Although I enjoy mocking the state workers as much as anyone, I have been impressed with their responses to the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. With the number of roads knocked out and trees down here, they have been working non-stop. And when they come, they come like a force of nature.
Sitting in cruisers, stopping drunk and belligerent drivers, investigating collisions, being sworn at, threatened, vomited and spit upon, stabbed, shot; in general risking their lives every day and night of the year so people can read the paper and fix their mascara while driving to work.The median wage for a police patrol officer in the United States is just under $50 000/year. The 90th percentile comes in at $67 149.00. New York State police earn a median salary of $112 537, and in San Bernadino, CA, the median wage is $48 000.
But even if they were making as much as you claim, would you prefer that they NOT be there? Would YOU want to be driving a cruiser at 1:00 a.m. on January 1 in North Dakota in -40º temperatures? Would you want to be the officer who has to tell a young man that his beautiful wife, who is 7 months pregnant, was just killed by a drunk driver?
“orange barrels orange barrels every where i see, orange barrels orange barrels looking back at me, look at larry, darryl, and darryl standing next to the orange barrel, looking back at me,
they have signs that say slow down, i drive 25 through town, there faces are dark, dirty and brown, there looking back at me,
orange barrels orange barrels every where i see, orange barrels orange barrels why can’t i be free, look at larry darryl and darryl standing next to the orange barrel, in there orange vest apparel looking back at me,
they stand in there stink and sweat, i haven’t seen them working yet, they have to pee in a port-a-let, and there butt crack smiles at me,
(if i could fly i would leave this world behind, and i’d free up my mind from this debris) and the orange barrels looking back at me,
orange barrels orange barrels everywhere i see, orange barrels orange barrels looking back at me, look at larry darryl and darryl standing next to the orange barrel, in there orange vest appearl, they pissed off my girl friend carol, whos sitting next to me,
she makes calls on my cell phone, all she does is piss and moan, i should have left her big fat ass at home, or have her service me,
look at larry darryl and darryl standing next to the orange barrel, in there orange vest appearl, they pissed off my girl friend carol, whos favorite actor is willy farrel hes a comic just like me,
we drive through the rain and snow, through the orange barrels here we go, will the work get done? well, no one knows, it remains a mystery, orange barrels orange barrels orange barrels orange barrels"
Lets see… I have been and still am (after 28 years) a volunteer firefighter in my community, served on the local village board for 3 terms (voted in) in the 80’s and early 90’s, have a Masters Degree in Entomology, have worked for a municipality for 30 years (to retire this coming April), my wife is a grade school teacher ..bla bla bla I am just getting tired of too many complainers.
That being said, out of respect for a fellow firefighter, I am not slamming on you personally and appreciate your service to your community and hope you the best of health in the future.
Hillbillyman over 12 years ago
This is a ‘slice of reality’ at it’s best.
lewisbower over 12 years ago
Between the worker and the trooper is a foreman with a clipboard. Ooh, here comes the guy with the coffee.
cdward over 12 years ago
Although I enjoy mocking the state workers as much as anyone, I have been impressed with their responses to the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. With the number of roads knocked out and trees down here, they have been working non-stop. And when they come, they come like a force of nature.
wandle over 12 years ago
this is so true in Virginia. I never saw it take so long to build roads.
mrssaskfan over 12 years ago
Sitting in cruisers, stopping drunk and belligerent drivers, investigating collisions, being sworn at, threatened, vomited and spit upon, stabbed, shot; in general risking their lives every day and night of the year so people can read the paper and fix their mascara while driving to work.The median wage for a police patrol officer in the United States is just under $50 000/year. The 90th percentile comes in at $67 149.00. New York State police earn a median salary of $112 537, and in San Bernadino, CA, the median wage is $48 000.
But even if they were making as much as you claim, would you prefer that they NOT be there? Would YOU want to be driving a cruiser at 1:00 a.m. on January 1 in North Dakota in -40º temperatures? Would you want to be the officer who has to tell a young man that his beautiful wife, who is 7 months pregnant, was just killed by a drunk driver?
steelersneo over 12 years ago
“orange barrels orange barrels every where i see, orange barrels orange barrels looking back at me, look at larry, darryl, and darryl standing next to the orange barrel, looking back at me,
they have signs that say slow down, i drive 25 through town, there faces are dark, dirty and brown, there looking back at me,
orange barrels orange barrels every where i see, orange barrels orange barrels why can’t i be free, look at larry darryl and darryl standing next to the orange barrel, in there orange vest apparel looking back at me,
they stand in there stink and sweat, i haven’t seen them working yet, they have to pee in a port-a-let, and there butt crack smiles at me,
(if i could fly i would leave this world behind, and i’d free up my mind from this debris) and the orange barrels looking back at me,
orange barrels orange barrels everywhere i see, orange barrels orange barrels looking back at me, look at larry darryl and darryl standing next to the orange barrel, in there orange vest appearl, they pissed off my girl friend carol, whos sitting next to me,
she makes calls on my cell phone, all she does is piss and moan, i should have left her big fat ass at home, or have her service me,
look at larry darryl and darryl standing next to the orange barrel, in there orange vest appearl, they pissed off my girl friend carol, whos favorite actor is willy farrel hes a comic just like me,
we drive through the rain and snow, through the orange barrels here we go, will the work get done? well, no one knows, it remains a mystery, orange barrels orange barrels orange barrels orange barrels"
Orange Barrels – Bob and Tom
EricAlder over 12 years ago
Must be a union job. But boy, do they ever cry whenever anyone talks about cut-backs! Atypical of how an American business goes wrong.
Daviddeer over 12 years ago
Obama’s get Americans back to work plan for only another four trillion.
fishgut3 over 12 years ago
Thanks mrssaskfan. Too many old retired complainers that know all of the answers but failed to change anything when younger.
I appreciate all that risk their lives; be it police, fireman or the military to name a few.
fishgut3 over 12 years ago
Lets see… I have been and still am (after 28 years) a volunteer firefighter in my community, served on the local village board for 3 terms (voted in) in the 80’s and early 90’s, have a Masters Degree in Entomology, have worked for a municipality for 30 years (to retire this coming April), my wife is a grade school teacher ..bla bla bla I am just getting tired of too many complainers.
That being said, out of respect for a fellow firefighter, I am not slamming on you personally and appreciate your service to your community and hope you the best of health in the future.