April 2009

Remind me why this hunk of steel is more important then fixing our roads?

l3wis April 8, 2009 13Comments

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Don’t think the city and county waste money? Think again.

There’s only one like it in the entire state of South Dakota.

The Sioux Falls Police Department says a new 261 thousand dollar armored truck has already proven to be priceless for police officers and SWAT team members.Â

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for public safety and the safety of our officers (especially when they are eating for FREE at the hospitals) but I think this expense was a waste.

The ‘BearCat’ is not only bullet-proof, but also features a thermal eye that can highlight areas of heat, and help officers find suspects faster. It’s a tool that is making the line of duty a little more safe for Sioux Falls Police Officers and Minnehaha County Sheriff’s deputies.Â

I think the thermal eye is a great tool – but I wonder if they know they can buy those separately?

This is the first time law enforcement agencies in the Sioux Falls area have had a vehicle like this.

My point exactly. If we didn’t need it before, why do we need it now?

Dude, you’ve really let yourself go…

Angry Guy April 8, 2009 6Comments

Kelo ran a story this morning titled “Dude to Dad”.

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In memory of Uncle Jr.

l3wis April 7, 2009 2Comments

My great uncle J-R died last week (Dad’s uncle). I used to work construction with him when I was in High School. He was really funny. He used to wear a unshaved 10X beaver cowboy hat that looked like the carpeting on the wall of the Top Hat. And he would always wear this quilted vest, even it was 100 degrees outside, he used to tell us that ‘It kept him cooler’. We never did understand that.

He did have some great jokes though, mostly dirty ones. Imagine me be related to him? Huh?

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