Comments on: Strange Chemistry http://frankroche.com/blog/2008/12/14/strange-chemistry/ When I'm not ego surfing, I'm blogging. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:34:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Frank http://frankroche.com/blog/2008/12/14/strange-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-1783 Frank Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:41:11 +0000 http://frankroche.com/blog/?p=626#comment-1783 Dude...it was creepy. And no points in Death Race 2000 for hitting a guy dressed in dark clothes standing in a howling rainstorm. ;-) Dude…it was creepy. And no points in Death Race 2000 for hitting a guy dressed in dark clothes standing in a howling rainstorm. ;-)

]]> By: PaxRomano http://frankroche.com/blog/2008/12/14/strange-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 PaxRomano Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:00:46 +0000 http://frankroche.com/blog/?p=626#comment-1765 My god, brother, I don't stop around here in a few days and THIS happens!<br><br>Of course you were scared. It all sounds rather surreal. With my luck, my cell phone would not have been charged.<br><br>Oh, and Frank, stop playing Death Race 2000 (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) My god, brother, I don't stop around here in a few days and THIS happens!

Of course you were scared. It all sounds rather surreal. With my luck, my cell phone would not have been charged.

Oh, and Frank, stop playing Death Race 2000 (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

]]> By: pinaytestbusby http://frankroche.com/blog/2008/12/14/strange-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-1756 pinaytestbusby Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:11:57 +0000 http://frankroche.com/blog/?p=626#comment-1756 hell out no!! sounds scary to me hell out no!! sounds scary to me

]]> By: Frank http://frankroche.com/blog/2008/12/14/strange-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 Frank Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:22:29 +0000 http://frankroche.com/blog/?p=626#comment-1742 Dang, Merci. That is some kind of scary. It's always right in the balance when things like that happen. My dad was a cop for his whole career, and the stories e would tell. Scary how stuff can jump off the tracks so quickly. Dang, Merci. That is some kind of scary. It's always right in the balance when things like that happen. My dad was a cop for his whole career, and the stories e would tell. Scary how stuff can jump off the tracks so quickly.

]]> By: Frank http://frankroche.com/blog/2008/12/14/strange-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 Frank Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:21:26 +0000 http://frankroche.com/blog/?p=626#comment-1743 Howard, you're right. And since the police officer was so blase about the whole thing, I think it'll blow over. But who knows in this litigious society? I cannot still imagine what the problem was...and as you say, the very people who need to be clear are often the worst. Scary about the one with the cop and you...they can get you no matter what. Close. Howard, you're right. And since the police officer was so blase about the whole thing, I think it'll blow over. But who knows in this litigious society? I cannot still imagine what the problem was…and as you say, the very people who need to be clear are often the worst. Scary about the one with the cop and you…they can get you no matter what. Close.

]]> By: howard http://frankroche.com/blog/2008/12/14/strange-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-1735 howard Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:40:34 +0000 http://frankroche.com/blog/?p=626#comment-1735 Ouch! That would scare the hell out of me.<br><br>I wonder if they told you the dog led them there, hoping you'd voluntarily consent to a search. My neighbor is a cop, and he told me they use certain workarounds in situations where there is a particular sense of urgency. Not exactly honest, but apparently not illegal either. Ouch! That would scare the hell out of me.

I wonder if they told you the dog led them there, hoping you'd voluntarily consent to a search. My neighbor is a cop, and he told me they use certain workarounds in situations where there is a particular sense of urgency. Not exactly honest, but apparently not illegal either.

]]> By: howard http://frankroche.com/blog/2008/12/14/strange-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-1734 howard Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:35:29 +0000 http://frankroche.com/blog/?p=626#comment-1734 I think you lucked out that there's no law against "trying" to run someone over unless you succeed to some extent ;)<br><br>I had a similar experience in Newark, NJ, many years ago, but my run-in was with a cop whose esoteric hand gestures I somehow failed to understand. Fortunately, I was able to avoid incarceration, but it was touch and go for a few moments. <br><br>Maybe the root issue is that many people fail to factor clarity into their communication routine. Sadly for the rest of us, such people tend to be the norm in jobs where these skills would be most useful. I think you lucked out that there's no law against “trying” to run someone over unless you succeed to some extent ;)

I had a similar experience in Newark, NJ, many years ago, but my run-in was with a cop whose esoteric hand gestures I somehow failed to understand. Fortunately, I was able to avoid incarceration, but it was touch and go for a few moments.

Maybe the root issue is that many people fail to factor clarity into their communication routine. Sadly for the rest of us, such people tend to be the norm in jobs where these skills would be most useful.

]]> By: Merci http://frankroche.com/blog/2008/12/14/strange-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-1730 Merci Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:04:27 +0000 http://frankroche.com/blog/?p=626#comment-1730 On Mischief Night I had Troopers at my door at 11:45 pm. They were dressed in swat gear, they had a German Shepherd search dog with them, and one of them was aiming a rifle with a light on it into my home. They had been searching for someone for several hours (with a helicopter circling overhead and cruisers driving around with search lignts). They said the dog led them right to my front steps. The dog was wrong, but how do you dispute that if they don't believe you? I guess they did believe it, because they left.<br><br>It's scary when you're confronted with the authorities in a threatening situation that could go the wrong way if they don't believe you. And I really didn't like having a gun aimed into my home. On Mischief Night I had Troopers at my door at 11:45 pm. They were dressed in swat gear, they had a German Shepherd search dog with them, and one of them was aiming a rifle with a light on it into my home. They had been searching for someone for several hours (with a helicopter circling overhead and cruisers driving around with search lignts). They said the dog led them right to my front steps. The dog was wrong, but how do you dispute that if they don't believe you? I guess they did believe it, because they left.

It's scary when you're confronted with the authorities in a threatening situation that could go the wrong way if they don't believe you. And I really didn't like having a gun aimed into my home.

]]> By: CraftyMoni http://frankroche.com/blog/2008/12/14/strange-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-1728 CraftyMoni Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:32:23 +0000 http://frankroche.com/blog/?p=626#comment-1728 that's frightening! And the fact that he lied to the police, saying that you tried to run him over. He clear was/is not right in the head. Hopefully his supervisor was told about the incident. that's frightening! And the fact that he lied to the police, saying that you tried to run him over. He clear was/is not right in the head. Hopefully his supervisor was told about the incident.

]]> By: Mark Schoneveld http://frankroche.com/blog/2008/12/14/strange-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-1725 Mark Schoneveld Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:09:49 +0000 http://frankroche.com/blog/?p=626#comment-1725 It is nuts. I guess you could *maybe* give the guy the benefit of the doubt (like you were the 17th car not heeding his directions and he finally flipped), but still. There must have been a better way, clearly. It is nuts. I guess you could *maybe* give the guy the benefit of the doubt (like you were the 17th car not heeding his directions and he finally flipped), but still. There must have been a better way, clearly.

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