Friday Fictioneers – Stakeout
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. She also contributed this week’s photo. Click on the blue froggy to see all the other contributions.
Copyright Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
“Nasty night. This is going nowhere. Wait… eight hours and you haven’t taken a leak! What are you, Officer Iron Bladder?”
“Adult nappy!”
“Adult… wait, I don’t wanna know. Christ.”
“Always prepared, Sarge! Look – camera, spare camera, spare batteries, phone charger, spare phone, sat nav…”
“Christ.”
“No sign of this drug deal going down, Sarge.”
“Stupid place for it anyway. Too much foot traffic on Winslade Avenue.”
“Um, Winslade Avenue? Not Street?”
“What are you telling me, Mr ‘Always Prepared’?”
“Well, it’s been fun, right? So, philosophically speaking, we’re right where we need to be!”
“Christ.”
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I wonder how often this really happens? Bet it does.
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Ha, yes. I should have put “based on a true story”.
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Oh! There will be heck to pay later. A truly fun take on the prompt. Alicia
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Yes, there will be some explaining to do! Thanks 🙂
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Oops.
Randy
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They’ll have fun explaining this to their inspector.
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Dear Ali,
It pays to correctly program your GPS. 😉 Cute story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
It does. They’re only as good as the person who types the details in!
Ali
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Learning a thing or two from the above comments (I don’t even own a SmartPhone, leave alone a GPS system. Still stuck in the mid-twentieth century, when I wasn’t even born!
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🙂
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Uh oh. I’m afraid that’s going to blow up in their faces. Good, well-written story, Ali. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thanks! I think you’re right. I get the feeling this isn’t their first mistake!
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First the comment didn’t show, then it came back and there were two. 😦
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I’ve deleted the duplicate 🙂
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Hey, 8 hours pay is 8 hours pay… even if you do have to spend it sitting in a car with a man wearing a soiled diaper…
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Maybe Sarge could put in for hazard pay. Though this might not be the best time to ask…
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Tim for a demotion?
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They’re both on their way to traffic patrol I think!
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Hahahaha.. Mr. Always prepared is too good.
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He’s certainly an optimist 🙂
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There are a few well documented instances of police officers executing dawn raids; dragging suspects from their beds; only to find they had the wrong address. Ooops!
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Yes, I’ve heard of some of those, and at least one I remember was a confusion between Avenue and Street or something similar. Muppets 🙂
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I can’t help shaking my head at how profoundly cluless they sound. Silly pair.
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Hopefully their boss is aware of their “shortcomings” and also sent a backup team.
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Hahahahahahahahaha! That makes me use this unpardonable acronym, LOL! (Sorry!)
Your stories have such a range — humor, sarcasm, apocalyptic doom-and-gloom, sorrow–but this one is PURE fun! I love all your stories.
The dialogue in this sounds uncannily real, the characters leap into life, the situation is ludicrous. Wunderbar!
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Thanks, I love that you love all my stories 🙂 I guess I write whatever type of story first springs to mind when I see the picture.
I’m imagining young and keen cop partnered with grizzly veteran sergeant stuck in a car for hours 🙂
“LOL” is fine, it’s one of the few I don’t have to Google.
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🙂 🙂 :-)!
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You manage to ring the changes with your stories every week. Well done.
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Thanks! It’s nice to mix things up a bit, though I don’t do it consciously.
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The adult nappy is hilarious! Though maybe not on a work colleague sitting next to you.
All that rain and this down-to-earth cop dialogue – I wonder if you’ve watched River this week (new BBC police thing)?
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Yeah, imagine being stuck in a car with someone who just admitted that!
Actually I haven’t been watching River, though I’ve seen it advertised. Is it any good?
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River is fantastic – I’m watching it again tonight with my TV buddy- my daughter. I’ve got to be gagged though – I tend to shout out vital plot spoilers! Actually I have a musical preview at my post – that won’t make any sense at all unless you’ve watched it!
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Funny stuff Ali.
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Thanks 🙂
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lol, great job 🙂
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Glad you liked it!
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Ha, iron bladder… Love that, and still that little mistake..
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Turns out he wasn’t Iron Bladder after all :-). One small mistake and they’re there all night, poor things!
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Why oh why do cities have streets with the same names? Avenue, street, lane… almost feel bad for these two dimwits!
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An easy mistake to make! I don’t suppose their Inspector will see it that way, though.
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No, I don’t suppose he will!
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Hehehehe, what a fun story. I want to see how they try to talk their way out of this…
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It’ll need to be truly award-winning or they’ll be on traffic duty next day 🙂
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Christ! Hahaha. Someone is tired of rookies.
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They can be trying but everyone has to learn! Let’s hope he gets another chance.
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So prepared, except for that one fine detail. Oops! I love this take. Hilarious, Ali.
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He was too preoccupied with all the little things to remember the correct address 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
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Just proves..No one is perfect.
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Very true.
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Adult nappy, so gross! LOL Great story, can so relate!
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Especially gross of you suddenly realise your car mate is wearing (and using) one :-). You have to admire his dedication though.
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HaHaHaHa! meanwhile at Winslade street….
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… Mr Big was pleased to see that rumours the cops knew about his drug exchange were unfounded, as there were no cops to be seen!
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Sounds like a rookie mistake made by a veteran.
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It happens to the best of us 🙂
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Ooh heck… someone’s in for a rollicking. Still it was an easy mistake to make. Avenue sounds a lot like street – if you say it quickly enough! Fun story, Ali.:)
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I think they’re just incompetent 🙂 That’s the problem when you’re using autocomplete on your sat nav.
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Sat nav’s aren’t to be trusted at
all (with me at the wheel, that is). It’s fortunate those two didn’t end up stuck in a ditch, or worse, as some people have. And if those two are incompetent to boot, there really isn’t a lot of hope. 😀
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I’ve never used the sat nav on my phone or in my car. I’d rather plan things out properly to begin with 🙂
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That’s exactly how we are. Old habits … as they say. I’m a map person, through and through. 🙂
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I love to drive through towns that have three streets with the same names! NOT!
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🙂
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They’re right were the drug dealers want them. So someone’s happy.
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Very true. Silver lining and all that 🙂
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Cute. ;0)
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