Last week in the job coming up!

Well final week has arrived and its going to be a 'playweek'. Wednesday Im having breakfast on the beat in Eastbourne with Scott my old PC mate.Im also walking the route of my first ever night out of training school 30 years ago. I can still remember it. Im also taking my camera to take some pics of the places I closed from the druggies in 2005. They are still closed eg Cambridge Hotel. Hotel my foot!.... the centre of Eastbournes drugs trade..it was until they received some education. Thursday Im seeing the Chief am with Gill. She reckons shes coming so I dont say anything untoward..as if. Then in the afternoon me and Tom are going petrol bombing with the trainers and taking some action pics.Ive done public disorder management all my service..maybe uniquely so..and Im proud of it and know I did the business. Big headed...not really its fact. I know many people have been proud work with me on it so its a fitting finish. Ive had some challenging jobs as many of you reading this will know.Ive really enjoyed this aspect of the job. Critical decision making under pressure. Not everyone's cup of tea. But I believe the true operational leaders deliver under this pressure. Rnt I on a soap box!
Friday Im handing my kit in with Lance Gray and going out to lunch. Saturday Im doing a day shift with Tom in his dog van and Sunday a late late until 3am with Tom again. Only shame is that Laura cant be with us but I cant have everything. Then thats it..all done..and moving on to a new beginning. Time to go I think. Im past the sell by date. Everything very correct. Little humour.HR calling the shots and taking ages to make decisions. Rights of individuals stronger than needs of organisation and thats within. Are we a social agency looking after staff needs and not so much the public? Some of us looked for reasons for doing things not for reasons not too. H&S excuses. Whats happened to get the job done and take some risks. Accountability is over the top. Government and external agencies inspecting our navels and the job acquiesing to it all.Little discretion at the front end. Still chasing flipping targets.I do hope the coalition gets a grip. Bureacracy continues..every government has threatened to tackle it and everyone has farted around it. I could go on..as I said time to go and for others to take up the challenges. Ive done my little bit to make a difference and many enjoyed the ride!