Posted: 5/3/2007 3:01:32 PM EDT
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hey guys, let me first introduce myself, my name is Adam, I haven't really posted in here, I guess it feels weird, since i'm not LEO, FF, or EMT...but i'm studying right now to become a LEO. I am graduating soon, and I had my internship last semester with a sheriff's department in the big metro area near me. Anyways, my question, after having read the thread on what everyone will do and not do once they retire, revolves directly on food. I noticed a few guys saying that you would slow down and enjoy a meal. So, what's it like eating on duty? I mean, we are all machines in need of fuel at some point, I know that. During my internship while on patrol I never really ate. It's not a huge deal since i'm a college student who is used to not really eating for extended periods of time...and the fact that I had to sit in the car at all times even though I had a vest on. But I noticed that most of the guys I was with didn't eat either. A few officers stopped for a quick power smoking session...i'd never seen anyone smoke that fast, lol. One officer I was with took me to KFC w/ him, which was nice, but we barely even got to eat cuz we had so many violators in front of our faces. So, does everyone here pretty much have to inhale their food? do you eat before of after your shifts? Do you not get like a 30 min "lunch" break? sorry, i'm just curious, I only got a small taste of the LEO world during my internship. |
| i'm not LE but in the army at Ft. Lewis when we are in the field some of hte dominos guys who were in or are in the army and know the post will deliver to a gridcordinate. that was pritty cool. other than that it seems like when ever we have a second to sit someone is always eating someting. either and MRE or some pogie bait they brought. oh also going to dennys during thursdays seargents time training in government vehicles is always fun they even do a military discount on that day because of how many people do that. |
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My dept. doesn't get a lunch 'break' but everyone takes one and just stays 10-8 for calls. In the last 3 months, there have only been 2 days where I didn't sit down somewhere and eat. Granted 90% of the time it is some type of fast food. Our neighboring agency gets 30 min. where they check off the radio and take a meal break. They don't get paid for their break. |
+1 for Ft. Campbell. Place called Luigi's Pizza, deliver to an 8 digit grid. Greatest thing ever. Sorry for thread hijack... |
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Depends on call volume here. Most dayshifts you are really rolling the dice on whether you get to eat or not. My wife says its less than 50/50 that I actually make it home. It sucks when you can't eat cause I get pretty grumpy when I'm hungry and we work 12 hour shifts, that's a long time without food or breaks but what are you gonna do? Become a fireman? and get paid to sleep? |
now dammit, the guy has a valid question, and you have to go and turn it into a firefighter bashing post...  where i used to live, most of the guys would get together and sit down to eat, and leave 2-3 others on the road to cover the calls, and then switch out... sometimes it happened, sometimes it didn't... there have been a few occassions where we'd all sit down and the SHTF. Best bet would be to try taking a snack as mentioned earlier until you get the hang of the shift, and then maybe try to catch a meal whenever you can... good luck, stay safe. |
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now dammit, the guy has a valid question, and you have to go and turn it into a firefighter bashing post... LOL...just mad he took the wrong test!!!! FD eating is like the cops.......sometimes you eat hot meals you cooked, sometimes you eat cold meals you cooked and sometimes by the time you get back to that meal it is not anything you would want to eat. We do have the benefit of being able to shop, cook and eat as a group where most cops eat alone or with one other person. My company rarely orders out, we usually try and cook something marginally healthy. Some of my departments guys only eat out and never even look at the kitchen. When we eat it is usually rushed because we have house duties, training, inspections and stuff to do in the afternoon, plus we never know when a call is gonna come in and it may be 4 or 5 hours til we get back to the station. |
| I have a hearty meal and a smoke before heading out to or after returning from duty. While on duty I never smoke and when I get hungry I usually eat only fruit and/or vegetables. If it gets really bad, I get some fast food, but that happens only every other month. Also I drink 2-3 cups of coffee and some water during a shift, but most of the time I'm too busy to notice either hunger or thirst. |
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Go thru drive thru. Call comes out. food ends up on floor board. Go try to sit down. Drunk couple has DV at next booth. Go try to eat and find that the cook staff consists of house release with a grudge. Go to stop and rob and get caffine. Drunk staggers in and pays for fuel and falls down while walking back to car before they try to drive off with the hose still attached. Bring a sandwich or leave your food in the fridge at the station. (Go to station and find someone has taken a bite out of your sandwich before they figure out they got the wrong meal) 
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Best advice my FTO ever gave me....don't ever eat at a drivethrough in uniform get a cooler and pack your lunch I had one of those 12v mini coolers secured to the passenger side floorboard and my wife would just make me a few sandwiches/ect, If I had leftovers I would buy something from the mini mart while fueling and use the microwave Fast food is bad for you, most likely will be tampered with and expensive on a starting officers salary |