Are there any volunteer positions that exist within an OPP detachment? I've been trying to get a job as an auto shop tech for the last few months, but with that industry in the pits, I'm not having any luck. I've been thinking of volunteering for something with the downtown Orillia detachment or at General Headquarters - are there any positions that exist? Maybe typing notes or taking calls...I'd like to get to know the atmosphere and maybe make a few contacts that I can use as references. I'd go down there and ask, but I figure going in with "I want to volunteer" is stronger than "Do you guys have volunteer positions?"
Are there any volunteer positions that exist within an OPP detachment? I've been trying to get a job as an auto shop tech for the last few months, but with that industry in the pits, I'm not having any luck. I've been thinking of volunteering for something with the downtown Orillia detachment or at General Headquarters - are there any positions that exist? Maybe typing notes or taking calls...I'd like to get to know the atmosphere and maybe make a few contacts that I can use as references.
I'd go down there and ask, but I figure going in with "I want to volunteer" is stronger than "Do you guys have volunteer positions?"
I have never heard of any volunteer type of positions you mention. You might want to consider calling your local "crime stoppers" as they often look for volunteers. You can also apply to your local "Victim Services" and help people through various traumatic times. Another avenue is applying to the OPP Auxiliary program. Once an auxiliary you ride with regular members doing full duties. This will give you volunteer experience, plus let you see the day to day functions of a police officer. You might find it very interesting, but on the other hand mind think what the hell have I got into and know right then that you no longer want to be an officer. It can also help with an application later IF you have been a strong auxiliary (reliable, good with people) as members will probably want to be a reference for you. I was with the Auxiliary program for 2 years prior to applying, a volunteer with the local snowmobile club and worked with minor hockey. Good Luck! HB
I have never heard of any volunteer type of positions you mention.
You might want to consider calling your local "crime stoppers" as they often look for volunteers.
You can also apply to your local "Victim Services" and help people through various traumatic times.
Another avenue is applying to the OPP Auxiliary program. Once an auxiliary you ride with regular members doing full duties. This will give you volunteer experience, plus let you see the day to day functions of a police officer. You might find it very interesting, but on the other hand mind think what the hell have I got into and know right then that you no longer want to be an officer. It can also help with an application later IF you have been a strong auxiliary (reliable, good with people) as members will probably want to be a reference for you.
I was with the Auxiliary program for 2 years prior to applying, a volunteer with the local snowmobile club and worked with minor hockey.
Good Luck!
HB
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I thought the auxiliary applications took just as long as a regular constable application (i.e., a year or more) except you weren't required to go to OPC and didn't get a firearm. Am I mixing that up with the Cadet program?
I thought the auxiliary applications took just as long as a regular constable application (i.e., a year or more) except you weren't required to go to OPC and didn't get a firearm. Am I mixing that up with the Cadet program?
Auxiliary applicants get almost the whole complete testing as regular during the "hiring phase". The interview is done locallly and not by a "recruiter". There also has to be a "local" auxiliary position open to apply. It is well worth the investment/time if you are successful. Auxiliaries then go for one week training in Orillia prior to being able to go on the road, this is very quick compared to way back when, we would do one day here, one day there of training, seemed like months that way, where the one week and that's it, aside from the yearly requals.
Auxiliary applicants get almost the whole complete testing as regular during the "hiring phase". The interview is done locallly and not by a "recruiter". There also has to be a "local" auxiliary position open to apply. It is well worth the investment/time if you are successful. Auxiliaries then go for one week training in Orillia prior to being able to go on the road, this is very quick compared to way back when, we would do one day here, one day there of training, seemed like months that way, where the one week and that's it, aside from the yearly requals.
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So I would need to get PREP and first aid, but once past the initial interview, the background checks and psych evals would go a lot quicker than a regular application? The training in Orillia is no problem for me, as those buildings are just across the street from General Headquarters - a 15 minute walk from where I live. Thanks Bear. I'll have to fast-track my cardio training, as I don't think I can pass PREP just yet. I haven't done much running at all since the beginning of high school.
So I would need to get PREP and first aid, but once past the initial interview, the background checks and psych evals would go a lot quicker than a regular application? The training in Orillia is no problem for me, as those buildings are just across the street from General Headquarters - a 15 minute walk from where I live.
Thanks Bear. I'll have to fast-track my cardio training, as I don't think I can pass PREP just yet. I haven't done much running at all since the beginning of high school.
If you happen to go to GoodLife Fitness...start taking thte Group Exercise Classes. It may seem not so male to go...but I have now completed 3 years of Body Attack, Body Step and now RPM came to the club last month. My cardio and strength is second to none. My resting heart rate has gone from low 80's to low 50's. My high blood pressure is gone and is now a little lower than normal. I lost 15lbs overall weight and gained muscle to boot! Excellent programs and every day off I am there, even before night shifts I get a workout in. This is great....now I can eat all the donuts I want :lol: Seriously, I watch my diet too. Instead of chips, pop stuff, I go to water, and mixed nuts, dried fruit mixture.
If you happen to go to GoodLife Fitness...start taking thte Group Exercise Classes. It may seem not so male to go...but I have now completed 3 years of Body Attack, Body Step and now RPM came to the club last month. My cardio and strength is second to none.
My resting heart rate has gone from low 80's to low 50's. My high blood pressure is gone and is now a little lower than normal. I lost 15lbs overall weight and gained muscle to boot! Excellent programs and every day off I am there, even before night shifts I get a workout in.
This is great....now I can eat all the donuts I want
Seriously, I watch my diet too. Instead of chips, pop stuff, I go to water, and mixed nuts, dried fruit mixture.
Above is merely a suggestion/thought and in no way constitutes legal advice or views of my employer. www.OHTA.ca
Wow, 50s. My resting heart rate is somewhere in the high 70s, but shoots up to 120 or so after just 500 m. I can just barely get out 1 km before running out of breath - not very good at all. The OPP website has some material that says I should aim for 2.7 km in 11 minutes to pass the PREP shuttle run. I say just hand out those long-range rifle tasers and eliminate running. :D I don't belong to a fitness club, but I do have a treadmill and free weights at home. I'm also going to install a pull-up bar in the basement in front of the big screen TV. My physical strength isn't nearly as bad as my cardio - right now I can curl 40 lbs and bench press 200 lbs, and the last time I had access to a Smith machine I managed to squat a monster 680 lbs. Might have to work on grip strength for the PREP test, but I've been crushing tennis balls in my free time. Diet is going to hold me back. I don't drink a lot of pop, but I'm known for my sandwich creations which always, always include a toxic amount of bacon. My last masterpiece had four eggs, eight strips of bacon, four breakfast sausages, half an onion (caramelised, mmm), sliced ham, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and maple syrup. :twisted:
Wow, 50s. My resting heart rate is somewhere in the high 70s, but shoots up to 120 or so after just 500 m. I can just barely get out 1 km before running out of breath - not very good at all. The OPP website has some material that says I should aim for 2.7 km in 11 minutes to pass the PREP shuttle run. I say just hand out those long-range rifle tasers and eliminate running.
I don't belong to a fitness club, but I do have a treadmill and free weights at home. I'm also going to install a pull-up bar in the basement in front of the big screen TV. My physical strength isn't nearly as bad as my cardio - right now I can curl 40 lbs and bench press 200 lbs, and the last time I had access to a Smith machine I managed to squat a monster 680 lbs. Might have to work on grip strength for the PREP test, but I've been crushing tennis balls in my free time.
Diet is going to hold me back. I don't drink a lot of pop, but I'm known for my sandwich creations which always, always include a toxic amount of bacon. My last masterpiece had four eggs, eight strips of bacon, four breakfast sausages, half an onion (caramelised, mmm), sliced ham, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, and maple syrup.
Damn Squishy, your diet was worse than mine a couple of years ago! :shock: The "big" small change that I made was adding blueberries to my diet. Seriously. In addition to being loaded with antioxidants, they also change the way your body stores glucose (helps shed fat) and some studies have shown that a diet with a healthy dose of blueberries helps improve memory and cognition by 5%-6%. Also started drinking V8. Body fat and blood pressure dropped with no other changes to my routine. Instead of bacon, try chicken bacon (or I guess it's "chicken bacon style" or whatever). Much less fat/sodium/etc., tastes almost the same. (My wife got me to switch.) Also try adding in red peppers. As for running... it's hard to get back into it, but start off by jogging for 5-10 min daily and then every week add 1-2 min to the time. Worked for me a few years ago. I usually only run about 20-30 min every other day, but now my resting heart rate is 60 BPM. Doesn't take much!
Damn Squishy, your diet was worse than mine a couple of years ago!
The "big" small change that I made was adding blueberries to my diet. Seriously. In addition to being loaded with antioxidants, they also change the way your body stores glucose (helps shed fat) and some studies have shown that a diet with a healthy dose of blueberries helps improve memory and cognition by 5%-6%. Also started drinking V8. Body fat and blood pressure dropped with no other changes to my routine.
Instead of bacon, try chicken bacon (or I guess it's "chicken bacon style" or whatever). Much less fat/sodium/etc., tastes almost the same. (My wife got me to switch.) Also try adding in red peppers.
As for running... it's hard to get back into it, but start off by jogging for 5-10 min daily and then every week add 1-2 min to the time. Worked for me a few years ago. I usually only run about 20-30 min every other day, but now my resting heart rate is 60 BPM. Doesn't take much!
Haha, well I only come up with a new sandwich every three months or so. My daily diet is much more regular with occasional spikes of insanity. Once in a while I get the urge to stuff myself with six pounds of honey garlic chicken wings, or try to once again tackle a 3-lb burger. I'm a slow eater, so I've never been able to finish that burger within their two-hour timeframe. I'll get that t-shirt someday. Nothing else in my diet screams death, but I'll replace my snack strawberries with some blueberries. I do tend to overeat eggs, but they're just so cute and delicious. Oh, there was that four-month period where I ate nothing but McDonald's, but I actually lost weight during my McDiet. I took it much better than that documentary's vegan girlie-man. 8) I hope getting back to running will be as easy for me. Now that I think about it, the last time I did any real track running was in grade 7. Grade 8 was more about calisthenics, and through high school I took weight training and auto shop instead of gym classes. Who would've thought gym would turn out to be a career requirement?
Haha, well I only come up with a new sandwich every three months or so. My daily diet is much more regular with occasional spikes of insanity. Once in a while I get the urge to stuff myself with six pounds of honey garlic chicken wings, or try to once again tackle a 3-lb burger. I'm a slow eater, so I've never been able to finish that burger within their two-hour timeframe. I'll get that t-shirt someday.
Nothing else in my diet screams death, but I'll replace my snack strawberries with some blueberries. I do tend to overeat eggs, but they're just so cute and delicious. Oh, there was that four-month period where I ate nothing but McDonald's, but I actually lost weight during my McDiet. I took it much better than that documentary's vegan girlie-man.
I hope getting back to running will be as easy for me. Now that I think about it, the last time I did any real track running was in grade 7. Grade 8 was more about calisthenics, and through high school I took weight training and auto shop instead of gym classes. Who would've thought gym would turn out to be a career requirement?
That's great! I read about that before too. Have you ever tried Flax Seeds?
Radar Identified wrote:
The "big" small change that I made was adding blueberries to my diet. Seriously. In addition to being loaded with antioxidants, they also change the way your body stores glucose (helps shed fat) and some studies have shown that a diet with a healthy dose of blueberries helps improve memory and cognition by 5%-6%. Also started drinking V8. Body fat and blood pressure dropped with no other changes to my routine.
That's great! I read about that before too. Have you ever tried Flax Seeds?
I see lots of "monsters" at the gym......and super strong, but only 2% only do real cardio. So things would be bad if they got hold of you in the first 30 seconds, but after a minute the cardio would prevail......just have to look at UFC for all that, guys gas out with poor cardio, then get really "rocked". Could do a mixed run that would get everything going at once. (IE: Sprint from one hydro pole to another = 100m, drop and 15 pushups, sprint another 100m, 15 situps, run 500m, jumping jacks, 500m, 15 step ups (step up onto park bench) with each leg leading for 15, 100m sprint......end it with...100m of two foot jumps forward, followed by 100m of alternating lunges with a twist (left/right) ) Basically a mixed bag of tricks, no expensive equipment and will fully prepapre you for a PREP with the stopping, starting stuff. Another good grip strength, is put a weight on a rope attached to a broom handle/baseball bat. Hold broom straight out with both hands and turn it tighten the rope, raise the weight, and once at top, reverse on the way down controlled. Stengthens grip and forearms.
Squishy wrote:
I don't belong to a fitness club, but I do have a treadmill and free weights at home. I'm also going to install a pull-up bar in the basement in front of the big screen TV. My physical strength isn't nearly as bad as my cardio - right now I can curl 40 lbs and bench press 200 lbs, and the last time I had access to a Smith machine I managed to squat a monster 680 lbs. Might have to work on grip strength for the PREP test, but I've been crushing tennis balls in my free time.
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I see lots of "monsters" at the gym......and super strong, but only 2% only do real cardio. So things would be bad if they got hold of you in the first 30 seconds, but after a minute the cardio would prevail......just have to look at UFC for all that, guys gas out with poor cardio, then get really "rocked".
Could do a mixed run that would get everything going at once.
(IE: Sprint from one hydro pole to another = 100m, drop and 15 pushups, sprint another 100m, 15 situps, run 500m, jumping jacks, 500m, 15 step ups (step up onto park bench) with each leg leading for 15, 100m sprint......end it with...100m of two foot jumps forward, followed by 100m of alternating lunges with a twist (left/right) )
Basically a mixed bag of tricks, no expensive equipment and will fully prepapre you for a PREP with the stopping, starting stuff.
Another good grip strength, is put a weight on a rope attached to a broom handle/baseball bat. Hold broom straight out with both hands and turn it tighten the rope, raise the weight, and once at top, reverse on the way down controlled. Stengthens grip and forearms.
Above is merely a suggestion/thought and in no way constitutes legal advice or views of my employer. www.OHTA.ca
Hahaha, that used to be me. Back in high school I would hog all the heaviest plates in the room, but the most cardio I ever did was the lightest setting on the stationary bikes (good time killer and I could do homework in my head). No way could I ever chase anyone down or last more than ten minutes in a fight. Maybe that's why I never got into a fight during high school and just once in my life (which ended very quickly with the other guy in a headlock). Might have to pay someone to beat me up just to know what it feels like. Volunteers? :lol: Thanks for the broom handle idea...I have to get rid of these girly wrists and forearms. The mixed run might have the neighbours arranging an exorcism for me, but I'll give it a try once I can do a 30-minute run on the treadmill. 15 sit-ups seem kind of low...is that whole routine just one set and I would repeat it several times? I can usually do 50-100 sit-ups depending on how tired I am.
hwybear wrote:
I see lots of "monsters" at the gym......and super strong, but only 2% only do real cardio. So things would be bad if they got hold of you in the first 30 seconds, but after a minute the cardio would prevail......just have to look at UFC for all that, guys gas out with poor cardio, then get really "rocked".
Hahaha, that used to be me. Back in high school I would hog all the heaviest plates in the room, but the most cardio I ever did was the lightest setting on the stationary bikes (good time killer and I could do homework in my head). No way could I ever chase anyone down or last more than ten minutes in a fight. Maybe that's why I never got into a fight during high school and just once in my life (which ended very quickly with the other guy in a headlock). Might have to pay someone to beat me up just to know what it feels like. Volunteers?
Thanks for the broom handle idea...I have to get rid of these girly wrists and forearms. The mixed run might have the neighbours arranging an exorcism for me, but I'll give it a try once I can do a 30-minute run on the treadmill. 15 sit-ups seem kind of low...is that whole routine just one set and I would repeat it several times? I can usually do 50-100 sit-ups depending on how tired I am.
Stop at the OPP headquarters with a dozen fresh donuts........ Hold them behind your back........ Hold back the crowd.... that should do........ :D :D :D
Might have to pay someone to beat me up just to know what it feels like. Volunteers? Laughing
Stop at the OPP headquarters with a dozen fresh donuts........ Hold them behind your back........ Hold back the crowd.... that should do........
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There is a paved path behind my house, so I use that, every park bench is a different excercise and I make it up as I go. Start wherever you want for # of reps at each "station", just remember next time out to improve on the previous by say 5 reps. Soon you will be up to high numbers and cardio "to boot" :) 15 reps on week one = 60 reps on week 10. Seems low, but it is a safe progression and give you a "goal" the following week to go for. Another good one is tricep dips on the bench! Running 30min on a teadmill can be a waste of time...unless you manipulate the run (which the outdoors will do on variety of terrain) Try 5 min walking, next 5min at 2 incline (3min jog, 2 min run), 5 min at 4 incline (3min jog, 2 min run), 5min at 6 incline (4 min jog, 1 min run).....slow down and walk at 6 incline, and then increase incline 1 for every minute.....your legs be burnin'.......reduce incline and walk for 5min cool down. I have not touched a tread mill in almost 3yrs, I prefer the bootcamp style instructors yelling at me during my cardio workout :D
Squishy wrote:
The mixed run might have the neighbours arranging an exorcism for me, but I'll give it a try once I can do a 30-minute run on the treadmill. 15 sit-ups seem kind of low...is that whole routine just one set and I would repeat it several times? I can usually do 50-100 sit-ups depending on how tired I am.
There is a paved path behind my house, so I use that, every park bench is a different excercise and I make it up as I go. Start wherever you want for # of reps at each "station", just remember next time out to improve on the previous by say 5 reps. Soon you will be up to high numbers and cardio "to boot"
15 reps on week one = 60 reps on week 10. Seems low, but it is a safe progression and give you a "goal" the following week to go for.
Another good one is tricep dips on the bench!
Running 30min on a teadmill can be a waste of time...unless you manipulate the run (which the outdoors will do on variety of terrain) Try 5 min walking, next 5min at 2 incline (3min jog, 2 min run), 5 min at 4 incline (3min jog, 2 min run), 5min at 6 incline (4 min jog, 1 min run).....slow down and walk at 6 incline, and then increase incline 1 for every minute.....your legs be burnin'.......reduce incline and walk for 5min cool down.
I have not touched a tread mill in almost 3yrs, I prefer the bootcamp style instructors yelling at me during my cardio workout
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Have not... but I will look into them! Another really good cardio exercise: Run up and down ski hills during the summer. :shock: I used to do that. These days if I really want to test my fitness I go running in Caledon at Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. Lots of trails, lots of hills, but really nice scenery. Makes you forget you're doing cardio work.
admin wrote:
Have you ever tried Flax Seeds?
Have not... but I will look into them!
Squishy wrote:
No way could I ever chase anyone down or last more than ten minutes in a fight.
Another really good cardio exercise: Run up and down ski hills during the summer. I used to do that. These days if I really want to test my fitness I go running in Caledon at Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. Lots of trails, lots of hills, but really nice scenery. Makes you forget you're doing cardio work.
I missed the part about the weekly progressions. That makes more sense and makes it tougher. I do have about 150 m of flat grass-30 degree hill-flat grass if I run parallel to my house, but the ground is too wet right now and I would just tear it up. I keep the treadmill at full incline, run until I'm too tired to keep it up, then slow down to a jog or a fast walk (the embarrassing turtle symbol) until I catch my breath, then repeat the cycle until I can't even walk straight. Right now I can last about an hour overall, but my goal is to be able to do 30 minutes of running without having to use the turtle. Pointless on a treadmill? I'm out to buy some blueberries now. :D EDIT: Doh! It was 7 am, so did some running instead. To the blueberry store...when it opens!
I missed the part about the weekly progressions. That makes more sense and makes it tougher. I do have about 150 m of flat grass-30 degree hill-flat grass if I run parallel to my house, but the ground is too wet right now and I would just tear it up.
I keep the treadmill at full incline, run until I'm too tired to keep it up, then slow down to a jog or a fast walk (the embarrassing turtle symbol) until I catch my breath, then repeat the cycle until I can't even walk straight. Right now I can last about an hour overall, but my goal is to be able to do 30 minutes of running without having to use the turtle. Pointless on a treadmill?
I'm out to buy some blueberries now.
EDIT: Doh! It was 7 am, so did some running instead. To the blueberry store...when it opens!
I am no where a sports trainer, but I don't know if being able to job 30min or 1hr will do anything for you to pass the PREP. I have never done the PREP as it came in way after I was hired. I have done the shuttle run for my fitness test. I only needed 6.5 to pass....went to 9.5 without a problem. Think having a training program with quick intervals, rather than a long run would be more efficient for your goals........mind you OPP still makes you do the old testing = 1.5m run, situps, pushups, sit n reach on top of the PREP.
I am no where a sports trainer, but I don't know if being able to job 30min or 1hr will do anything for you to pass the PREP.
I have never done the PREP as it came in way after I was hired. I have done the shuttle run for my fitness test. I only needed 6.5 to pass....went to 9.5 without a problem.
Think having a training program with quick intervals, rather than a long run would be more efficient for your goals........mind you OPP still makes you do the old testing = 1.5m run, situps, pushups, sit n reach on top of the PREP.
Above is merely a suggestion/thought and in no way constitutes legal advice or views of my employer. www.OHTA.ca
I wasn't training specifically for PREP, it was more like 'how much running do I expect to do to chase someone down?' Running has always been my weakest point and might be the biggest obstacle to me getting hired. Although I suppose I should train for PREP and worry about chasing people after I get in. Do you remember how many pushups are required for the test? I don't know if it's bad technique or if my training is not targeting one of the required muscles, but right now I can only squeeze in 15 pushups on a good day. Other people who otherwise seem to have the same strength as I do are doing 50 to 100 pushups, the bastards. By the way, is General Chat sort of an off-topic forum? I took apart one of those energy-efficient 1.25 GPM faucet aerators and figured out how to retrofit normal ones to be low-flow, if anyone is interested in an instructional post.
I wasn't training specifically for PREP, it was more like 'how much running do I expect to do to chase someone down?' Running has always been my weakest point and might be the biggest obstacle to me getting hired.
Although I suppose I should train for PREP and worry about chasing people after I get in. Do you remember how many pushups are required for the test? I don't know if it's bad technique or if my training is not targeting one of the required muscles, but right now I can only squeeze in 15 pushups on a good day. Other people who otherwise seem to have the same strength as I do are doing 50 to 100 pushups, the bastards.
By the way, is General Chat sort of an off-topic forum? I took apart one of those energy-efficient 1.25 GPM faucet aerators and figured out how to retrofit normal ones to be low-flow, if anyone is interested in an instructional post.
Have not... but I will look into them! They are great! I try to include raw grinded up Flax seeds in my diet daily and I think it does wonders! Here's a link about the benefits, and you can find tons more in Google! http://www.healthcastle.com/flax.shtml
Radar Identified wrote:
admin wrote:
Have you ever tried Flax Seeds?
Have not... but I will look into them!
They are great! I try to include raw grinded up Flax seeds in my diet daily and I think it does wonders!
Here's a link about the benefits, and you can find tons more in Google!
I used to weigh over 225 pounds... Having made no change in diet, I lost 40 pounds just by changing up when I eat - more at breakfast, and tiny supper. Now I can do 15 pull-ups.
I used to weigh over 225 pounds... Having made no change in diet, I lost 40 pounds just by changing up when I eat - more at breakfast, and tiny supper. Now I can do 15 pull-ups.
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"The hardest thing to explain is the obvious"
Good grief, bear. :lol: Thanks, t, now there's blueberry mush all over my computer screen. But you know if you're working in the middle of the night, you have to stay awake somehow. :shock: It's not like the Crown Vic comes equipped with a coffee brewer or some of those rather weird and dangerous "energy drinks."
hwybear wrote:
Is that how many times you "pull-up" the baggy pants per day?
Good grief, bear.
tdrive2 wrote:
Or is that how many pull ups hwybear does to the tim hortons drive through in a shift
Thanks, t, now there's blueberry mush all over my computer screen.
But you know if you're working in the middle of the night, you have to stay awake somehow. It's not like the Crown Vic comes equipped with a coffee brewer or some of those rather weird and dangerous "energy drinks."
Is that how many times you "pull-up" the baggy pants per day? :lol: :lol: No, I fit well into 6 pairs of pants I couldn't wear while I was in metric triples!
hwybear wrote:
racer wrote:
I lost 40 pounds. Now I can do 15 pull-ups.
Is that how many times you "pull-up" the baggy pants per day?
No, I fit well into 6 pairs of pants I couldn't wear while I was in metric triples!
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"The hardest thing to explain is the obvious"
I wonder if you could. Don't most cop cars have an extra battery in the trunk or somewhere on board. They have alot of extra electronic devices they need to use while parked, would be wasteful to run the engine all the time.
I wonder if you could. Don't most cop cars have an extra battery in the trunk or somewhere on board. They have alot of extra electronic devices they need to use while parked, would be wasteful to run the engine all the time.
I'm not sure the lead-acid batteries could power all of that equipment for too long. :shock: So they probably have to leave it running. Imagine if the officer was sitting there on battery power, picks up a car going 180 km/h on the LIDAR, then goes to start the car and chase... DOH! :shock:
I'm not sure the lead-acid batteries could power all of that equipment for too long. So they probably have to leave it running. Imagine if the officer was sitting there on battery power, picks up a car going 180 km/h on the LIDAR, then goes to start the car and chase... DOH!
I did some google search, and google came up with capacity of 60 Amp-Hours at 12 V for a standard battery. 12 V x 60 Ah = 720 Watt-Hours, which could power up my desktop with a monitor for a good 2 hours lol. Should a spare battery be installed, that would double the capacity of the batteries. I dunno what the equipment draws, but my estimates (with help of google) LIDAR - 5 Watts Radar Decatur GVP-D Genesis VersaPak Directional Radar Handheld Cordless Police Radar Gun w/ K-Band Directional Antenna & Faster Mode 8 volts at 370 mA (max) = 3 Watts Laptop Computer - 120 Watts (maximum, I doubt they use the laptops with crazy hardware to draw more than 90, but who knows...) Radio - 20 Watts Whatever they use for laptop communication with the server - ? (another 20 watts?) So, that is altogether 170 Watts, or 4 hours of continuous use of all 5 devices. Halve that time to only discharge the battery to a half, and there is still 2 hours of use. Any thing I might have missed (coffee warmer)?
I did some google search, and google came up with capacity of 60 Amp-Hours at 12 V for a standard battery.
12 V x 60 Ah = 720 Watt-Hours, which could power up my desktop with a monitor for a good 2 hours lol.
Should a spare battery be installed, that would double the capacity of the batteries. I dunno what the equipment draws, but my estimates (with help of google)
Laptop Computer - 120 Watts (maximum, I doubt they use the laptops with crazy hardware to draw more than 90, but who knows...)
Radio - 20 Watts
Whatever they use for laptop communication with the server - ? (another 20 watts?)
So, that is altogether 170 Watts, or 4 hours of continuous use of all 5 devices. Halve that time to only discharge the battery to a half, and there is still 2 hours of use.
Any thing I might have missed (coffee warmer)?
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Hi, I am new to the forum. I have been trying to get information off of here and www.ticketcombat.com for my case.
I was given a ticket for going 122km/h in a posted 100km/h zone at Hwy 401 east at Thickson Rd in Whitby ON on April 10th, 2009.
I find this absolutely absurd, since I was in the left most lane of the 401 approximately(within 5km/h) following the speed of traffic in my lane. The guy in…
Hey this is my first ticket so as much information that people can provide will be appreciated. I was making the drive home going around 90kph(in a 80) behind what I knew was an undercover police car. The cop abruptly pulled to the side and pulled back in behind me to pull me over. Now I reduced my speed to below 80 when the cop pulled to the side but he claimed he had me clocked at 109kph and…
On Wednesday I attended court at 1530 Markham Road, courtroom E2, in order to fight my speeding ticket. My original plan was to plead not guilty, and to watch all the people who went before me, the process, the Prosecutor and the Justice Of The Peace so I could strategize and form the best plan for my defence at trial. I had done some research online and sort of knew I wanted to defend myself,…
About 5 months ago I was driving along a two-way road approaching an intersection. The road had a left/ straight turning lane and a right turning lane. There was an 18 wheel gravel truck occupying the left lane at a red light. I pulled behind the truck intending to drive straight. After not moving for about 1 second, I check my rear view mirror, signaled and changed lanes to the right…
I am currently working for an auto parts delivery company and they contracted me to work as a courier.
As I left my base to make my first delivery which was less than 300 meters away from the shop, I had my seat belt off because i was under the impression, according to Section 106 Exception #6 subsection (c) of the highway traffic act, that I would be exempted from the seat belt law. The rule…
Got a ticket yesterday for "Insecure Load" contrary to HTA Sec 111(2). $160. I was pulling a utility trailer in which I had loaded a steel and wood cabinet. Total length of cabinet is 57.5". 14.75" (1/4 of the cabinet) was sticking out over the side of the trailer at about a 45 degree angle, the rest (3/4) was inside the trailer. The trailer has sides 24" high. I didn't have a tie-down or bungee…
I've been researching for months for defence strategy and basic trial information regarding my speeding ticket. However, the information is so conflicting that I have no confidence whatsoever that I know what I'm doing.
I didn't get this info from a friend of a friend, it came from this website, court officials, case laws, and a consultation with a traffic ticket fighting company.
So I was driving east bound pulling an empty tandem trailer on a gravel highway. Eventually I caught up to a truck pulling a fifth wheel. The speed limit was 70km/h and I don't quite remember but I'm almost 100% that the guy in front of me was driving at 60km/h. After being behind him for a few kilometers and getting two cracks in my windshield from rocks off his tires, I decided to pass him. I…
I have been driving for over 10 years without any tickets and accidents what so ever. Unfortunately my luck ran out this past Friday; when the officer pulled me over doing 80 in a 50 zone in Mississauga, Ontario. Officer was very friendly and polite not to mention nice enough to reduce the charge to 15KM.
On the speeding ticket it now says doing 65km in a 50 zone. Never having a speeding…
hi everyone im just wondering if its right for a cop to have my car impounded and give me a traffic ticket for improper plates when my car didnt leave my property, yes i knew the plates werent to my car but on private property it dont matter aslong as it dosent go onto public property. am i right with this that i shouldnt have gotten the ticket or my car impounded?????????????
Have been busy and haven't had much time to follow up on this...
Went to court having not received disclosure (and was not organized enough to apply for a stay), so the trial was adjourned. They photocopied the officer's ticket and notes and provided a log sheet from the plane. I've sent another request for the rest of the disclosure items.
So here's my question -- can an officer amend the ticket…
Hi guys, I got pulled over last night and was ticketed with HTA 172, I was going 157 on a 100 on 400N and was wondering what I should do. I was using cruise control but the guy in the lane to my left was driving into my lane irresponsibly to I sped up to get ahead of him and just my luck that's when an OPP cruiser pulled up behind me flashing his lights. My court date is at the end of the month…
If anyone can answer this I would greatly appreciate it.
Friday morning I checked my mail and received a letter from the MTO stating that under section 47(1) of the HTA the Registrar of Motor Vehicles has decided to suspend my driving privilege for medical reasons. This was due to a report submitted by a physician in compliance with section 203 of the HTA. Enclosed with that letter were forms to…
Ok so looking for some advice in regards to my wife's speeding ticket 120k in 100 (I was in vehicle so witnessed most - but was resting at initial clock.)
whats the likelihood of positive outcome of an 11b (or an officer no show, which I suspect doesn't really happen as much as web/Ads would have you believe) of 8months.
Wife REALLY doesn't want to go, and of course I'm the one doing all of the…
I know I shouldn't have driving but I slept at my buddies' place and I thought I was ok to drive in the morning.. needless to say I still drove and got pulled over.
Background details:
I was pulled over in the morning last week, apparently going 120 km/hr on 90km Northbound DVP. Two cop cars tailed me for a bit, saw them in my rearview mirror while on the left lane, slowed down to…
I got two tickets on Feb 20 2011. One for red light, and the other for Stop sign. I knew I had a good chance at getting off on the red light, because the officer couldn't actually see the light facing me. He was at an opposite angle, further up the street.
I set a court date for both tickets. On April 22 I moved to a new place. I went to the Service Ontario location and renewed my licence…
Winnipeg's police officers have been told to issue more traffic tickets, in part to increase revenue.
And a union representing cops says the move could hurt their efforts to curb the city's gang violence.
Police Chief Keith McCaskill said last night he -- and he alone, without input from Mayor Sam Katz -- recently made the call to patrolling officers and to those in specialized units to step up…
I'm wondering if anyone could enlighten me on what to do about the following scenario:
I was pulled over by a YRP constable because I only had one front head light working. Upon being pulled over, I also realized my insurance card was expired by one month and my car permit was not on me at all. (It doesn't matter now but my valid insurance card was sitting at home in an envelope…
I have a wicked prosecutor in my area, he is an evil man and will lie and cheat, whatever is necessary for him to win. I got a yellow light infraction ticket and the cop was a no show. I requested the charge dismissed and it went like this:
Me: I request the charge be dismissed because the officer is not here
Prosecutor: No, we are going to adjourn the trial so the officer can attend
Accident happened at a regular intersection with turning lanes and lights. I was turning left. The light turned yellow, and the car approaching sped up to make the light. I thought he was stopping, so i made the turn. At the time of the collision the light was red.
I understand that it is my fault. I'm just wondering what my best course of action is.
alright well to get started ive developed a passion for longboarding
for those of you who dont already know a longboard is a big skateboard too heavy for tricks and stuff but boy can they ever go fast
my hobbies include going up the escarpment here in hamilton and stoney creek and riding down the roads leading to the lower part of the city. just wondering here. what would happen if i was going down…
My court date is nearing at old city hall at appeals court.
iwhats going to happen and what do i do?
do I present my certificate of offence and point out to the judge the fine was incorrect, I did not appear and am now appealing on the grounds the Justice of the peace erred and failed to quash the ticket on the basis of the certificate not being properly examined and is not complete and regular on…
