Paid TOO MUCH!!!
Dear Madam:
Thank you very much for your recent letter to my barracks where you so kindly stated that " all of the cops get paid too much and all I ever see is a cruiser just parked and the officer sitting there". I agree wholeheartidly with you M'am, I GET PAID TOO MUCH. I'll be sure to ask our payroll dept. to hold back some money from my next cheque.
I'm sorry if you saw me parked just sitting there, I couldn't possibly have been running the plates on a car that looked out of place in your neighbourhood to help keep you and your family safer. I get paid too much.
And I definetly got paid waaaay to much in the beginning of my career when I was stationed all over..no home barracks..and the beautiful tempretures of -60 in the winter months, and only 85 degrees C. in the summer. I was being paid too much, that's why I was able to take the month long holiday to Mexico with your family beside me. And I was paid way too much to be able to purchase that $ 300 parka for my stay up there as the one issued by my Department would have been adequate for -10 degree weather, but no , I thought of myself first and purchased it so I would be able to stay warm on my way to work to serve the citizens of Minnesota. How foolish of me!
And I'm sorry if you may have seen me at the 7-11 wasting your tax dollars on my salary because God forbid I should be able to have a snack or a beverage on my 12 hour shift. If only I could be like you and go home for that snack. But no, foolish me decided it would be a better idea to stay on the job in case an emergency call came from your house and I was the first responder to your husband's heart attack. You see I get paid to much to even dream of putting myself first.
And of course Ma'm there was that day back on Sept. 11 2001 where I definetly got paid to much for working non stop for 43 hours, you remember when our country was attacked. Thats when I along with all of my co-workers went a bit crazy trying to find lodging, food, medical help, alternate transportation, give comfort when we could, or just lend an ear when we couldn't console the people. Yes I definetly got paid way too much that day Ma'm, but you know..I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.
How about that day I was paid too much when your 4 year old grandson was lost in the woods and you called our station and we spent the next 20 hours organizing volunteers, search parties, consoled your family, but ended up finding your little guy and got him home safe and sound. I definetly was paid too much that day.
But you know Ma'm I may get paid waaaaay too much for the little I do, so the next time you see me just say thank you. That would be enough for me, for you see Ma'm I'm a POLICE OFFICER, and I'm happy to be here to help you in your time of need.
Thank you very much for your recent letter to my barracks where you so kindly stated that " all of the cops get paid too much and all I ever see is a cruiser just parked and the officer sitting there". I agree wholeheartidly with you M'am, I GET PAID TOO MUCH. I'll be sure to ask our payroll dept. to hold back some money from my next cheque.
I'm sorry if you saw me parked just sitting there, I couldn't possibly have been running the plates on a car that looked out of place in your neighbourhood to help keep you and your family safer. I get paid too much.
And I definetly got paid waaaay to much in the beginning of my career when I was stationed all over..no home barracks..and the beautiful tempretures of -60 in the winter months, and only 85 degrees C. in the summer. I was being paid too much, that's why I was able to take the month long holiday to Mexico with your family beside me. And I was paid way too much to be able to purchase that $ 300 parka for my stay up there as the one issued by my Department would have been adequate for -10 degree weather, but no , I thought of myself first and purchased it so I would be able to stay warm on my way to work to serve the citizens of Minnesota. How foolish of me!
And I'm sorry if you may have seen me at the 7-11 wasting your tax dollars on my salary because God forbid I should be able to have a snack or a beverage on my 12 hour shift. If only I could be like you and go home for that snack. But no, foolish me decided it would be a better idea to stay on the job in case an emergency call came from your house and I was the first responder to your husband's heart attack. You see I get paid to much to even dream of putting myself first.
And of course Ma'm there was that day back on Sept. 11 2001 where I definetly got paid to much for working non stop for 43 hours, you remember when our country was attacked. Thats when I along with all of my co-workers went a bit crazy trying to find lodging, food, medical help, alternate transportation, give comfort when we could, or just lend an ear when we couldn't console the people. Yes I definetly got paid way too much that day Ma'm, but you know..I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.
How about that day I was paid too much when your 4 year old grandson was lost in the woods and you called our station and we spent the next 20 hours organizing volunteers, search parties, consoled your family, but ended up finding your little guy and got him home safe and sound. I definetly was paid too much that day.
But you know Ma'm I may get paid waaaaay too much for the little I do, so the next time you see me just say thank you. That would be enough for me, for you see Ma'm I'm a POLICE OFFICER, and I'm happy to be here to help you in your time of need.
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