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[Flux]

So, the title pretty much does this topic all the justice it needs, this can be for current, training or even applying specials; i'll start it off:

Your partner bans the word "special" in any context.

Edited by Flux, 29 January 2011 - 01:36 PM.

[Giraffe]

You turn up to work each week to face a whole weeks worth of banter/abuse character building in one big hit.

[Reado]

your mates play "The Bill" theme tune when you walk near them

[Merlin820]

Your 3 year old shouts 'Here come the Rozzers' at your attestation.

Grateful thanks to his father for that one.

[Harrovian]

your mates play "The Bill" theme tune when you walk near them

This!

[TallGuy]

You try to open your front door with your personal access key,
You answer the phone with Go Ahead
People who have never spoken to you before at work ask you about aspects of policy policy which you can't divulge
People who used to talk quite freely about their unlawful dealings stop talking to you
You find your 'day clothes' feel a bit lightweight after walking about with an extra 10kg of body armour and equipment
You find yourself people watching
The innocence regarding the normally unseen activities in you neighbourhood is lost

[callsign-kid]

your warrant card holder is your wallet.
People start talking about that pirate DVD then quickly shut up.
You're going home when everyone else is going to work.
People play on the term special, and you feel obliged to go along with it.

[JP7]

...People driving while on mobiles annoy you that much more because you're off duty...
...You tell your mates you can't go out Saturday night because you're working...
...Your friends finish anecdotes with, "I shouldn't really have told you that!"...
...You find yourself waving at ambulances every time you see one...
...You suddenly become a leading legal advice forum...

Edited by JP7, 29 January 2011 - 03:21 PM.

[SC Meerkat]

If an incident happens anywhere in the local vicinity, even if you weren't on duty, people to expect you to know everything about said incident and will continually ask you for details.

You always say yes twice.

And no.

[Random~name]

It bugs you when people make up words for the phonetic alphabet ( s for sugar, f for freddy ).
You tell the bill off when they do something unlawful or plain silly.
You look at peoples tax discs in car parks.
You can hear beeping in your ear when your at home.

[fence]

When... you're parading with regulars and they're handing out pay slips and you dont get yours.

[Rooster1]

Haven't been through assessments yet but I seem to be building a habit of talking to myself in the car...usually goes something like this...

"Speeding....Speeding....Mobile Phone.....Speeding......texting......speeding......dangerous driving......speeding.....must be drunk.......speeding with mobile phone while doing hair and checking on the baby in the back...."

[Sam Vimes]

Think most of these relate to being a Cop in general!

You know you're a Special when......

.... you know the intricate differences between an SC and a PCSO in minute detail from having had to explain the difference yet again to someone who thought you were the latter.

[Harrovian]

Your mum doesn't mind the fact that you're a policeman, but still wants to know if you're home for dinner and to call her if you're staying out...*






*Applies to us younger SC's!

Edited by Harrovian, 30 January 2011 - 09:34 PM.

[TommyBaz]

Despite me not being a special yet,

- At least once a day you hear "I wouldn't do that, TommyBaz will arrest you!"
- Even after explaining you can, people insist you wouldn't have the power to arrest them, because your only a PCSO

[Foxes]

Despite me not being a special yet,

- At least once a day you hear "I wouldn't do that, TommyBaz will arrest you!"
- Even after explaining you can, people insist you wouldn't have the power to arrest them, because your only a PCSO

Nice thread Flux, glad you decided to start it.

Similar to this really

You know your a special when....your mates stop talking about whatever they were and say I'll talk to you about that in a bit. I'll get nicked if I carry on

Though this might be telling me I might need to trade some of my mates in

[BristolSam]

...When someone you know has moved house and seem to get acute amnesia when you ask them where they moved to
...When you tell someone you're a special and they say "Oh you're one of those..." and you cut them off to say "No I'm not a PCSO".
...The number of times you have to tell people "Yes that does mean I can arrest you"
..."What so you don't get paid???"

[SC_GMP_BDIV]

you have a bladder of solid steel.

[fish1991]

when your mates ask if they can borrow your hand cuffs

when you no longer like nightclubs

whenever you drive through your patch you stare intently into any police car in hope of recognising whos in it...whilst trying to not crash your own car

[Cemboi]

Im still training but I already dislike night clubs!

When the managers from your day job joke about you arresting fellow colleagues.

[Foxes]

When..... your on policespecials.com on a Saturday night

[Cemboi]

Lol, got training tomorrow morning, that's my excuse

[Foxes]

Lol, got training tomorrow morning, that's my excuse

Same here Dynamic risk assessment for me tomorrow.

[Cemboi]

Got Pocket book rules, Theft, Burglary, Investigation and Fire training apparently.

Back on topic... lol

[goldfgy]

When someone on the street yells, "Officer, Officer" (or" Constable, Constable") and you know that they mean you.