tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375603289768571897.post2612779446271876271..comments2024-01-08T12:11:50.335+00:00Comments on CSI:UK: Brother in ArmsCSI:UKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001676160876488866noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375603289768571897.post-85608964928379401472007-05-24T22:10:00.000+01:002007-05-24T22:10:00.000+01:00That is such a touching post. It made me cry. Th...That is such a touching post. It made me cry. Thank you for sharing the experience.<BR/><BR/>That's the worst thing about burglary - costly items can be replaced but sentimental items are lost forever. I'm so glad that her memories were left untouched.Mr Mans Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794499533315461733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375603289768571897.post-74331277017860692102007-05-13T02:06:00.000+01:002007-05-13T02:06:00.000+01:00Our Police Service is heavily recruiting in your n...Our Police Service is heavily recruiting in your neck of the woods right now, but mainly through the enlisted. We get paid as officers, which is a reasonable wage (aprox $60,000/year when I left after 7 years) but probably not enough to buy a house over here now ($400,000 - $500,000 average to good area). You do get to flit through different sections as an officer, if you so desire.<BR/><BR/>You should give it a go...<BR/><BR/>The weather should be enough to make the decision easy!Gargoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884737774570633572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375603289768571897.post-58545623933872198862007-05-12T16:49:00.000+01:002007-05-12T16:49:00.000+01:00We get paid more or less on a par with Police Cons...We get paid more or less on a par with Police Constables once you get a few years in. The starting rate is a few grand lower until you have completed your training, and the management levels a few grand higher.<BR/><BR/>Think I may be tempted to apply over your neck of the woods then, sunnier climes and all that!CSI:UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001676160876488866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375603289768571897.post-28835972050173696152007-05-12T13:06:00.000+01:002007-05-12T13:06:00.000+01:00By the way, do you get paid more or less than your...By the way, do you get paid more or less than your Police counterparts? Our Commissioner is trying to privatise our SOCO services, we are currently serving officers.Gargoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884737774570633572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375603289768571897.post-37761168359606992502007-05-12T13:03:00.000+01:002007-05-12T13:03:00.000+01:00Sometimes your job is about covering the interior ...Sometimes your job is about covering the interior of someones house with dust...<BR/><BR/>Other, rarer times, it is about empowerment and councelling. This is where your skills will really be tested. Never more will your ear be such a valuable tool, a well placed nod, a supportive hand on the shoulder, and a warm cup of tea...<BR/><BR/>I once spent 3 hour with an Italian lady whose world had collapsed since her husband died a year ago. Her sons were all out of the state and she had no-one. Her entire body was shaking as she told me the story of how she saw this young villian trying to break into her house in th emiddle of the night. She was putting on the bravest of shows, but when I asked if she was going to be OK, she burst into tears. I called the office and told the boss I would be indisposed for a while.<BR/><BR/>She made me the strongest cup of coffee I have ever had, plied me full of home made biscuits and poured her heart out.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, bullets had been flying in the streets around us, murders, rapes and much juicier jobs being called over the radio...<BR/><BR/>I think that was the most important job I have ever done.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work!Gargoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884737774570633572noreply@blogger.com