our local coppers been flat out

[Ralph]

At the beach

http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/swanews/display.var.2080351.0.seaside_cops_to_resign.php

[Boggert]

Thats nothing...

Let me tell you a story thats become a legend amonst traffic officers...

Not sure if it true, but here goes...

There were two opposing shifts on a force based in the south of england and they set a competition to see how far they could drive on a shift. Photos were taken over the months or towns in the UK, some in wales and some in as far as scotland :shock:

However one day the competition was won when the two officers produced a photo of then stood at the Eiffel tower, holding a French daily paper in full uniform next to their car!

No not sure if it true, but makes for a good urban legend!

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

Thats nothing...

Let me tell you a story thats become a legend amonst traffic officers...

Not sure if it true, but here goes...

There were two opposing shifts on a force based in the south of england and they set a competition to see how far they could drive on a shift. Photos were taken over the months or towns in the UK, some in wales and some in as far as scotland :shock:

However one day the competition was won when the two officers produced a photo of then stood at the Eiffel tower, holding a French daily paper in full uniform next to their car!

No not sure if it true, but makes for a good urban legend!

I heard a version of that where two Night Duty CID teams, one from the Met and the other from the City of London have a bet to see how far they can get on a nightshift. The C of L team thought they had it in the bag until the Met called up saying they had got to Paris. What the omitted to tell was that they had had a prang on the Paris ring road!
I was told that by an ex C of L DC, who would neither confirm or deny he was on the team involved in the bet.

Going back to the Welsh lads, all I can say is 'silly [!Expletive Deleted!]'. If they had coughed to what they were doing, they may have got away with a disciplinary charge. Trying to lie their way out of it is tantamount to putting a gun to your head and pulling the trigger.

[Boggert]

Thats nothing...

Let me tell you a story thats become a legend amonst traffic officers...

Not sure if it true, but here goes...

There were two opposing shifts on a force based in the south of england and they set a competition to see how far they could drive on a shift. Photos were taken over the months or towns in the UK, some in wales and some in as far as scotland :shock:

However one day the competition was won when the two officers produced a photo of then stood at the Eiffel tower, holding a French daily paper in full uniform next to their car!

No not sure if it true, but makes for a good urban legend!

I heard a version of that where two Night Duty CID teams, one from the Met and the other from the City of London have a bet to see how far they can get on a nightshift. The C of L team thought they had it in the bag until the Met called up saying they had got to Paris. What the omitted to tell was that they had had a prang on the Paris ring road!
I was told that by an ex C of L DC, who would neither confirm or deny he was on the team involved in the bet.

Going back to the Welsh lads, all I can say is 'silly [!Expletive Deleted!]'. If they had coughed to what they were doing, they may have got away with a disciplinary charge. Trying to lie their way out of it is tantamount to putting a gun to your head and pulling the trigger.

How do you explain a POLAC on the parish ring road? LOL :shock: :lol:

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

Thats nothing...

Let me tell you a story thats become a legend amonst traffic officers...

Not sure if it true, but here goes...

There were two opposing shifts on a force based in the south of england and they set a competition to see how far they could drive on a shift. Photos were taken over the months or towns in the UK, some in wales and some in as far as scotland :shock:

However one day the competition was won when the two officers produced a photo of then stood at the Eiffel tower, holding a French daily paper in full uniform next to their car!

No not sure if it true, but makes for a good urban legend!

I heard a version of that where two Night Duty CID teams, one from the Met and the other from the City of London have a bet to see how far they can get on a nightshift. The C of L team thought they had it in the bag until the Met called up saying they had got to Paris. What the omitted to tell was that they had had a prang on the Paris ring road!
I was told that by an ex C of L DC, who would neither confirm or deny he was on the team involved in the bet.

Going back to the Welsh lads, all I can say is 'silly [!Expletive Deleted!]'. If they had coughed to what they were doing, they may have got away with a disciplinary charge. Trying to lie their way out of it is tantamount to putting a gun to your head and pulling the trigger.

How do you explain a POLAC on the parish ring road? LOL :shock: :lol:

'Out of Force' enquiries? :lol:
All parties got busted and sent to the furthest flung corners of the Met empire apparently.

[Range Rover Blues]

"broke down on the way to Weston Super Mare"

Double jeapordy :)

[corrosiverob]

I found this funny, just a shame they got court fun at work makes the day go faster!

[Skibum346]

I found this funny, just a shame they got court fun at work makes the day go faster!

Yes.... a bit of jokng around... the odd party trick...but let' see you say that when it's you & yours in urgent need of police assistance but oh dear...sorry... they're all on an illegal away day...! NEver mind... it's just a bit of fun... and sorry we couldn't send anyone round to rescue you...

 :doh:

[Freelander1980]

To read it is amusing but as stated above they are there to do a job not to see how many gamnes they can play during a shift. Had there been a requirement for them to attend a call then it would have been very questionable, my thing is through why didnt there control realise they were for one not in radio contact or that they had in effect disappeared.

Could have started a big police hunt had it gone horribly wrong

[robert francis]

by the sound of it there was only 1 car on a day trip at the time, so there would be more on duty to help poeple,
but half the time when you need them they dont turn up for a day or so anyway.lol

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

While I have made a couple of replies to the post, I will just add that I do agree with the last couple of comments. It is potentially putting peoples lives at risk and being employed to do a responsible job, means just that.  The actions of a couple of numpties has cast a bad light on all other officers.
I am surprised by the fact that their vehicle would appear not to be fitted with an in car data recorder/satelite locator system, as all ours are. If it was, then why wasn't that picked up earlier?
Waste of a job and pension. More fool them.

[crazymac]

We used to have a great game when I was working in an outdoor centre in Scotland. On the weekends that there was no work we would each hitch hike away from the centre as far as we could and get back in time for work on Monday :dance:

To prove where you had been you had to send a postcard back to the centre. It was great fun with postcards coming from Glasgow, Edinburgh etc, we even had one lad reach London. Then me and a mate got the furthest.....we got to France by getting a lift in an artic!! Unfortunately we lost as we didn't make it back in time for work :roll:

[PITBULL]

tell me bot it the other week i was stayin down my mates house about 15miles away from my house & bot 2am i get a call from the mrs sayin there is some1 dressed in black in our garden so told her 2 call the police, turn some lights on 2 try 2 scare him away  & im on my way home ok i didnt hang round on the way as she was home alone with my kids but i got back 2 my house about 15min b4 the police luckly the guy had left just after she phoned me & they found him in another garden up the street drunk out of his head thinkin my house was his

[Colin 009]

Saw a Met police car today,  with the blues and twos going, as it whizzed past the woman pc in the passenger seat had a McDonalds big shake in her hand [Edited] :roll:

[Boggert]

Saw a Met police car today,  with the blues and twos going, as it whizzed past the woman pc in the passenger seat had a McDonalds big shake in her hand [Edited] :roll:

Ahhhh that will be the old "Mcdonalds Deployment" job. Its happend to the best responce officers. :lol:

I suspect they had collected dinner and then was then deployed to a job, or they were trying out the new "Thick shake CS spray"

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

Saw a Met police car today,  with the blues and twos going, as it whizzed past the woman pc in the passenger seat had a McDonalds big shake in her hand [Edited] :roll:

 In all seriousness, that may well be a prime example of sods law. I could almost guarantee that when I stood in a queue in a chippy to get some scran, by the time I got to be served, a shout would come in. The alternative would be sitting at a 'Road Traffic Collision Cluster Site' providing a visible prescence to 'calm traffic', munching my sausage and chips, again a 999 call would come in.
I agree with Boggert, they may well have been on the way to a shout. It would have been worse if the driver had been sucking on a shake and scoffing a burger!

[Bishops Finger]

Says a lot the police are eating Maccyd's...theyl'll be doing donuts round the local out of town DIYhell hole on a saturday night........

bring back clotted cream and cucumber sarnies says middle england :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Colin 009]

Also when I see a Police Van outside my Local KFC, I know that society is safe............... oh and there'll be no Chicken wings left.....

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

Also when I see a Police Van outside my Local KFC, I know that society is safe............... oh and there'll be no Chicken wings left.....

Not me matey! I eat ethically. No Kentucky Fried Cat for me! Although I do find my organic houmous gets stuck on my body armour.