The police of today are always telling us they are too busy to deal with mundane matters. Quite openly while visiting my very poorly Sister in Law, knowing I am ex job as they say, one of her carers said if you want to find a policeman just look in Tescos at Redruth. The present situation is no different from my time except Health and Safety is the get out. WE were busy sometimes and not others but it was a cardinal sin to tell your supervisor you were bogged down with work. I worked a very busy south coast seaside town for three years before becoming a rural which made matters worse as we were treated as gophers all the time. In my time there was the discipline code no entitlement to a meal break and you worked until the job was done and if it happened just before your shift ended tough, just get on with it.
Yesterday was a piece of film in Worcestershire. It appeared to be on a busy junction with a right hand bend in the distance. A white line system was in place. Mummy's were coming up to what was obviously a school and stopping within the white line system. One wasn't even making any attempt to get close to the kerb. Just came around her chelsea tractor opened the door and got a child out while the traffic was attempting to get around her. Why not open the door on the opposite side to the traffic and get the child out on the 'safe' side. They all appeared to be bigger than child seat size. Sorry if I step on toes but the number of times I was moaned at about speeding, poor driving etc endangering their kiddies and then you would see the self same woman doing exactly what she had been moaning about. On the subject of German cars, I had a mercedes pull up where I was standing alongside yellow lines, it had British plates, the woman got out. I said please move your car. The reply was I am German you can't do anything about it. To which I pretended to ask for a recovery vehicle for a tow. The car was moved pretty damn quick. They were arrogant then and no doubt have passed it on to British drivers as part of the handbook issued with BMW.Audi, Mercedes etc. Moany old git!!!!!