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FEBRUARY 2020 Blues Vol 36 No 2

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FEBRUARY 2020 Blues Vol 36 No 2

We’re not Firemen

We’re not Firemen Sarge WORDS by MICHAEL BARRON www.cgwholesale.com DALLAS 10345 Brockwood Road Dallas, TX 75238 214.343.3900 cgdallas@cgwholesale.com HOUSTON 4930 Dacoma Road; Ste D Houston, TX 77092 713-681-2120 cghouston@cgwholesale.com Even though the story is dozens of years old, I never get tired a few more bites of that delicious “Damn her!!! Thanks Barron.” Uhhh omelet, paid my bill and headed OK Sarge. of telling it. I was working the out the door. I heard later that he called his day shift out of District 2 north First. let me just give you a little wife who worked the 4am shift at of Houston. It was a lazy Sunday background on this particular sergeant. First off, he had just come to the hospital and bitched her out morning and NOTHING, I repeat for leaving all the porch lights on!!! NOTHING was coming across the the day shift straight out of one of WTH dude. DRUGS was in fact on radio. Quiet and peaceful. After an the jails, and I discovered his nickname was “drugs.” Now, I thought DRUGS. eventful weekend, I was looking Anyway, as I started the long ass forward to kicking back and enjoying the Sunday paper, coffee, and it was because he had made some drive up to Spring where the good BIG drug bust, but as it turned out ole Sarge lived, he again jumped Here is a sample of what we offer: some breakfast. it was more for his behavior rather on the radio asking dispatch to call I had no more than ordered when than historical drug arrests. every Fire Department within 50 On-Site Embroidery On-Site Metal Nametags On-Site Alterations I heard “421 my house is ^*%& Sgt. Drugs was, let’s just say, not miles of his house and get them all and Fire.!” What the hell was that I the sharpest tool in the shed. One in route. MY HOUSE IS ON FIRE. MY Custom Patches Custom Metal Badges Custom Tailoring thought. “2A09 what did he say?” day at role call one of the guys HOUSE IS ON FIRE!!! “2A09 sounded like someone reporting a house fire” was telling a joke and ole ‘drugs’ Well hell, I guess I’d better step Custom Badges Blue Line Firearm Law Books just looked at him all stupid like it up, I thought. This guy is freaking Well, OK then, lets carry on with and seemed pissed. We assumed the hell out. Cloth Name Tags Ammunition Flashlights breakfast cause I’m not a fireman. Just I was about to dive into he didn’t like the off-color joke As I arrived at the entrance to his and decided we’d just get the hell subdivision off FM1960, I had to park Class A, B & C Uniforms Boots, Shoes, Kits & Socks Duty Gear the best-looking western omelet out of there before he wrote us all at the gas station on the corner as a you’ve ever laid your eyes on, I hear up. As I was about to walk out the long line of fire trucks were backed Duty Bags & Wallets Body Armor & Outer Carriers Award Bars what can only be described as a door, I hear ole ‘drugs’ laughing up up all the from his cul-de-sac to loud shrieking sound come across a storm and there wasn’t a soul left the highway. What the hell. I have Batons & Pepper Spray Training Equipment Hats & Caps the radio “ 421 send me the Fire in roll call. Being the inquisitive one to WALK to the fire? Frickin’ hoses Department, MY HOUSE IS ON FIRE that I am, I turned around walked were lined up down the street, !!!!” back in there and said, “uhhh water leaking all over the damn and much more... Well that sucks Sarge. Hate to what’s so funny Sarge?” He said, “I place (why do all the firehouses leak hear that. But again, I’m NOT a just got Johnson’s joke. Now that’s anyways?) fireman and ohhh this omelet is some funny shit!” As I turned the corner on his street soooo good…. “2A09 can you check What the hell? You’re laughing at , OMG there were people running by with 421 at his residence for a a joke from 20 minutes ago? I said, everywhere. It seems like all his house fire?” “Sarge, I think your porch light is neighbors were carrying furniture, I wanted to say, “but Houston, I’m on and there’s no body home.” He paintings, pictures and tons of NOT A FIREMAN!” stared straight at me, slammed his clothes out the door and throwing 2A09 show me in route. I took big ole hands on the desk and said, Continued on Next Page 20 20 The The BLUES BLUES POLICE POLICE MAGAZINE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 21 C&G Wholesale is a family business established in 1982 We are a FULL LINE Law Enforcement Supply Store.

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