A Polite Request

So a buddy of mine has asked, politely, that I review this video.

Well, it appears to be about someone getting choked out by some ripped fabric. And nobody seems to care really. Fat Tony goes off. So yeah. Not wild about the music either. But I'll say it was well shot. Cinematography work was quite well done so hire that guy. The rest.... eh.

Answering the Phone

I've been stuck on desk duty for a long time thanks to the knee injury from the last post. I got to have surgery and am recuperating well, thanks for asking. Back to the desk, there are some things that I tend to deal with while answering the phone. You see, most people don't know how to call me. I'm grateful for this. The ones who call saying "It's not an emergency, but I need police to stop by", that's fine. I can accept and forgive that you didn't know that I don't dispatch officers, and I will happily refer you to 911 to get an officer. It's the other ones. The ones that 911 hangs up on. That 311 just won't pick up for. The ones who call about squirrels eating acorns or whatever out in the yard. Yes, it's a squirrel. I understand that it's weird because it's staring at you, but I assure you it will run away if you do literally anything but stare back. Wave. Sneeze. Think really really hard at it. Squirrels can almost sense hostility and know how to run. Honest. While we're talking about squirrels, there are no ninja stick wielding squirrels, and they aren't levering your windows open at night. And they're certainly not doing it at the behest of invisible stealth suit wearing burglars who want to steal your intellectual property. If you can afford invisible stealth suits, you probably don't need to commit petty theft just to get by. If your wife wants to complain to me that you got pulled over "for no reason" even though you just told me 4 different reasons why you should get pulled over, I feel for you, but put your wife on the line. I'm more than happy to put her on speaker phone so my coworkers can have a nice laugh, and she can vent, and everyone feels better.

Okay, that's enough. Next update when I'm back on the street.