Well, that guy is dead.
It's been about a week at the new assignment, and I'm slowly but Shirley getting a handle on this stuff. This detective division is still overwhelmed with jobs - I'm averaging four jobs a night - but I'm not reaching for the duct tape as often anymore. There are some questions that still need to be asked, but for the most part, I'm flying solo. Here are some of the highlights (or, lowlights) of the first week:
- My first job ever was an Aggravated Assault/Burglary/Domestic. The victim assured me that this time she was going to press charges - after failing to appear in court the previous two times. The preliminary hearing was yesterday. She didn't show.
- Here's one that will piss a person off: the other day an officer brought in a 10-year old girl, who was robbed by a 10-year old boy. Thankfully, the boy was arrested. TEN YEARS OLD!!! What the hell is happening to our kids?
- A female in my squad that was in my graduating class is ready to have a nervous breakdown. She was off for the holidays last week, so yesterday was only her second real day. When I told her it gets easier, she gave me the same panicked look I gave everyone who told me that last week.
Oh, and a final note about SYLG. I am in the first of two weeks of nightwork (4p to 12a), so there are no set posting times like when I was on the graveyard shift. Also, please forgive the waning quality of my recent posts; I have been so busy, I haven't had the time to sit down and crank out some seriously funny stuff. (Like I ever did.) I briefly considered shutting down the blog, but thought better of it. Thanks again for the support.
Ha! Told ya so!
ReplyDeleteI thought about killing the blog a few times when really busy too...yeah it aint happenin'.
Everyone will still be around when you're not so busy. :)
Or we could always start a crime wave near your beat.
ReplyDeleteDon't even think about it! Who else could we pick on with such style and snark?
ReplyDeleteAre you saying the fog is lifting? I think everyone feels like quitting at times--I even tell myself I'm not going to read them any more! "Where would we go, what would we do?"
ReplyDelete(That's Scarlett, I think!)
C'mon, Suga, we know you'd miss us!
Before I get corrected--the quote should've been: "Rhett, if you go, where shall I go? What shall I do?"
ReplyDeleteDon't know how THAT happened but that was my quote!
ReplyDelete1. I seriously look forward to your blog and the resulting banter on the postings.
ReplyDelete2. I am super-psyched for you that things are starting to go better NW Detectives. They wouldn't have picked you if they didn't think you were capable.
3. Family, job, recreation, & blog...in that order. We'll be here...
4. DON'T CALL ME SHIRLEY!!!!
WTF??!!
ReplyDelete"I was briefly considered shutting down the blog"
Hey, your a regular Sypowitz ain't ya!!
ReplyDeleteDon't even think about quitting on us!!
Oh yeah, nice going Linda, you hit the sauce a little early this weekend? Ha HA
ReplyDeleteUber - You were right, I was wrong. God, that hurt to write!
ReplyDeleteDoc - SWEET! How fast can you guys get up here?
SK - "Style and snark?" Hold on, I gotta write that down.
Linda/"Kinda" - Yeah, I'd miss you kids, and yeah the fog is lifting. Now, if I can just get my posting schedule down . . .
RT - 1. You're on the sauce. 2. It's a great gig. 3. You forgot "porn." 4. Bout time someone wrote that!
Ty - A moment of weakness - and a lack of grammar check!
Sssteve - Just in waist size, and no, I'm not going anywhere.
"Shirley" you jest. Dont leave us hanging. Just post when you can and we will be here to jump on it like a redneck at a blue light special...
ReplyDeleteGo ahead SSSStevie, dig yourself a hole! Shouldn't you be making up a post at YOUR blog?? Maybe DPT could give you tips!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're sticking around!
ReplyDeletePhew!
Close call...