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Post by CC_Varmints on May 23, 2011 16:11:18 GMT -6
Corpus Christi police: Checkpoints yield more drivers with insurance www.caller.com/news/2011/may/22/corpus-christi-police-checkpoints-yield-more/?partner=popularI actually was stopped at 3 AM this morning for one of these checkpoints. It was setup at the (Shell) gas station on the corner of Leopard and Crosstown Expressway frontage road (right at the light after the Exit Ramp). I was trying to go get the cheap gas at the Stripes Valero at Staples and Leopard ($3.61 per gallon). There was a small gray pickup behind me as I exited then I saw the Police with flashlights. The Police Officer waved his flshlight and yelled to stop. I stopped, but the small gray pickup kept creeping in the Left Lane. He finally stopped when the Police Officer banged on the passenger door and yelled to "STOP!" A tall Police Officer approached me and asked for Insurance and Driver's License. I gave them to him and he looked them over. He then handed them back to me and told me to have a good night. I could hear several Police Officers yelling at the driver next to me to roll down his window or unlock his door. He then bolted and turned left. The tall Officer told me to hold. I was surprised in that none of the Police Officers were at the ready in cars. There were probably 8 to 10 Police Cars there. Several Police Officers ran for their cars. The small gray pickup had already turned left again and was headed towards the Crosstown Expressway (opposite direction). 3 cars were in hot pursuit. After all the excitement I finally was able to turn right and go get the cheap gas and hit the road for Texas City. The gas station was full of impounded cars that the tow trucks were busy towing away. When I drove back that way to get on I-37 to go over the Harbor Bridge, only two cars remained with two tow trucks picking them up. The Police were gone. Charlotte police have DWI check points about once every two weeks. 70% of the arrest are for warrants, revoked drivers license or no insurance. Very few DWI arrest are make at the DWI check points. Also these checks are never in the affluent parts of the city. I don't think that Leopard Street will ever be considered affluent. It is notorious for the Ladies of the Evening and the homeless/ vagrants. At 3 AM after the bars are closed it was also a definite DWI trap under the guise of the Insurance checkpoint. That is also my weekly commute time back to Texas City. Might have to get off at Lipan and drive down to Staples now. I did enjoy the free excitement since no shots were fired.
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Post by CC_Varmints on May 23, 2011 16:22:03 GMT -6
A soldier's search for serenity marred by the ghosts of Iraq www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2011/war.at.home/part2/index.html?hpt=C1I can relate to this story. Somalia affected me really bad. I had the nightmares and woke my family up screaming. These have lessened in occurrence over the years, but they still happen. After Iraq I have seriously changed. I always had a long fuse to make me mad. Now I explode too quick and too often. My wife says I have stopped caring for family like I used to. PTSD is something that just does not go away. There are good days and then there are the "Bad" days. I got rid of all of my Army stuff. Everything. I kept only my Dress Blues uniform. I don't hunt or fish anymore. The past two years I have lost the care for my health and gained 30 pounds (20 in the past year alone). On Memorial Day, don't just have fun, drink beer, and cook some BBQ. Remember all of those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our American freedoms.
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Post by DD Booger on May 23, 2011 18:10:26 GMT -6
A soldier's search for serenity marred by the ghosts of Iraq www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2011/war.at.home/part2/index.html?hpt=C1I can relate to this story. Somalia affected me really bad. I had the nightmares and woke my family up screaming. These have lessened in occurrence over the years, but they still happen. After Iraq I have seriously changed. I always had a long fuse to make me mad. Now I explode too quick and too often. My wife says I have stopped caring for family like I used to. PTSD is something that just does not go away. There are good days and then there are the "Bad" days. I got rid of all of my Army stuff. Everything. I kept only my Dress Blues uniform. I don't hunt or fish anymore. The past two years I have lost the care for my health and gained 30 pounds (20 in the past year alone). On Memorial Day, don't just have fun, drink beer, and cook some BBQ. Remember all of those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our American freedoms. Check out War Torn 1861-2010. Pretty moving look at adjusting to life after war from the Civil War till today.
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Post by 278ibewfb on May 26, 2011 10:41:09 GMT -6
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Post by FB fan on May 26, 2011 11:27:59 GMT -6
WTH are these people smiling at? They just got arrested. DUH
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Post by flowtowntigers on May 26, 2011 11:57:49 GMT -6
#5
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Post by carter08 on May 26, 2011 13:34:15 GMT -6
lol this thread
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Post by blastoderm55 on May 26, 2011 13:42:45 GMT -6
Had to keep the dream alive!
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Post by FB fan on May 26, 2011 13:51:29 GMT -6
Booger grabbed your claim to fame by getting his name on your idea for this thread even if it is a new forum. I wouldn't put up with that, but thats just me.
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Post by C5_96 on May 28, 2011 9:45:15 GMT -6
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Post by CC_Varmints on May 29, 2011 16:35:12 GMT -6
May 28, 2011: Video Of BMX Triple Backflip Makes Roller Coasters Look Lame
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Post by 278ibewfb on May 31, 2011 13:57:13 GMT -6
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Post by 278ibewfb on May 31, 2011 14:53:39 GMT -6
FAIL
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Post by Clemensbuff on May 31, 2011 15:35:06 GMT -6
FAIL I saw this on the news last night! What a dipstick!
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Post by Wingman on May 31, 2011 17:04:13 GMT -6
FAIL I saw this on the news last night! What a dipstick! That brain fart was so bad it must have left a sh..tty taste in his mouth!!
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