“Rev” Bill Calkins passed out some bulletins for the “Wonder of Christmas Musical Spectacular” to be presented at the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene from December 10th through December 19th (on six days with 10 presentations). He is a main cast member in this event.
A link to their Web Page is below.
Here is a 1913 Harley Davidson Motorcycle. Something not seen by many people today.
Here is a motorcycle from the past. For you motorcycle enthusiasts. This is something that many of us have never seen or heard of.
Put the bike in gear so it doesn’t rock forward or backwards onto you If it is on its right side, then put the kickstand down to prevent the bike from going too far when you raise it up. Grab the bike as low as possible at sturdy, non-hot, areas forward and aft. Walk the bike back using leverage and NOT your back! If it’s on the left side then put your hands on the handlebars and place your hip up against the seat. Push up and use your hips at the same time to balance the leverage push. Using available soft ties can also provide better hand holds and grip for hot or slick grabbing points.
Victory has now begun producing Police Motorcycles.
They are located at:
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1. You have the bladder capacity of five people
2. You have ever restrained someone and it was not a sexual experience
3. You believe that 50% of people are a waste of good air
4. Your idea of a good time is a gun run or a car chase
5. You conduct a criminal record check on anyone who seems friendly towards you
6. You believe in the aerial spraying of Prozac and birth control pills
7. You disbelieve 90% of what you hear and 75% of what you see
8. You have your weekends off planned for a year
9. You believe the government should require a permit to reproduce
10. You refer to your favorite restaurant by the intersection at which it’s located
11. You have ever wanted to hold a seminar entitled: “Suicide…getting it done right the first time”
12. You ever had to put the phone on hold before you begin laughing uncontrollably
13. You think caffeine should be available in IV form
14. You believe anyone who says, “I only had two beers” is going to blow more than a .15
15. You find out a lot about paranoia just by following people around.
16. Anyone has ever said to you, “There are people killing other people out there and you are here messing with me.”
17. People flag you down on the street and ask you directions to strange places…..and you know where it’s located
18. You can discuss where you are going to eat with your partner while standing over a dead body
19. You are the only person introduced at social gatherings by profession
20. You walk into places and people think it’s high comedy to seize their buddy and shout, “They’ve come to get you Bill!”
21. You do not see daylight from November until May
22. People shout, “I didn’t do it!” when you walk into a room and think they’re being funny and original
23. A week’s worth of laundry consists of 5 T-shirts, 5 pair of socks and 5 pair of underwear
24. You’ve ever referred to Tuesday as “my weekend”, or “this is my Friday”
25. You’ve ever written off guns and ammunition as a business deduction
26. You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says, “Boy, it sure is quiet tonight.”
27. Discussing dismemberment over a meal seems perfectly normal to you
28. You find humor in other people’s stupidity
29. You have left more meals on the restaruant table than you’ve eaten
30. You feel good when you hear “these handuffs are too tight”
31. Been there done that
When a good man leaves the job and retires to a better life, many are jealous, some are pleased and yet others, who may have already retired, wonder. We wonder if he [she] knows what they are leaving behind, because we already know. We know for example that after a lifetime of camaraderie that few experience, it will remain as a longing for those past times. We know in the law enforcement life there is a fellowship which lasts long after the uniforms are hung up in the back of the closet. We know even if he throws them away, they will be on him with every step and breathe that remains in his frame. We also know how the very bearing of the man speaks of what he was and in his heart still is.
These are the burdens of the job. You will still look at people suspiciously, still see what others do not see or choose to ignore and always will look at the rest of the law enforcement world with a respect for what they do; only grown in a lifetime of knowing. Never think for one moment you are escaping from the life. You are only escaping the job and we are merely allowing you to leave active duty.
So what I wish for you is that whenever you ease into retirement, in your heart you never forget for one moment that Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be called children of God, and you are still a member of the greatest fraternity the world has ever known.
BY Jennifer Waters
In what he calls an “educational video” that’s widely circulated on YouTube, comedian Chris Rock offers advice on what to do when you get pulled over for a traffic violation.
“Obey the law” he says. “Stop immediately” and “stay in your car with your hands on the wheel.” Finally, “if your woman is mad at you, leave her at home. There’s nothing she’d like to see more than you getting your [you-know-what] kicked.”
It’s a dead-on spoof of a hard truth: Respect authority. If you don’t, you increase the odds of a pricey ticket.
“Everything in that video is absolutely true,” said Sgt. Matthew Koep of the South Plainfield, N.J., Police Department. “It’s funny, but it’s accurate.”
Citizens who are generally law-abiding are likely to come into contact with the police only under two circumstances: If you’re a crime victim or you get pulled over for a traffic violation.
Police officers are not out to make your life miserable, but to make sure you’re following the rules of the road and not endangering yourself or those around you.
With a few exceptions, and an egregious traffic violation is top among them, cops aren’t mandated to write tickets. Most would rather send you on your way with a friendly warning — that can save you time and money.
Play Nice
First rule: don’t argue.
“I get this all the time,” said Karen Rittorno, a nine-year veteran with the Chicago Police Department. “‘What are you stopping me for? I didn’t do nothing.’ If they try to take charge of the traffic stop, they’re not going to get out of it without a ticket,” she said. “We ask the questions, not them.”
Accept that the police have caught you doing something that’s against the law, such as speeding or gliding through a stop sign.
“All we do is react to what people do when you pull them over,” said Dennis Fanning, a homicide detective and veteran officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. “We don’t instigate the stuff, but we will react to you. The situation will escalate or de-escalate depending on how that person reacts.”
To argue with cops is akin to calling them idiots. Don’t do that. “That’s implying that I pulled you over for no reason and that bothers me,” Koep said.
Keep It Honest
Don’t lie, either. Cops are trained to note the human characteristics of lying, including twitching and looking to the left, and they know the right questions to ask to suss out the truth.
Fanning estimates that nine out of 10 people lie to him. “It’s an attack on our intelligence,” he said.
Moreover, the truth can set you free. Koep recalled an incident when he pulled a young guy over for speeding.
“He looks straight at me and says, ‘You know, officer, I wasn’t even paying attention. I just had the best date of my life. I just met my future bride. I’m just on cloud nine right now.’
“The guy was completely serious,” Koep said. “How are you going to write that guy up after that? Who makes that kind of stuff up?”
Of course, don’t use pejoratives when addressing the police, unless you’re eager for a ticket. But other words may backfire, too. Rittorno works in a crime-ridden section of Chicago where the majority of people she pulls over for traffic violations don’t have licenses or insurance, she said.
“So I get a lot of, ‘I’m sorry, baby. I didn’t mean it, sweetheart,'” she said. “I hate being called ‘baby’ or ‘sweetheart.’ I’m ‘officer’ to you.”
The police don’t like being talked over, either. “Be polite,” said Chicago Officer Mike Thomas. “You have your rights as a citizen, too, but it doesn’t do you any good to talk while he’s talking.”
Cops know that people are nervous when they get pulled over, and they expect a certain amount of jumpiness when they approach a car. Rittorno even admitted she’s intimidated in the same situation. “I’m the police and I get scared if I get pulled over,” she said.
But did you know they’re on edge, too? You know who they are, but they don’t know whether you’re a good guy or a bad guy. “The only thing on his mind when he approaches you is safety,” Thomas said. “You know you don’t have a gun in your lap, but the officer doesn’t know it.”
Rittorno, for one, said she assumes everyone has a gun. “I’m always on 10,” she said, referring to her high level of vigilance. “I take it down depending on their demeanor or what I see.”
Stay Calm
When those headlights go on, it’s best to pull the car to the right, stay in the car, turn the interior lights on if it’s dark and put your hands on the steering wheel.
Don’t make any quick movements, and don’t turn to grab your purse or put your hands in your pocket or under your seat to retrieve your license — until the officer instructs you to. Then, do it slowly.
Don’t move to open the glove box either, until directed. And do that slowly, too. Let the police shine a light inside the box before you reach in. Many criminals hide guns in glove boxes.
“What’s going to cause the situation to get worse is for the fear factor to rise in that officer,” Koep said. “The officer is more likely to cut you a break as long as you can reduce that fear. …If you’re friendly with me, not arguing or denying what happened, that lowers the fear factor and will make me a lot more cooperative with you.”
Don’t boast about who you know, either. That can infuriate cops. They consider it a veiled threat to their livelihoods. Fortunately, most municipalities have laws in place to insure that an officer is not fired or reprimanded for ticketing, say, the mayor’s daughter.
Finally, never try to buy off a cop. “In those instances where they’ve offered me a bribe,” Fanning said. “I loved making those arrests.”
Jennifer Waters is a MarketWatch reporter, based in Chicago.
Last week, California Governor (and motorcyclist) Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law the Motorcycle Anti-Tampering Act (SB 435), originally introduced by state Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Santa Monica). What does this bill mean to bikers in California? It means that all motorcycles produced after January 2013 will be required to have a visible EPA stamp that ensures the exhaust is clean burning and doesn’t exceed a noise level of 80 decibels (which is roughly as loud as a vacuum cleaner). For those bikes not displaying the stamp, fines of $100 for the first infraction and $250 for subsequent violations will be imposed.
“The noise caused by illegally modified motorcycle exhaust systems is a major quality-of-life issue across the state,” Sen. Pavley said. “Basic common sense and decency dictates that when a motorcycle drives by and sets off every car alarm on the street, it’s too loud.”
It’s interesting that motorcycles are the only target in the bill’s 80-decibel limit (which is roughly as loud as a vacuum cleaner). A point could be made that an equal amount of noise is generated on a regular basis from car alarms, police and news helicopters and loud car exhausts. Is this a case of motorcyclists being unfairly targeted again — or is it a matter of a few morons racking up their pipes in residential neighborhoods and tarnishing the reputation rest of the motorcycle community?
Regardless of how you feel about the new law, it will ensure that the state’s 800,000-plus registered motorcycle owners adhere to both noise and air pollution standards. Please leave your comments here. We’d love to hear what the motorcycle community has to say.
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Written by Patrick Garvin – J&P Cycles
Patrick started working for J&P in April 2008 as a product specialist in the purchasing department. He now toils in e-commerce, where he utilizes social media, analyzes product performance, and lends motorcycle technical knowledge to the website. Before working at J&P Cycles, Patrick owned and operated a speed shop where he specialized largely in fuel injection and power adders (nitrous and turbo). Patrick started out riding Harleys but has since branched out into Sport Bikes. He currently has a 1976 Suzuki GT 250 café racer and an everyday rider — an extensively modified, nitrous-injected ZX-10R. Patrick is married and has a son, whom he loves riding dirt bikes with; he also likes sports, finding twisty roads with no speed limit, and spending time with his family.
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