A woman shared how she got a police officer berated by his captain, and made sure the officer would never block her driveway again.
An Early Start
She began by saying, “About a decade ago, I worked an early morning shift at a fast food restaurant. We opened at 6am, so I had to be at work at 5am.”
A Little Late Was Okay
She would leave her house at about 4:45am every morning. Her managers were pretty relaxed about the opening shift. So, it was okay to clock in 10 minutes late, as long as she showed up ready to go.
Went Outside
She went outside at 4:45am to find that a local police officer had pulled someone over. The officer’s car was blocking her driveway.
Not the First Time
This had happened before, but normally in the afternoon. She would just ask the officer to move forward or back a couple of feet. Then she would pull in or out of the driveway.
Angry Officer
However, this particular officer angrily informed her that she would have to wait until he was done. This would make her later than she was comfortable with.
Took a Picture
The restaurant worker snapped a picture of the officer’s car. Then she texted it to her manager to explain her tardiness.
Forty Minutes Later
Forty minutes later, the police officer finally moved. She scrambled into her car and headed to work. She arrived fifteen minutes before opening time.
A Mad Dash
She explained, “I frantically started to brew tea, fetch ice, having to condense my 50-minute routine into just fifteen. I almost forgot to brew coffee.”
Opening Time
Opening time rolled around, and the first group of customers came in. It was a group of local police officers, led by the captain.
Shift Change
The woman guessed they were about to do a shift change. One of the officers in the group was the one who blocked her driveway earlier.
The Captain’s Coffee
The police captain ordered a coffee. She regretfully informed him that there was a five-minute wait for coffee. Then made a point of telling him it was because she got to work extremely late.
She Told Him
The captain asked why. She pulled out her phone and explained that one of his officers blocked her driveway for 45 minutes for a routine traffic stop.
Chewed Out
The captain proceeded to chew out that officer in front of all of his colleagues. Then he exclaimed that nothing short of a life-or-death emergency should block my driveway if it would interfere with him getting his morning coffee.
Satisfaction
The woman took the officer’s public berating as a win. The captain’s motivation might not have been the best, but after waiting over 40 minutes to leave for work, she couldn’t help feeling vindicated.
Never Happened Again
The driveway was never blocked again. And the Captain always got his coffee at 6am, without fail.
Annoyance
Readers shared their opinions on the woman’s experience. One said, “This ticked me off. Only the captain’s own inconvenience mattered. Not the blocked driveway or the rudeness and ridiculousness of a power-hungry cop.”
Agreement
Other commenters agreed, that the captain was more concerned over his coffee than one of his officers blocking a driveway. Some saw the humor in the story.
Happens All the Time
Another pointed out, it’s probably not the first time. He said, “It probably happens all the time, but usually not when someone is leaving from work.”
Whatever Works
One man pointed out that if it stops the officer from blocking people’s driveways for fear of a public berating, it works for him. He said, “It’s the end result that matters.”
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