{"id":341,"date":"2009-03-04T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-04T23:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=341"},"modified":"2009-03-04T19:50:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-04T23:50:00","slug":"what-the-sheriff-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=341","title":{"rendered":"What the Sheriff Said"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I facilitated a meeting today at my office in which several county sheriffs, police chiefs, and their respective staffs participated. It was a worthwhile and interesting meeting.<\/p>\n

In honor of the law enforcement officials coming to the meeting, I wore my new All American Patrol Boots<\/a> that I received last week to the office. The boots were great for a number of reasons. They have lug soles for traction on the icy sidewalks outside; they look great, and almost “shoe-like”; and they are very comfortable so as I am walking around facilitating the meeting, standing for hours, my feet don’t hurt.<\/p>\n

Several of the attendees arrived early. I talked with them as they got their coffee and settled into a seat. I noticed one county sheriff wearing a uniform with Dehner bal-laced patrol boots. Before I could say anything, he came up to me and said, “Are those Dehners?” I said, “no, these are made by All American.”<\/p>\n

“Never heard of ’em, tell me more.” We had a nice, long conversation about tall patrol boots. Several of the other sheriffs and chiefs joined in the conversation. I had to control myself when he asked, “how tall, lift your pants?” … which I did. Then “cool! Those are nice! Where can I get them? How much did they cost? Are they comfortable? Do you wear them when you ride [your motorcycle]?”<\/p>\n

Wow… who woulda thunk. And this is my job!<\/i> (Actually, in providing full disclosure, I am not a sworn peace officer. I work with law enforcement officials among other local leaders for various activities that I do at my place of employment.) What a nice way to begin a meeting!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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