I would like to share my experience I had last night at a "National Night Out" event at the town where I taught for thirty years.
While I had a great time seeing many old friends and former students and interacting with many kids who came to see the car and talk with me, it was a very disappointing experience in another way. There were seven police vehicles there with various police officers. I could not park my car with them. I had to park with the fire department vehicles, which I thought was a bit unusual. As the night progressed I realized not one single police officer came over to talk with me or look at my squad car. In fact by the time we left, three hours later, not one of them talked with me or looked at my car. They were all fairly young officers and were definitely the "macho" type, but I still think they could have at least said hello to me and taken a quick peak at the car even if they were not interested. Here in Eau Claire we have a large police department and sheriff's department as we are the county seat. Last year I contacted them regarding coming to their National Night Out and they did not want me to take part. They felt it was not appropriate and it would only confuse the kids when it came to police matters. When I visit other communities for parades and car shows I am always greeted very warmly by the local police departments. In fact I have developed a very good rapport with all of the surrounding community officers. So it really bothered me tonight when I was given "the big freeze". I thought about contacting someone and mentioning this, but I have decided not to make a big "moulage" out of it and just let it go. Could be I am just sensitive. My mother was like that. -- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com www.mayberryreflections.com _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.wbmutbb.com/
