{"id":7747,"date":"2014-08-24T04:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=7747"},"modified":"2014-08-23T19:30:55","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T23:30:55","slug":"cops-booted-not-wet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=7747","title":{"rendered":"Cops: Booted, Not Wet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I served as a judge once again at a large police motorcycle riding competition that is held in the general area where I live (though rather far away.)  The weather was damp, though fortunately, hard rain held off during the morning competition.  I enjoyed serving as a timing judge this time.<\/p>\n<p>81 motor officers participated, yet the main competition during the morning was completed by 1100.  Then we broke for an early lunch.  <\/p>\n<p>Right after lunch, jet lag caught up with me real badly, so since I wasn&#8217;t really needed again, I went home &#8212; and good timing &#8212; the skies opened up and it rained all afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>I saw lots of cops and tall black boots.  Samples follow&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nand more will follow when(ever) I have time to process my photos.  Meanwhile, enjoy!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog02.jpg?resize=584%2C486\" alt=\"Blog02\" width=\"584\" height=\"486\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog02.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog02.jpg?resize=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog02.jpg?resize=150%2C124&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog02.jpg?resize=360%2C300&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog03.jpg?resize=584%2C272\" alt=\"Blog03\" width=\"584\" height=\"272\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog03.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog03.jpg?resize=300%2C139&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog03.jpg?resize=150%2C69&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog03.jpg?resize=500%2C232&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog04.jpg?resize=584%2C205\" alt=\"Blog04\" width=\"584\" height=\"205\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog04.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog04.jpg?resize=300%2C105&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog04.jpg?resize=150%2C52&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog04.jpg?resize=500%2C175&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog05.jpg?resize=584%2C461\" alt=\"Blog05\" width=\"584\" height=\"461\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog05.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog05.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog05.jpg?resize=150%2C118&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog05.jpg?resize=380%2C300&amp;ssl=1 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>And guys, get your minds out of the gutter.  This cop is <b>NOT<\/b> doing what you think he is doing.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog01.jpg?resize=584%2C902\" alt=\"Blog01\" width=\"584\" height=\"902\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog01.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog01.jpg?resize=300%2C463&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog01.jpg?resize=97%2C150&amp;ssl=1 97w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog01.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Blog01.jpg?resize=663%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>Life is short: thank those who provide service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I served as a judge once again at a large police motorcycle riding competition that is held in the general area where I live (though rather far away.) 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