Police Car at Carwash

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Choklatjunkeee

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Hawkeyewife said:
I don't know if I am going to get myself into trouble for asking this, but today at about 5:30pm I was at the Chesaldine car wash (the robot one) and there was a police car in front of me with two officers inside it in uniform getting a wash. They got the $10 wash (with the RainX). With the current economic problems and tighter budgets etc. should they be getting $10 washes at tax payer expense??? I just always assumed they washed their own vehicles at the station/garage. Am I wrong?
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Maybe you should go on a ride along one night and see what the officers have to deal with. I don't think you would give a crap about how or when they wash their cars or who is paying for it.
 
willie

willie

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bad1032 said:
Sometimes they give it to us but MOST of the time WE pay ourselves, and as far as washing it when off, well if were in the vehicle and a call is near guess what we will be there to save your complaining butt, so 3 minutes at a car wash every month isnt going to effect the countless hours we give for free so shut the .... up and get a life.:smack: yes I am a cop. ::
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When the shift commander gets tired of your lousy attitude, don't try a career in Public Relations.
 
mAlice

mAlice

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Choklatjunkeee said:
Maybe you should go on a ride along one night and see what the officers have to deal with. I don't think you would give a crap about how or when they wash their cars or who is paying for it.
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This is lame. They knew what they were getting into when they decided to be cops, and everyone should care about how the their tax dollars are being spent.
 
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Grandal

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Hawkeyewife said:
I don't know if I am going to get myself into trouble for asking this, but today at about 5:30pm I was at the Chesaldine car wash (the robot one) and there was a police car in front of me with two officers inside it in uniform getting a wash. They got the $10 wash (with the RainX). With the current economic problems and tighter budgets etc. should they be getting $10 washes at tax payer expense??? I just always assumed they washed their own vehicles at the station/garage. Am I wrong?
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:smack:
 
MMDad

MMDad

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Hawkeyewife said:
I don't know if I am going to get myself into trouble for asking this, but today at about 5:30pm I was at the Chesaldine car wash (the robot one) and there was a police car in front of me with two officers inside it in uniform getting a wash. They got the $10 wash (with the RainX). With the current economic problems and tighter budgets etc. should they be getting $10 washes at tax payer expense??? I just always assumed they washed their own vehicles at the station/garage. Am I wrong?
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Why were you using a car wash instead of washing your car by hand? Don't you have any respect for the money your husband works so hard to provide?
 
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Grandal

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MMDad said:
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Why were you using a car wash instead of washing your car by hand? Don't you have any respect for the money your husband works so hard to provide?
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:killingme: :welfare: :killingme
 
desertrat

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mAlice said:
This is lame. They knew what they were getting into when they decided to be cops, and everyone should care about how the their tax dollars are being spent.
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Yet it always comes up. Long hours, low pay, no respect, dangerous jobs, dealing with lowlifes.
 
willie

willie

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mAlice said:
This is lame. They knew what they were getting into when they decided to be cops, and everyone should care about how the their tax dollars are being spent.
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I would agree with you if they were getting a $125 detail job but they weren't.

Most likely Hawkeyewife just got an "undeserved" ticket so she is a cop hater.
 
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Choklatjunkeee

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mAlice said:
This is lame. They knew what they were getting into when they decided to be cops, and everyone should care about how the their tax dollars are being spent.
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Considering you describe yourself as a Professional Daydreamer and your location is Wonderland, it appears any further engagement would be a waste of time.
 
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Hawkeyewife

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willie said:
I would agree with you if they were getting a $125 detail job but they weren't.

Most likely Hawkeyewife just got an "undeserved" ticket so she is a cop hater.
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WOW! I am sorry I asked this question. I just caught up since I don't spend all day online (like some people here). I was simply at a carwash (since I have 2 small children and a nursing baby and didn't find time to wash my car yesterday) and saw something I had a question about.

Yes, my husband is in the military and works all sorts of crazy hours (way more than the average 40 hour work week and has deployed 3 times in the last 5 years (and will most likely go again sometime in 2009). I am not complaining, just stating facts. He joined the Navy because he wanted to fly and knew the job requirements before he joined. In fact, he took a paycut when he signed up after working as a civil engineer after we both finished college. Why am I going into such detail, mainly because there seem to be many folks complaining about the work conditions that law enforcement must endure. They know as we did what they were getting themselves in. Sure, I made some assumptions, but I was simply curious. In addition, they are visible and can/perhaps should be scrutenized by citizens. That's all.

Oh, and to answer your question, I have gotten one speeding ticket in my life and have been very lucky not to have gotten in a single car accident. I have to go take care of my house and family now so go ahead an flame me. I won't be back on until late tonight or tomorrow. I have a life.
 
willie

willie

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Hawkeyewife said:
WOW! I am sorry I asked this question. I just caught up since I don't spend all day online (like some people here). I was simply at a carwash (since I have 2 small children and a nursing baby and didn't find time to wash my car yesterday) and saw something I had a question about.

Yes, my husband is in the military and works all sorts of crazy hours (way more than the average 40 hour work week and has deployed 3 times in the last 5 years (and will most likely go again sometime in 2009). I am not complaining, just stating facts. He joined the Navy because he wanted to fly and knew the job requirements before he joined. In fact, he took a paycut when he signed up after working as a civil engineer after we both finished college. Why am I going into such detail, mainly because there seem to be many folks complaining about the work conditions that law enforcement must endure. They know as we did what they were getting themselves in. Sure, I made some assumptions, but I was simply curious. In addition, they are visible and can/perhaps should be scrutenized by citizens. That's all.

Oh, and to answer your question, I have gotten one speeding ticket in my life and have been very lucky not to have gotten in a single car accident. I have to go take care of my house and family now so go ahead an flame me. I won't be back on until late tonight or tomorrow. I have a life.
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I'm proud that your husband is an American! We need more like him.
 
CrashTest

CrashTest

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itsbob said:
This is one of the benefits of 'personal ownership' of police cars. It used to be EVERYONE had a motorpool and you were assigned a car when you came on shift.

Cars weren't taken care of, nobody cared about the cleanliness or the maintenance, and cars had to be replaced frequently.

Don't know which department started it, but they deserve an award for thinking of it. Buying (or leasing) MORE cars so an officer could be assigned his or her own car. They take it home, they take care of it. The cars last much longer, and I've never seen a dirty police car in any department that does it.

Cars are well maintained, last years longer than they used to, and when done are worth much more when sold/ traded in/ or returned on lease.

I used to live in a neighborhood in Solomons and had three or four cops next door/ on the street. These people take a LOT of pride in their patrol cars. I'd see them what seemed like DAILY out there cleaning their patrol cars, vacuuming and cleaning the interior, scrubbing the tires and wheels, waxing/ polishing, and constantly cleaning the windows, while their personally owned cars went weeks and months without getting washed. I like the idea of them taking their cars home, and it seems to be working just the way it was intended, and saving the taxpayers a massive amount of money.

$10 for a car wash? I bet it came out of their own pocket.
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Naturally the cars last longer when they're only driven 40 hours a week and sit in someone's driveway the other 128 hours.

If tax payers buy a cop car, I want to see that car on the beat 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and drive it till the wheels fall off. Cop cars aren't meant to be garage queens or grocery-getters.
 
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