twohandspete
LER member level 3

NYPD Warrant Squad retired
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Post by twohandspete on Dec 30, 2017 12:45:41 GMT -5
It’s funny. I just threw out my old helmet bag and found a stash of winter gloves, hand warmers, socks, etc, all brand new. Every Times Square detail I stacked up on the winter apparel then folded them and put them at the bottom of the bag. For the most part I think the rank and file come appropriately dressed for the frigid temperatures. It’s the idiotic revelers that don’t come prepared for the extreme weather. Friends and neighbors always ask me about the ball drop and invite me to be their tour guide and accompany them. Every year I respond with this, “For 2/3’s of my 20 year career I spent New Year’s in Time Square away from family. What the hell makes you think I want to go their on my own time now that I’m retired?”
On that note, Happy New Year to all in attendance here. If you need me at the stroke of 12 on New Year’s Eve, I’ll be in bed on my 5th dream.
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