in front of a crash review board. Ugh!

Why did I choose this profession. Dad always told me to be a fireman.

That sucks, ferris.

I have something less serious to complain about. I obtained my learner's license back in June, but I can count the number of times I've driven since then (excluding parking jobs) on my fingers. Our van broke down at the very end of June, so I only got to drive it once, and then I couldn't drive the new van. And I can't drive my dad's business van because of its insurance policy which requires me to have a driver's license and be at least 25. I guess I'll just have to wait until I'm able to take a driver's course.... :P

ferris209 said:

As expected, you all speak just like people who have not been in combat, who have not survived bullets flying by you, and have never placed your life in anothers hands in a critical incident. Carry on!

 I did survive three year situation as a plongeur where the chefs would literally throw red hot cast iron at me with the concessionary cry of "MOVE!" as the only occasional thing between myself and a fiery hot oiled death. Some of them were women.

I miss that job :-(

ferris209 said:

Back on topic. I am bitching about people who do not seem to understand that you YIELD to an emergency vehicle. Due to some jackwagon last night, who said he thought I would slow down, that drove right front of me as I was coming through an intersection running full lights and siren to assist an Officer who had one at gunpoint who was suspected of being armed.

Now I'm sore, hurting, had to lay off work tonight, I've become a burden to my family; mostly due to childcare issues. And in the end I will be blamed for not seeing this jake-leg who expected me to yield to him and that my in-car mobile video malfunctioned and did not catch the wreck. On top of all of it, I totaled my Black & White Dodge Charger, which my PD is no longer buying dammit. And now for a huge investigation and a seat in front of a crash review board. Ugh!

Why did I choose this profession. Dad always told me to be a fireman.

 Wow!  Sorry this has happened to you.   You said you were sore and hurting.  How badly were you injured?   I hope not too seriously.   

What makes you so sure you will be blamed?   You said you had full lights and siren on.  I know in my state, you are supposed to get the heck out of the way of emergency vehicles.  I always do. 

Btw, did everything turn out ok for the cop you were rushing to help? 

I am sure your family does not think of you as a burden.  Don't be so worried about that.  Sometimes things happen.  You are only human after all. 

I will be praying for you.   hang in there.    

RicOlie_2 said:

That sucks, ferris.

I have something less serious to complain about. I obtained my learner's license back in June, but I can count the number of times I've driven since then (excluding parking jobs) on my fingers. Our van broke down at the very end of June, so I only got to drive it once, and then I couldn't drive the new van. And I can't drive my dad's business van because of its insurance policy which requires me to have a driver's license and be at least 25. I guess I'll just have to wait until I'm able to take a driver's course.... :P

 Be patient, RicOlie_2,  you'll be able to drive someday. 

Earlier this afternoon, I downloaded an swf file and tried to play it, but it wouldn't open -- apparently, I didn't have Adobe Flash Player installed (this is spite of the fact that on-line Flash content seemed to operate just fine for me).

So, I decided to reinstall Flash. When I tried, however, it kept aborting, giving me the message that "Flash Player failed to register" or something like that.

Well, I figured maybe I should uninstall Flash before reinstalling it, so I did. However, not only did the download fail again, but I was no longer able to view Flash content -- like YouTube videos -- online. Now I started to worry.

So, I spent the next couple of hours reinstalling and re-uninstalling Flash over-and-over again, trying different methods to get it to work. Each attempt failed with the same damn results: "Flash Player failed to register" "ActiveX control failed to register", etc, etc.

So, in the end, I used System Restore to reset the computer back to the way it was before I started monkeying around with the sonuvabitch.

Suffice it to say, not only am I mad as heck, but I'm afraid of what will happen if I need to update my Flash software in the future. 

Warbler said:

 Wow!  Sorry this has happened to you.   You said you were sore and hurting.  How badly were you injured?   I hope not too seriously.   

No injuries, except scrapes & bruises, but my whole body has been sore. An impact like I took tends to make everything on your body hurt.

What makes you so sure you will be blamed?   You said you had full lights and siren on.  I know in my state, you are supposed to get the heck out of the way of emergency vehicles.  I always do. 

Because it is in Texas law, and our policies, that I am to use absolute due care. Honestly, I did not see the guy, despite his having seen me. So, you can bet I'll have to take the heat. Remember, this society is not exactly cop friendly. It's always our fault.

Btw, did everything turn out ok for the cop you were rushing to help? 

Yes, they got the guy taken into custody and put in jail. Other units got to him while I was sorting out my crash.

I am sure your family does not think of you as a burden.  Don't be so worried about that.  Sometimes things happen.  You are only human after all. 

Well, I'm certain they don't think of me as a burden, but this has been a burden. My wife was going to a continuing education class for her MRI career this week. I was supposed to take the kiddos to daycare on Tues & Mon, but was not able to due to crash. So, my Mom took them Tuesday, my wife ran late to her class and took them today. Plus, My Mother-in-Law had to picked them up and take them each evening because I was laid up in bed, even now. So, you can see this crash has caused a burden, albeit one that my family doesn't mind, a burden nonetheless

I will be praying for you.   hang in there.    

Thanks my friend! Don't you worry about me, I'll be back up and at it this Sunday at 6p central time.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Earlier this afternoon, I downloaded an swf file and tried to play it, but it wouldn't open -- apparently, I didn't have Adobe Flash Player installed (this is spite of the fact that on-line Flash content seemed to operate just fine for me).

So, I decided to reinstall Flash. When I tried, however, it kept aborting, giving me the message that "Flash Player failed to register" or something like that.

Well, I figured maybe I should uninstall Flash before reinstalling it, so I did. However, not only did the download fail again, but I was no longer able to view Flash content -- like YouTube videos -- online. Now I started to worry.

So, I spent the next couple of hours reinstalling and re-uninstalling Flash over-and-over again, trying different methods to get it to work. Each attempt failed with the same damn results: "Flash Player failed to register" "ActiveX control failed to register", etc, etc.

So, in the end, I used System Restore to reset the computer back to the way it was before I started monkeying around with the sonuvabitch.

Suffice it to say, not only am I mad as heck, but I'm afraid of what will happen if I need to update my Flash software in the future. 

 Have you checked through google to see if there are any forums or boards where someone had the same issue that maybe found a fix? That typically helps me.

I browsed a few forums and tried some of their tips, but they did nothing.

DuracellEnergizer said:

I browsed a few forums and tried some of their tips, but they did nothing.

 Hmmm, could be time for a whole new Windows install, if that's doable. I find it best to re-install Windows and start from scratch at least every couple of years. It's a PITA, but worth it to have everything working right.

Or try Linux (scratched record syndrome strikes again) and it will get the latest drivers for you.

ferris209 said:

Warbler said:

 Wow!  Sorry this has happened to you.   You said you were sore and hurting.  How badly were you injured?   I hope not too seriously.   

No injuries, except scrapes & bruises, but my whole body has been sore. An impact like I took tends to make everything on your body hurt.

well thats good.  Sound like it could have been alot worse.

What makes you so sure you will be blamed?   You said you had full lights and siren on.  I know in my state, you are supposed to get the heck out of the way of emergency vehicles.  I always do. 

Because it is in Texas law, and our policies, that I am to use absolute due care. Honestly, I did not see the guy, despite his having seen me. So, you can bet I'll have to take the heat. Remember, this society is not exactly cop friendly. It's always our fault.

well, I don't know.   If you think you were using absolute due care, keep saying so and fight any accusation that you weren't.  If you think the other guy is to blame for the accident, keep saying that as well.  Use whatever means you have to defend yourself against this. 

Btw, did everything turn out ok for the cop you were rushing to help? 

Yes, they got the guy taken into custody and put in jail. Other units got to him while I was sorting out my crash.

good.

I am sure your family does not think of you as a burden.  Don't be so worried about that.  Sometimes things happen.  You are only human after all. 

Well, I'm certain they don't think of me as a burden, but this has been a burden. My wife was going to a continuing education class for her MRI career this week. I was supposed to take the kiddos to daycare on Tues & Mon, but was not able to due to crash. So, my Mom took them Tuesday, my wife ran late to her class and took them today. Plus, My Mother-in-Law had to picked them up and take them each evening because I was laid up in bed, even now. So, you can see this crash has caused a burden, albeit one that my family doesn't mind, a burden nonetheless

well, it doesn't sound that bad, and it sounds like you will be up and about soon so the burden will not be for long.  Don't worry about it so much.   If it was your wife instead of you that this happened to, would you want her to worry so much about being a burden?  I don't think so.

I will be praying for you.   hang in there.    

Thanks my friend! Don't you worry about me, I'll be back up and at it this Sunday at 6p central time.

 Good, but I will continue to pray for you none the less.

Stumbled on 9Gag.com today, a funny picture / meme site. 

Dead FREAKING God. I think 1/3 of the pictures on that site carry these bizarre, pro-rape, anti-woman messages. Really really creeped me out. 

I had to drain the patio again after it got submerged under about 4" of rainwater.

The lawn is under about half an inch too (more a paddy field).

I had to put the tomato plants out two days ago too because they were too big for the window sill.

They aren't loving the weather either.

Damn you alien whale probe!

http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/james-boyd/