Merry Christmas everybody! I just wanted to take a minute to check the posts and I thought I would see if anyone else has to work today. I worked Christmas Eve and today, but so far it has not been real busy. I am actually at work right now (dont tell the boss :-) ) I hope everyone has a good one and I will be off in three more hours. Have a happy New Year too.

Sorry to hear you got stuck working the holiday. What do you do?

Police Officer

Hey Indy,
I've felt your pain many a time...heck, I had better hours in the Army, but now I have plenty of seniority after nearly seventeen years....now the younger guys get to catch bad guys while I enjoy spending time with my family...
I can't tell you the amount of time I missed with them through the years. As I get older I avoid working if I have the choice and can be with my family...you just never know, especially in our business...be safe brother, today and always.

God Bless!

Sever? Is he some chainsaw wielding cop? lol!!

I worked Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, 12 hour shifts, and tonight I do a double shift...... and next week I get to do it again........ But not complaining..... as I plan on the overtime paying for my vacation........ to Flordia....... in Feburary.

Indy:
I did 15 yrs on the job and after a while the holidays turned into just another day at work. Now I'm in security and working 11 days straight, including Christmas and New Year's. I used to rationalize by thinking what would be happening if I wasn't out there, and it made me feel just a little better.

Art

Sorry im late with this one, I did thirty yrs in the job never got christmas off but thats what cops do, but Im retired now and do a part time job in a store and still have to work boxing day and new years day i find it distasteful that they cannot close for two days, i was reading the trade union magazine a month ago which stated they have had to force the government to pass an act to stop shops opening on christmas day.