peterb
12-15-2017, 06:59 AM
I thought it might be nice to post some of the good stories this season.
Here's one to start: police doing interstate puppy transport.
https://www.facebook.com/bangormainepolice/posts/10156017779751079
It came down to whether I was going to drink the remainder of a cold cup of coffee on my desk or walk across the third floor to make fresh pot.
I decided I didn't need more coffee, dumped the mug into the plant on the window ledge, and noted the indicator on my computer screen was urging me to check a new message.
Now, I have told all of you that Mainers don't mind asking for a favor. We borrow things, ask for rides, stop into people's homes exactly at the dinner hour, and we usually carry jumper-cables to help start other people's cars in the winter.
It's real, and there are plenty of places left in America which are exactly like this (shameless plug for being neighborly).
The lady from Waldoboro, Maine was an avid reader of our page, wrote a very convincing request, and found a sucker who likes all puppies.
She wins.
Chris needs her rescue Border Collie puppy transported from Virginia to Maine. She does not have the ability to drive to Virginia right now, needs to get the puppy to Maine, and it's her Christmas present.
Oddly, Christmas miracles are a specialty of the Bangor Police Department's marginally famous Facebook page.
It is not lost on this guy that we just happen to have two of our probationary elves on a mission to Arlington National Cemetery on the Wreaths Across America - Official Page convoy.
You might see where this is going.
Enter, Tessa. 14 weeks old, needing a ride to Maine (see photo).
As a poorly dressed, unpolished, and grammatically challenged spokesman for the state, I need to do my part to prove that talking about being neighborly and helpful must be backed up by being neighborly and helpful.
I called the boys on the convoy, somewhere in New Jersey.
The conversation went like this-
TC: "Can you two bring a puppy back from Virginia after your visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday? I am working on a Christmas miracle."
Officer Jordan Perry: "Yes, let me check with Danny" (Hollers to Danny) "The Lieutenant wants to know if we can pick up a puppy in Virginia and deliver it to Maine."
Officer Danny Place: "Of course."
Officer Jordan Perry: "LT, we can do it. You should also know that Rud (85 year old Maine Troop Greeter from Bangor) doesn't have a ride home to Maine, so we are bringing him as well."
TC: "Sounds good, I will work out the logistics."
Officer Jordan Perry: "Sounds good, this is going to be awesome!"
TC: "The puppy will need to stop to pee and poop!"
Officer Jordan Perry: "That's cool, so do we!"
TC: "Jordan, I figured that part out."
Officer Jordan Perry: "And that's why you are a lieutenant."
And so begins our Christmas Miracle puppy delivery business.
You might want to stay tuned for this.
Keep your hand's to yourself, leave other people's things alone, and be kind to one another.
It's Christmas, do someone else a favor this season.
Have a great Thursday!
(This is the part where you need to share our page and get a couple of your friends to LIKE or FOLLOW our marginally famous attempt and kindness. We are shooting for a quarter million followers by January 2018. Thank you)
TC
Here's one to start: police doing interstate puppy transport.
https://www.facebook.com/bangormainepolice/posts/10156017779751079
It came down to whether I was going to drink the remainder of a cold cup of coffee on my desk or walk across the third floor to make fresh pot.
I decided I didn't need more coffee, dumped the mug into the plant on the window ledge, and noted the indicator on my computer screen was urging me to check a new message.
Now, I have told all of you that Mainers don't mind asking for a favor. We borrow things, ask for rides, stop into people's homes exactly at the dinner hour, and we usually carry jumper-cables to help start other people's cars in the winter.
It's real, and there are plenty of places left in America which are exactly like this (shameless plug for being neighborly).
The lady from Waldoboro, Maine was an avid reader of our page, wrote a very convincing request, and found a sucker who likes all puppies.
She wins.
Chris needs her rescue Border Collie puppy transported from Virginia to Maine. She does not have the ability to drive to Virginia right now, needs to get the puppy to Maine, and it's her Christmas present.
Oddly, Christmas miracles are a specialty of the Bangor Police Department's marginally famous Facebook page.
It is not lost on this guy that we just happen to have two of our probationary elves on a mission to Arlington National Cemetery on the Wreaths Across America - Official Page convoy.
You might see where this is going.
Enter, Tessa. 14 weeks old, needing a ride to Maine (see photo).
As a poorly dressed, unpolished, and grammatically challenged spokesman for the state, I need to do my part to prove that talking about being neighborly and helpful must be backed up by being neighborly and helpful.
I called the boys on the convoy, somewhere in New Jersey.
The conversation went like this-
TC: "Can you two bring a puppy back from Virginia after your visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday? I am working on a Christmas miracle."
Officer Jordan Perry: "Yes, let me check with Danny" (Hollers to Danny) "The Lieutenant wants to know if we can pick up a puppy in Virginia and deliver it to Maine."
Officer Danny Place: "Of course."
Officer Jordan Perry: "LT, we can do it. You should also know that Rud (85 year old Maine Troop Greeter from Bangor) doesn't have a ride home to Maine, so we are bringing him as well."
TC: "Sounds good, I will work out the logistics."
Officer Jordan Perry: "Sounds good, this is going to be awesome!"
TC: "The puppy will need to stop to pee and poop!"
Officer Jordan Perry: "That's cool, so do we!"
TC: "Jordan, I figured that part out."
Officer Jordan Perry: "And that's why you are a lieutenant."
And so begins our Christmas Miracle puppy delivery business.
You might want to stay tuned for this.
Keep your hand's to yourself, leave other people's things alone, and be kind to one another.
It's Christmas, do someone else a favor this season.
Have a great Thursday!
(This is the part where you need to share our page and get a couple of your friends to LIKE or FOLLOW our marginally famous attempt and kindness. We are shooting for a quarter million followers by January 2018. Thank you)
TC