{"id":4935,"date":"2013-06-09T15:20:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T19:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2013-06-09T16:32:50","modified_gmt":"2013-06-09T20:32:50","slug":"escorted-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=4935","title":{"rendered":"Escorted Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Went on a fundraising ride for a police charity today. The ride was escorted by our county&#8217;s finest.  They stopped traffic on cross streets and at ramps on interstate highways so that our ride could proceed unimpeded.  It is quite something to have the Capital Beltway to yourself!<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few photos&#8230; great ride!<\/p>\n<p>Our escorts&#8230; local motor officers:<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride3.jpg?resize=584%2C293\" alt=\"copsride3\" width=\"584\" height=\"293\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride3.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride3.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride3.jpg?resize=150%2C75&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride3.jpg?resize=500%2C251&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\nReady to ride.  I am fourth back after the officers leading us.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride2.jpg?resize=584%2C482\" alt=\"copsride2\" width=\"584\" height=\"482\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride2.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride2.jpg?resize=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride2.jpg?resize=150%2C123&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride2.jpg?resize=363%2C300&amp;ssl=1 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\nSeveral of the professionals who led us took a moment for a photo with me at the staging area.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride1301.jpg?resize=584%2C406\" alt=\"copsride1301\" width=\"584\" height=\"406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride1301.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride1301.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride1301.jpg?resize=150%2C104&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/copsride1301.jpg?resize=431%2C300&amp;ssl=1 431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some of the boots on the cops:<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Boots1.jpg?resize=584%2C258\" alt=\"Boots1\" width=\"584\" height=\"258\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Boots1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Boots1.jpg?resize=300%2C132&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Boots1.jpg?resize=150%2C66&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Boots1.jpg?resize=500%2C221&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\nAre these gaiters or puttees?<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gaiterputtee.jpg?resize=584%2C719\" alt=\"Gaiterputtee\" width=\"584\" height=\"719\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gaiterputtee.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gaiterputtee.jpg?resize=300%2C370&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gaiterputtee.jpg?resize=121%2C150&amp;ssl=1 121w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Gaiterputtee.jpg?resize=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\nHe takes care of his dress instep Dehners:<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Coop.jpg?resize=584%2C1289\" alt=\"Coop\" width=\"584\" height=\"1289\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Coop.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Coop.jpg?resize=300%2C662&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Coop.jpg?resize=464%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\nLife is short:  support your local cops and enjoy the ride!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Went on a fundraising ride for a police charity today. The ride was escorted by our county&#8217;s finest. They stopped traffic on cross streets and at ramps on interstate highways so that our ride could proceed unimpeded. It is quite &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=4935\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cop-boots","category-motorcycle-ride"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4935\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}