After informing the inspector that the two stroke DI wasn't actually a
four stroke engine, he looks a little upset and says "Why didn't you
say something".

"I did", I said. "I told you there weren't any carburetors".

Now he's looking grim and starts completing his "inspection".

He wrote me up for "improper emergency signaling device" and not
having my registration renewal sticker the regulation two inches from
the last letter or number on the bow.

The "improper emergency signaling device" is an Ecohorn

http://tinyurl.com/3d8jgp

USCG approved and a hell of a lot more in it than a propellant horn
will ever give you.

I also had an issue with the sticker measurement as, to my tape
measure, it's exactly 2" from the last letter/number - to the tape
measure on the edge of his clip board, it's 1 3/4".

I will be calling DEP tomorrow and may even make a visit to East Lyme
DEP HQ.

~~ stay tuned for Part Tres ~~

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
After informing the inspector that the two stroke DI wasn't actually a
four stroke engine, he looks a little upset and says "Why didn't you
say something".

"I did", I said. "I told you there weren't any carburetors".

Now he's looking grim and starts completing his "inspection".

He wrote me up for "improper emergency signaling device" and not
having my registration renewal sticker the regulation two inches from
the last letter or number on the bow.

The "improper emergency signaling device" is an Ecohorn

http://tinyurl.com/3d8jgp

USCG approved and a hell of a lot more in it than a propellant horn
will ever give you.

I also had an issue with the sticker measurement as, to my tape
measure, it's exactly 2" from the last letter/number - to the tape
measure on the edge of his clip board, it's 1 3/4".

I will be calling DEP tomorrow and may even make a visit to East Lyme
DEP HQ.

~~ stay tuned for Part Tres ~~


Even if you plead your case successfully you wasted a good amount of your
time and gasoline doing so.

Being a smart ass to a cop/inspector is never a good idea.....you always
come out on the losing end. Always.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
After informing the inspector that the two stroke DI wasn't actually a
four stroke engine, he looks a little upset and says "Why didn't you
say something".

"I did", I said. "I told you there weren't any carburetors".

Now he's looking grim and starts completing his "inspection".

He wrote me up for "improper emergency signaling device" and not
having my registration renewal sticker the regulation two inches from
the last letter or number on the bow.

The "improper emergency signaling device" is an Ecohorn

http://tinyurl.com/3d8jgp

USCG approved and a hell of a lot more in it than a propellant horn
will ever give you.

I also had an issue with the sticker measurement as, to my tape
measure, it's exactly 2" from the last letter/number - to the tape
measure on the edge of his clip board, it's 1 3/4".

I will be calling DEP tomorrow and may even make a visit to East Lyme
DEP HQ.

~~ stay tuned for Part Tres ~~

I'd make the trip. These guys are a-holes. The CG wrote me up for no fire
extinguisher, an item which:

- Is not required on my yacht
- Would cause enough clutter to be hazardous

I had to tow the boat to the CG station and have a real officer look it
over, with his rule book in hand. I ask him what he'd do in case of fire.
His plan was the same as mine: Head for bow and jump.

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:03:04 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

After informing the inspector that the two stroke DI wasn't actually a
four stroke engine, he looks a little upset and says "Why didn't you
say something".

"I did", I said. "I told you there weren't any carburetors".

Now he's looking grim and starts completing his "inspection".

He wrote me up for "improper emergency signaling device" and not
having my registration renewal sticker the regulation two inches from
the last letter or number on the bow.

The "improper emergency signaling device" is an Ecohorn

http://tinyurl.com/3d8jgp

USCG approved and a hell of a lot more in it than a propellant horn
will ever give you.

I also had an issue with the sticker measurement as, to my tape
measure, it's exactly 2" from the last letter/number - to the tape
measure on the edge of his clip board, it's 1 3/4".

I will be calling DEP tomorrow and may even make a visit to East Lyme
DEP HQ.

~~ stay tuned for Part Tres ~~

This incident reminded me of a post (below) I wrote years ago to the
driving group in reaction to complaints among the speeders that
tickets were simply about money (revenue collection.)
It may or may not apply here, and may or may not be useful to others.
Aside from that, discounting the premise being made is a strong
indicator that one is a prick.
************************************************** *******************************
Getting a ticket works pretty much like genes. The two contributors
to the 'ticket' are the driver and the cop. If either is a prick, a
ticket will result, as 'prick' is dominant. Just as about half of
all cops are pricks, so are half of all drivers. As a general rule
then (discounting mutations), about 3 of 4 traffic stops results in a
ticket.
-If you are a prick, you will get a ticket every time.
-If the cop is a prick, you will get a ticket every time.
-If you are a prick, and the cop is a prick, you will get a ticket
every
time - and may be arrested too.
-If neither you or the cop is a prick, no ticket will result.
Since pricks never know they are pricks, they can't identify other
pricks.
If a prick issues or gets a ticket, he will always assume the other
party is a prick.
Non-pricks can identify an opposing prick, or recognize when they
themselves have been acting like a prick.
So tickets really have nothing at all to do with money, but are simply
the reflection of prick/non-prick convergence.

--Vic

Being a smart ass to a cop/inspector is never a good idea.....you always
come out on the losing end. Always.

Some cops forget to tread a careful balance between enforcing the law and
being an asshole. Complaining up the chain of command often gets them
reassigned (to a desk) or at least gets them a 'talking to' that adjusts
their future behavior. As someone else posted, sometimes they don't know
they're being a prick.

Look at what we ask them to do, handle the garbage of society every day
(more applicable to street cops of course). The fact they end up stinking
from it gives them a little leeway. But not much.

Complain to the supervisors, at the direct level and again at one level up.
Being a smart-ass or complaining to them directly often only ends up in you
getting hassled more. Smile, take it and then slash and burn your way up
the chain of command later. Nothing gets action from superiors like having
their time spent dealing with complaints from citizens because of a stupid
underling. Let the chain of command rain on the idiot's parade, not you
directly.

On Apr 11, 5:03 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
After informing the inspector that the two stroke DI wasn't actually a
four stroke engine, he looks a little upset and says "Why didn't you
say something".

"I did", I said. "I told you there weren't any carburetors".

Now he's looking grim and starts completing his "inspection".

He wrote me up for "improper emergency signaling device" and not
having my registration renewal sticker the regulation two inches from
the last letter or number on the bow.

The "improper emergency signaling device" is an Ecohorn

http://tinyurl.com/3d8jgp

USCG approved and a hell of a lot more in it than a propellant horn
will ever give you.

I also had an issue with the sticker measurement as, to my tape
measure, it's exactly 2" from the last letter/number - to the tape
measure on the edge of his clip board, it's 1 3/4".

I will be calling DEP tomorrow and may even make a visit to East Lyme
DEP HQ.

~~ stay tuned for Part Tres ~~

Did you ever say where you put in that day, I didn't notice?
JWAFM

On Apr 12, 10:07 am, "Bill Kearney" wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote:
Being a smart ass to a cop/inspector is never a good idea.....you always
come out on the losing end. Always.

Some cops forget to tread a careful balance between enforcing the law and
being an asshole. Complaining up the chain of command often gets them
reassigned (to a desk) or at least gets them a 'talking to' that adjusts
their future behavior. As someone else posted, sometimes they don't know
they're being a prick.

Look at what we ask them to do, handle the garbage of society every day
(more applicable to street cops of course). The fact they end up stinking
from it gives them a little leeway. But not much.

Complain to the supervisors, at the direct level and again at one level up.
Being a smart-ass or complaining to them directly often only ends up in you
getting hassled more. Smile, take it and then slash and burn your way up
the chain of command later. Nothing gets action from superiors like having
their time spent dealing with complaints from citizens because of a stupid
underling. Let the chain of command rain on the idiot's parade, not you
directly.

You've got to remember, JimH is a mousy little whimpy thing, except on
usenet.

"JimH" wrote in message



Being a smart ass to a cop/inspector is never a good idea.....you always
come out on the losing end. Always.


The same holds true for Wake Co. building inspectors.

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