tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post6663496073808051868..comments2023-05-24T10:37:44.013-04:00Comments on Dispatches from the Northern Outpost: The Audacity of SoapShieldmaiden96http://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-77294740590414645252008-11-11T12:28:00.000-05:002008-11-11T12:28:00.000-05:00It's mighty hard to convince strangers you aren't ...It's mighty hard to convince strangers you aren't crazy after a quick round of shut-eye in the car.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777504661301862965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-17312561452929630082008-11-09T16:30:00.000-05:002008-11-09T16:30:00.000-05:00HHSue--Yes, it seems that the cameraderie thing on...HHSue--<BR/>Yes, it seems that the cameraderie thing only applies in your OWN town. Our cops know us, but that too is tricky; one of the guys in my squad squincked through a 'rorange'light to make a call and he was stopped by staties and given a $127 ticket, while the ambulance sat and waited for him, lights flashing.They truly do not care. Though I talked my fine down in New York State twice by playing the EMS card. <BR/><BR/>As for the plastic toys; the WT factor seems to go up when they are especially sun-bleached also. Its a mystery.<BR/><BR/>(PS--I used to be a neighbor of sorts--19335...holla!)Shieldmaiden96https://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-12588679434351243262008-11-08T18:09:00.000-05:002008-11-08T18:09:00.000-05:00Aren't EMT's "on the job" too? No EMT-Cop comrader...Aren't EMT's "on the job" too? No EMT-Cop comraderie?<BR/><BR/>Sweet Transvestite is arguably the best 3 minutes of cinema ever.<BR/><BR/>Also: what is up with the direct correlation between degree of White Trash and plastic toys in the yard.Sue Wilkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06611804749003805841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-62934962608241140182008-11-07T08:36:00.000-05:002008-11-07T08:36:00.000-05:00Lisa-- Oh, I've heard that "never again" thing bef...Lisa-- Oh, I've heard that "never again" thing before from people who have as many four-footed family members as you do....adoption is unavoidable. Resistance is futile. <BR/><BR/>Jocelyn-- Thanks! I'd write a book. I'm just not sure if my attention span is long enough. Though I suspect my focus could be sharpened considerably by what they call an 'advance'. Yes indeed.<BR/><BR/>NGIP- I never used to be able to do it, but when my job started including 5am departure times and 14 hours of driving all in one day, I perfected the Power Nap. Also the Stick In Your iPod Headphones and Perform an Entire Broadway Show While Driving maneuver. (I still maintain that my Route 80 rendition of 'I Guess I'll Miss the Man' from Pippin was stageworthy.)Shieldmaiden96https://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-88289762556196008762008-11-07T00:33:00.000-05:002008-11-07T00:33:00.000-05:00Let me tell you the most amazing thing to me about...Let me tell you the most amazing thing to me about this story:<BR/><BR/>1. That you need a 10 minute nap after 2-3 hours of driving.<BR/>2. That you can fall asleep in the car. During the day.<BR/>3. That you can wake up after 10 minutes of snoozing.<BR/> <BR/>All three of these things are equally astounding to me. I can't take a nap to save my life unless I pulled an all-nighter and then it's an 8 hour nap at that.Nanny Goats In Pantieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019800312349427823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-14888042898110326682008-11-05T01:37:00.000-05:002008-11-05T01:37:00.000-05:00First off, thanks for my new favorite phrases of "...First off, thanks for my new favorite phrases of "girlfit" and "throwing nachos into my cage." You are killer funny.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I feel like I just read a book. I feel this in a very good way.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-29377252865806036452008-11-04T10:19:00.000-05:002008-11-04T10:19:00.000-05:00Opie got ya' huh?I hear he lives under a bridge so...Opie got ya' huh?<BR/><BR/>I hear he lives under a bridge somewhere...like a troll...and then once in awhile he stagger out and demands a payment. <BR/><BR/>Super serious is right. Loooser...<BR/><BR/>Love the cat peeing on the bag story. Yeah, similar things have happened to me which is why I could feel the bag on my hands as I read this...and gagged. You know my house...when they all die...no more cats or dogs. Ever.Lisa @ Boondock Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430994283914399581noreply@blogger.com