Working Road Trip
Assignments took me to Southwestern Nebraska and then to Scottsbluff Monday 4/3. I can’t remember seeing so many dead deer alongside the road. Did a harsh winter force them to look for food along the right of ways?
Other than a bitter cold wind from the East the day was sunny until I approached Scottsbluff. Tired after driving 400 miles I spent the night in Scottsbluff. I knew a storm was coming but better some bad weather driving than falling asleep at the wheel.
The next morning.
The roads were passable and by the time I hit the Colorado state line they were wet but clear except for the usual places with wind driven snow drifts.
Sisty keeps reminding me I now have time and am not doing offsite sales and working/driving 18 hours a day. I still enjoy the challenge and the extra pay that comes with these assignments. The Jackie Cooper, “Winners do what loser won’t”, is too ingrained for me to quit.
Fringe Political Parties
Before you dismiss them, there is a lesson from 1976 in Washington State.
This close election went to Dixie Lee Ray (D) who went on to prove women can be as incompetent in public office as any man.
Local Crime
Our area is fortunate to have good law enforcement. Still, they get frustrated as shown in this FB post.
Weld
County Sheriff's Office
This is what leniency on crime looks like in Northern Colorado
In late March of this year WCSO investigated a felony burglary
where some lawn equipment and tools were stolen from the victim which amounted
to them losing around $4,000. The investigation lead deputies and detectives to
several local pawn shops where the victim’s belongings were either pawned or
sold. This is not a post to blame the local pawn shops. After all, the
suspect(s) in this case committed the burglary-not the pawnshops. Deputies
worked tirelessly to follow up and solve this case and ended up arresting the
suspect(s) within days from when the burglary was reported. The agency was able
to recover 23 of the 53 items stolen from the victim, however more stolen
property is still out there, and WCSO Detectives are working to find it. The
suspect(s) were booked into jail the day of the arrest for three felony
charges, relating to this crime-this will be important later in the post.
Fast forward 20 hours after the arrest-yes, we counted, and the
suspect is back in the community because they were given a personal
recognizance bond. It is also worth sharing days prior to the suspect(s)
arrest, another local law enforcement agency responded to a traffic crash where
the same individual(s) hit a local business building with a car and did not
provide insurance for the vehicle at the crash and were driving under
restraint.
Ask yourselves Weld County, are cases like these “just property
crimes?” The items stolen were used for the victim’s business to support their
livelihood. If you were a victim of these crimes and you later learned the
suspect(s) were able to get out of jail so soon, would these still be, “just
property crimes?”
Edit: in review of some comments, it is apparent that some very
unfair judgements have been posted about the Weld County District Attorney’s
Office. I Would like to publicly state that the Citizens of Weld County are
fortunate to have DA Rourke and his team; this post should not reflect on their
performance in any way! (Sheriff Reams)
Kimball, NE
One Way
to Name a Town
Personal opinion; in thirty years the new houses will look more decrepit than the current forty year old manufactured homes.
When You
Lose, Claim Victory
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Woke Journalism
This should be a straight news story on a legitimate public interest situation. Instead, the reporter didn’t resist sneaking in (P)regressive “talking points”. YMMV
Green News
No mention of the dollar amount we taxpayers are fronting. Given the usual suspects present, most likely a lot.
Save our Democracy!!!!!
Good News
DrJim is home from his ongoing broken hip repair.
As always, YMMV
7 comments:
Smart move to take a break! And politicians are all crazy, narcissistic whiners...
I used to think nothing of driving 16 hours in one leg.
Nevermore.
I once worked a full-time and two part time jobs to make life better for my family.
Someone VERY close to me (who shall remain unnamed) now complains about his bills, but refuses to work more than four days (48 hours) weekly.
Times have sure as Hell changed.
Old NFO
Old habits/mindsets are difficult to change.
GB
Lifelong habit was putting in as many hours as the job at hand required. Working on commission is very much like being self employed. Farmer's mentality?
I've been putting in the hours too. Not so much in the northern latitudes, but on the road and in the air. Self-employment may not be for everyone, but I find it liberating. Carry on, WSF.
Liberty is owing no body your time.You want my time? Pay for it!
Impressed by your driving, be safe out there. Last time I did major trip I hit a deer on the Deerfoot Trail in Calgary, for goodness sake. Huh.
Then there's that Democrat persyn in your post. Looks vampiric.
LSP
Three types of drivers. Those who have hit a deer. Those who will hit a deer. Those who will hit a deer again. I am in the third category.
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