The highway sign reads "CAUTION HITCHHIKERS MAY BE ESCAPING INMATES" and it's a typical cautionary sign. As I sat down to write this blog it dawned on me that a measure of caution is ALWAYS a good thing. Most of my stories or lessons learned deal with people and because of that I need to tread lightly. I know a number of people who have accidentally sent e-mails to the wrong recipients or posted things on My Space (do people still use that?), Twitter, Facebook and blogs that they shouldn't have. I don't want to end up in a situation where something I write comes back to haunt me.
Often, when I'm doing a background check - whether it's pre-employment, pre-tenancy, criminal or some civil matter - I go to the social media sites to find out about the person I'm investigating. I don't want to be that guy that makes others say"what was he thinking?"
Saturday, October 8, 2011
World's Biggest Cup of Coffee
Ever notice that almost every diner claims to have either the world's best or biggest cup of coffee? Well, when you spend time working in emergency services and private investigations just about everyone you encounter has either the world's biggest or best cup of coffee (a euphemism of course).
I've spent almost all of my adult life, sans school, in either Emergency Medical Services or law enforcement. After retirement from the police department I started my own private investigations business and realized that even in the private sector virtually everyone still has the "biggest cup."
I really had no interest in blogging. My brother writes one, which is widely read and my nephew, Aron, has started one which I hope will be widely read so I figured why not. Now, I don't think I have the worlds biggest cup of coffee and I'm not sure why anyone I know, let alone anyone I don't know, would read this but I've got a million stories that always prompt people to say "you can't make this stuff up" so I'm gonna give this a shot. Hopefully I'll make someone laugh or shake their head in wonder and amazement.
In this blog I'll tell tales (some funny, some not so funny), lessons learned and probably rant a little. Hopefully no one will be offended but since it seems I sometimes can't get out of my own way I'll apologize in advance.
I've spent almost all of my adult life, sans school, in either Emergency Medical Services or law enforcement. After retirement from the police department I started my own private investigations business and realized that even in the private sector virtually everyone still has the "biggest cup."
I really had no interest in blogging. My brother writes one, which is widely read and my nephew, Aron, has started one which I hope will be widely read so I figured why not. Now, I don't think I have the worlds biggest cup of coffee and I'm not sure why anyone I know, let alone anyone I don't know, would read this but I've got a million stories that always prompt people to say "you can't make this stuff up" so I'm gonna give this a shot. Hopefully I'll make someone laugh or shake their head in wonder and amazement.
In this blog I'll tell tales (some funny, some not so funny), lessons learned and probably rant a little. Hopefully no one will be offended but since it seems I sometimes can't get out of my own way I'll apologize in advance.
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