Chief Wainwright

This was my mini rebuild and my first attempt at auto painting. Yes, the stripes are a real under clear coat. Today, I visited the MPD Facebook page, and under contact, I was directed to the image below. Then someone shut down my Facebook page for a fourth time.

Why Chief Wainwright is significant is because he watched and often stopped by to chat while the rebuild was underway, often on jack stands and with the same McAdoo Quality of Life Ordinance in effect.

There were no tickets from this adult lurking in the bushes, ready to slap a ticket and run. One time, we even discussed firearms since I just picked up my Glock 10mm. He preferred .45 ACP and joked that his ammo was cheaper, and I remarked that you needed fewer of mine. Imagine actual Glock talk without a SWAT team.

My point is twofold: one, why was it OK back then, and how was I supposed to know that jack stands were illegal in McAdoo without anyone talking with me?

For the record, this chief and I butted heads once or twice, but as adults, we put our big boy pants on and got over it. Never once did I feel the level of contempt that I feel towards Chief DiVirgilio and his bandits.