The journey between here and there

I usually say things without thinking before I speak. It’s a horrible problem and I’m trying to really work on my tone and be careful what I say to people, but I usually always slip.

My kids were getting their helmets adjusted at this bike fair. A cop was adjusting Luke’s 1st helmet. I was just chatting with him and asking him about his job.

“So what made you decide to be a police officer?” I asked.

“Oh I’m a peace officer. I’m not a policeman.” He replied.

I laughed. “Oh…. so you’re like a wanna be cop. A ticket writer, but they don’t give you a gun. You get like a stick or something, cuz you’re not official, just like a cash cow generator huh.” My words spewed out of my mouth sarcastically and quickly. As I saw the reaction of his face I realized what I had said.

Oops.

He stammered about, very annoyed and I just kept my mouth shut and smiled cuz I realized what I said. He turned and got someone else to help me with Luke’s helmet. So I must have REALLY pissed him off.

This is exactly what I feel about these stupid Sheriffs and Peace officers. They’re not cops. They probably don’t go through the same rigorous tests as real police officers. They just run around handing out tickets. They annoy the hell out of me and I don’t like them. I totally see them as a cash cow revenue generator. They’re not solving crimes, just handing out tickets in their fishing holes.

Still…. shouldn’t have said that.
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We were going out with friends to dinner and then a play for her husbands law firm. My friend and I were discussing what we were to wear to this event. After both of us agonizing as to what to wear, she told me what she was wearing and I said I would dress similar. So it was to be dress, but not gala style.

I go pick her up, cuz we are car pooling in and meeting our hubs in Calgary.

I take one look at her dress and I know I’m way over dressed.

*ARG*

She gets in the vehicle and she says, “Oh wow! Nice dress.”

I start apologizing profusely.

“I’m soooo sorry! Let me swing back home to change. My dress is waaaay nicer than yours and I’m too over dressed.”

As I see her facial expression I once again know that I’ve opened my mouth too big.

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I’m at a clients place and I’m handing a plump employee in her 50’s the cord for the mini dvd player so she can plug it in.

She gets down under the desk and is on her knees finding the plug in.

“I like this.” She says.

Without thinking I blurt out in a sarcastic tone. “You like being on your knees huh? Are you on your knees a lot at work?” I smirk and giggle to myself cuz I’ve just now envisioned this in my mind.

-silence-

Oh crap. Did I actually say that out loud?

I look at her face. Yep. I did. Shiz.

Her male co-worker is trying not to laugh.

At a loss as to how to recover from that I just busy myself with turning on the DVD. Thankfully, I didn’t say anything else stupid the rest of that meeting… and they ended up buying the advertising.