nosey off duty officer !

jej_knowles · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:38

This morning I jumped into my works van and headed out to my first job, on my way sitting in the usual rush hour queue i decided to turn on the radio and enjoy a nice smoke(i gave up at the start of the new year but its creeping up on me again) So! as i relaxed and enjoyed the dizzying hit my mobile phone rings.
I answered and it was my boss chris!
chris; Hi jason.... are you smoking in the van?
me; errmmm! yes i am.
chris; Ive just had a phone call from an off duty police man who rang me and asked if i was aware that one of my workers was smoking in a works van and he has taken a photo of you and he would forward it on to me if i wanted.
me; your joking?
chris; no im not! and you better get off the phone too or he'll be taking pictures of you on the phone aswell!
me; eerrrrrr ok bye!
end of phone conversation.
At this point i throw my fag out the window and chuck my phone on the passenger seat.
I then spend the following 20 minutes in the queue eyeballing the drivers in the cars around me to see if i can spot the snake in the grass and give him a very clear universal hand gesture to let him know his self righteous power trip has failed! (was very angry by this point and could quite easily of erupted into a major road rage attack had i of spotted some smug little jumped up officer smiling with glee at me).
all i have to say about the whole incident is.............What a complete ******

Dabbles · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:41

Errr yeah, but it is illegal to smoke in a work van and to use a handheld mobile whilst operating a vehicle on the road. :confused:

He could have reported you for it.

Also, police officers are never 'off duty'.

benjo · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:41

jej_knowles said:
was very angry by this point and could quite easily of erupted into a major road rage attack had i of spotted some smug little jumped up officer smiling with glee at me

Ok

J.B · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:41

Well its illegal to smoke in a work vehicle isnt it?

Frapple · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:42

Police thread + bad grammar = probably deserved it?

Moley · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:42

So you broke the law and instead of nicking you he just had a word with your boss who has a word with you, and you're complaining?

Kol · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:43

It was probably just some self important git sat in his car with nothing better to do. I doubt he was an officer just said it to your boss to bring the message home.

To some of the above lot, I don't think a police officer would even waste the time talking to you, let alone nicking you. Plus, it has to be one of the most petty crimes to commit. Smoking in a company vehicle.

Redz · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:43

And to add insult to injury, a suspension for not fully starring out swearies too

kibblerok · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:44

Should have done you for littering too :mad:

platinum87 · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:44

So your boss is on your side?

Get number of annoying person and plague them.. LIKE THE PLAGUE

Dabbles · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:44

Kol said:
It was probably just some self important git sat in his car with nothing better to do. I doubt he was an officer just said it to your boss to bring the message home.

Oh I hope so! The irony in 'impersonating a police officer'! (Which is quite a serious offence compared to smoking dirty tabs at the wheel or phone-driving!)

Viper² · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:44

Sounds like you're a bit stupid.

No1newts · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:45

jej_knowles said:
snip

lol

bad luck getting caught, lucky that your boss took it well

busy body ****** tbh, probably older with nothing better to on his time off than snitch on others.

Bet you **** your pants when the boss asked if you were smoking though

Dabbles · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:45

Viper² said:
Sounds like you're a bit stupid.

That's a bit uncalled for isn't it?

int · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:46

Haha you berk. It's illegal to smoke in your work vehicle and you weren't cautioned for it, think yourself lucky.

[TW]Fox · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:47

jej_knowles said:
At this point i throw my fag out the window

This drives me up the wall when people do this, especially as it invariably hits the car behind. Keep your filthy habit inside your van.

starfighter · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:48

******* pigs, hate em.

JBuk · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:49

Sounds like a right jobsworth

Pestilence · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:49

I wouldn't be surprised if you also receive a fine in the post for discarding the fag end, LOL.

platinum87 · 10 Feb 2011 at 22:49

Dabbles said:
That's a bit uncalled for isn't it?

It might be a fair point, but still its against the rules.

We also expect members to behave respectfully and not launch personal or abusive attacks on other members

Quick, someone grass him up :cool: