The Tulare County jail is a building now 50 years old. Opened in the very early 1960’s, it’s the state-of-the-art in jail design. For the late 1950’s. It’s been through a lot in those 50 years, and as with anything of that age, it’s starting to show some wear and tear. Even our “guests” notice.
I took a call last night that has to be, at the very least, the call of the week, and it was about our jail.
A gentleman called in, at about 1:30 in the morning, and threw me a curve ball. This was a first. He sounded a bit tipsy, and I expected to hear a rant about no telling what. He identified himself (and as I say in my “about” blurb, names are omitted to protect the innocent) and said he needed some information on who to call about the condition of our jail. I was ready to give him the direct number to the jail, but as he rattled on, it became clear that would not do.
Seems Mr. (name omitted) has set himself the goal of getting us a new jail. He was recently released after a stay of undisclosed tenure, and is not happy with the conditions of the current facilities. He said he understood that it was a jail, “but really?”. He was adamant that he was going to get us a new jail, and wanted to know who he needed to call.
It was at this point I decided to have a bit of fun.
A lot of people like listening to the scanner, and keeping an ear on the happenings in their area. Whether they listen to local police, sheriff, fire departments, ambulances, or other emergency services, often times it can be challenging to understand what is going on. Codes and abbreviations can obscure the meanings of various transmissions, making the action difficult to follow. I’ve compiled a short list of the most common codes used at my agency, and if you listen, you’ll definitely hear me use them. I usually put up a notice on Facebook which channel I’m working, so if you ‘friend’ me there, you’ll know when I’m on, and on which channel.
I seldom remember my dreams. Unless I wake up during or immediately after, I just have no clue what they were about. I might recall that I had a dream, but not the details. I sometimes have a strange, fading image of something, and I feel like I knew everything about it just a moment before, but then it drops away, despite my attempts to remember, and is gone.
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Blogs, Stephen King, and 666
October 9, 2012
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My previous post on this blog was my 666th post. WordPress lets you know how many posts you’ve made so far, and provides a pithy little quote to keep you motivated. My cheery little saying was from Stephen King! Talk about juxtaposing!
Mother Nature, or somebody (or something), knows my sense of humor, and sent me a little zinger.
Then, just to really play with me, as I’m in the middle of writing this, my cursor suddenly starts running down the page, as if I was holding down the ‘return’ key. I thought I was going to have to do a forced shut-down to regain control, but after a second of ever-increasing blank page, I was able to regain control.
Bwwaahahahahaaha!! And Halloween’s just a few weeks away. This could be fun!
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