as cool as cool ranch flavor sometimes the sound of a rookie on the radio can be refreshing.But not when they’re a rookie driver and you’ve been waiting fifteen minutes for a hand-off and they’re still looking for the address, but the address they’re looking for isn’t the one you’ve been standing in front of since the dispatcher sent you there…
Was that 1326 5th or 1325 6th or 1325 4th or 1425 5th
Where are you?
I’m here dude, I’ve been here for a while, where the fuck are you?
Don’t get me wrong, I was a rookie too just like you. I once called the dispatcher on the phone to tell him an address I was looking for did not exist, only to realize a short time later that I was rolling up and down searching for the right number on the wrong street.
the wisdom of bagley , "i always give a rookie at least 9 months before i get to know them. because i don't want a like a rookie early on, then they get hit by a car and then i feel bad."