God Bless the Florida Highway Patrol !

[NanciL]

Yesterday I had a flat on my TV on busy interstate 75 in Florida. I had already passed an exit and pulled into the only place available with my TT which was one of those long entrances to a truck weigh station. It was a very dangerous place with the eighteen wheelers wizzing by and the wheel was on the out side rear.
There was no way I could safely change it so we called triple A.
Two highway patrol cars came up behind me and one of them said if I wanted to change it myself he would gladly help me. In the past even though we have triple A, I have changed them myself, so naturally I said yes.
The state tropper did one hundred percent of the work while I "tried" to help, and we were back traveling in a very short time.
I tried to pay him, and no matter how I persisted, he refused.
I sent an e-mail off to the HP last night praising him, but also wanted to praise him here.

Jack L

[soos]

daamac wrote:

F105 wrote:

... We did and found our right rear FW tire had blown and our TPMS didn't alert us ...

Which TPMS system? Any idea what went wrong?

The one time we had a blow out our TPMS beeped.....about 3 seconds after the tire blew. As it turns out, mostly a TPMS system will alert you to a loss of air pressure, but can not always alert you to catastrophic failure because it happens too fast.

Sue

[WyoTraveler]

Did you know LEOs change their own flat tires. Only get towed for breakdowns. Just extra useless info. Lots of things motorists don't know about their police depts. Do you realize many citations are issued in selected areas based on high accident rates to decrease accident deaths. Traffic officers actually read briefing boards about problem areas and accident reports. So when you get a cite that officer may not have only saved your life but also someone elses life. Most of the public doesn't have a clue what is involved in the job. Many depts have ride along programs. I would recommend checking with your local dept about ride along programs. JMHO as retired LEO from Los Angeles.

[rexlion]

No, don't try to pay a patrolman. Better idea is to ask what his favorite charity is, and then tell him you are going to make a donation in his honor when you get home.

[RVhiker]

F105 wrote:

... We did and found our right rear FW tire had blown and our TPMS didn't alert us ...

Which TPMS system? Any idea what went wrong?

[CarlGeo]

On our second trip with our new (to us) MH we were on Hwy 140 in the hills approaching Yosemite when the rear suspension broke and we were stranded on a Sunday afternoon. Was able to get MH to a wide spot in two lane highway, but not totally off road. Barely had a cell signal, but finally made contact with California Highway Patrol and they dispatched an officer who arrived within minutes. He placed call to Coach Net for me, but because of equipment needed it was about four hours before the flatbed arrived to haul us to Merced. But the CHP officer that first responded would not leave. He stayed until his shift was over and then a second officer arrived, and he then stayed with us until his shift expired and a third officer arrived. He stayed until the flatbed arrive and loaded the MH for transport. The flatbed tow had room for only one passenger, and thus no room for my wife. The officer said, no problem, I will give your wife a ride and follow the tow truck into Merced until everything is ok, some forty miles, which he did! This all started at about 2:00 PM and we finally got into Merced at a motel at about 7:00 PM. The officer repeatedly said he would take us anywhere else we wanted to go, but he had already far exceeded anything we could have wanted.
This whole experience was way over the top. All three of these officer went way beyond to insure we were ok and everything was taken care of.
I did have the presence of mind to get each officers name and wrote a thank you letter to their commanding officer. After their commander received my letter he then responded, thanking me for my letter, and stating a copy of my thank you letter would be placed in each of the officers personnel file.
What started out to be a very unplesant experience turned into one of the warmest and best person to person experiences I have ever had. Police officers, almost without exception, are really great people and we owe them a debt of gratitude each day.
CarlGeo

[Crowe]

We broke down with our Endura on the beltway outside Baltimore. Simple fix-a hose had come off to the reservoir tank and we just need to re-clamp it and add anti-freeze. Chevy Roadside was of no help. It was 6:00 on a Saturday night and a lot of things had already shut down. I called the Maryland State Police who in turn called the Sheriff's Department. They sent a retired sheriff (in uniform) who escorted us to the local WalMart for anti-freeze. He also set up flares around our unit so people would see it. Yup, some people just don't get it that these guys are here to help-and they do.

[wski]

Protect and serve is what LEOS do best. Another reason the majority of them are formal military personnel.

[NanciL]

gbopp wrote:

NanciL wrote:
I tried to pay him, and no matter how I persisted, he refused.
I sent an e-mail off to the HP last night praising him, but also wanted to praise him here.

Jack L

They can't accept money for assisting a motorist.
Contacting the Highway Patrol and explaining how the trooper assisted you is the best thing you can do in this situation.
I assume you gave his name and where the incident occurred? It makes it easier to give the right Trooper the credit.

Thanks for sharing a positive experience with the police.

And, I've been called a lot worse things than PIG.......
I could tell you but, it would get deleted..:E

Yes, I gave his name, and got a nice reply back today telling me they would forward my e-mail to his commander, and also put it in his record.

jack L

[Dog_Folks]

down home wrote:
Don't recall anyone here calling LEOs pigs. Chicago and places, they get it from TV.

Being older than dirt, I was referring to the late 60's and early 70's. That was when it was most prevalent, but it still happens today.

I have never seen it on this forum either, and hope I never will.

[down_home]

Don't recall anyone here calling LEOs pigs. Chicago and places, they get it from TV.

[I_am_still_wayn]

Pride
Integrity
Guts

[TNRIVERSIDE]

I can't find the LIKE button. 🙂

[gbopp]

NanciL wrote:
I tried to pay him, and no matter how I persisted, he refused.
I sent an e-mail off to the HP last night praising him, but also wanted to praise him here.

Jack L

They can't accept money for assisting a motorist.
Contacting the Highway Patrol and explaining how the trooper assisted you is the best thing you can do in this situation.
I assume you gave his name and where the incident occurred? It makes it easier to give the right Trooper the credit.

Thanks for sharing a positive experience with the police.

And, I've been called a lot worse things than PIG.......
I could tell you but, it would get deleted..:E

[RetSgt7114]

Dog Folks wrote:
And some call them "pigs." They just don't understand.

I can't tell you how many times that I had been called a "pig" in my career. Although it was usually intended to be a disparaging comment, I never took it as such and in fact took pride in that label.

Usually the people that used the term were angry and frustrated about getting caught breaking the law and that was their way to vent, but honestly it never bothered me nor any of my fellow cops. We embraced the label of "Pig" and were greatful that we were fortunate enough to be able to serve as LEO's. I changed many a flat tire in my day, and those people were very appreciative to be sent off safely on their way. They are the ones we worked for.

[F105]

NanciL wrote:
Yesterday I had a flat on my TV on busy interstate 75 in Florida. I had already passed an exit and pulled into the only place available with my TT which was one of those long entrances to a truck weigh station. It was a very dangerous place with the eighteen wheelers wizzing by and the wheel was on the out side rear.
There was no way I could safely change it so we called triple A.
Two highway patrol cars came up behind me and one of them said if I wanted to change it myself he would gladly help me. In the past even though we have triple A, I have changed them myself, so naturally I said yes.
The state tropper did one hundred percent of the work while I "tried" to help, and we were back traveling in a very short time.
I tried to pay him, and no matter how I persisted, he refused.
I sent an e-mail off to the HP last night praising him, but also wanted to praise him here.

Jack L

We had a similar experience in Lamar,CO last summer. We were pulling our FW though this town and got the dreaded "pull over" wave from a local. We did and found our right rear FW tire had blown and our TPMS didn't alert us.

My wife was driving,so I got out and saw the blown tire and started reaching for my cell phone to call roadside assistance. I hadn't even got the phone out and a Colorado State Patrolman pulled up behind us and got out. He was then joined by a second State Patrolman.

Both of them looked for a jack,but didn't have a suitable one,so they called a local who came out with a jack. I gave him a tip,which he first refused, but I pushed it in his bib pocket.

Both Patrolmen got my spare out,changed the flat and put it in our pickup bed.

I knew better than to tip them,but I got their badge numbers and names and wrote their commanding officer a nice letter thanking them for their service.

Yes people curse them,blame them for their problems and even worse,but they have my respect and I'm thankful to them for what they do.