The other day, a thought crossed my mind that made me realise how time is passing.
In a few years time, I will have been in this job longer than some of the people who are joining have been alive.
That makes me feel old!
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The next paragraph will also contain a couple of references that will generate a few links from Google.
For the benefit of those of you out there who read this blog who may at some point in the future find themselves in police custody. Can I point out to you that no police force in this country has possession of a Tardis type police box? Nor when you go into custody will it resemble the transporter room from the Starship Enterprise.
The reason I tell you this is to allow you to avoid the embarrassing situation of you going into the custody area and demanding to see a solicitor NOW! I’ve lost count of the number of times some stroppy prisoner rushes up to the desk and insists that they want their brief there immediately. I think they watch too much Eastenders or something.
Unfortunately, we still have to phone the solicitor and they still have to travel by normal land based transport to get to the police station. That’s if they even bother to come to you because you may have already annoyed them by demanding that they bring you a packet of fags. (Though there won’t be much point doing that soon - come July 1st 2007, no-one will be allowed to smoke in police stations. Blame the Labour government!)
Those of you from the legal profession who pass by here may have seen a way round some of the Carter recommendations. I understand that you won’t get paid for your travelling time soon, so perhaps some form of teleportation device or time machine may mitigate some of your losses? It could turn out to be a lucrative little sideline for any Time Lord with a law degree.
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Today for example - I was on the M6 (again!) when I saw two brand new vehicles on the back of a low loader. I’ve seen similar things before, but today I wondered “Why do they do that?”
The reason I asked myself the question (but couldn’t answer it) is that the two brand new vehicles were locomotive units for railway trains.
Why don’t they transport these things by rail, when that is what they are designed to be used on?
There must be a good reason why brand new rolling stock is transported by road, but I’m buggered if I can think of one.
I’ll leave you to ponder that and other mysteries of the universe for a while.
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The reason? Part Two of the Inspector’s promotion exam is imminent and I am (should be) revising and practising how to deal with seven extremely complex situations in exactly thirty five minutes.
I’ll let you know how I get on once I’ve returned to normality. Then I’ve got to spend less time on here for another reason - I’ve got my public order refresher course in a few weeks so need to do some exercise. Carrying a plastic shield in a woolly suit and running around for hours in hot sunshine needs a higher level of fitness than I am currently capable of.
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