Re: Positive Breath Test.
"Mike" <spamdump@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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His father sounds like one of those old fashioned police officers from the
days when the police *earned* the respect they had.
Hmmm, what I wouldn't give for a few thousand Fulton Mackay Porridge-type
characters on the beat.
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