The Game Warden's Lament

[boehr]

If the game warden asks to see your license-
he's insulting.

If he takes your word for having one-
he's corrupt.

If he arrests a violator-
he's showing how rough he can be.

If he gives the culprit another chance-
he's showing favoritism.

If he labors day and night to enforce the law-
he's a tyrant.

If he relaxes at all-
he's a shirker and a crook.

If he talks fish and game conservation-
he's a maudlin.

If he keeps quiet-
he's not interested in his work.

If he accepts suggestions-
he's incompetent.

If he acts like a gentlemen-
he's to easy.

If he acts firm-
he's unfair and a rascal.

[Jackone]

Looks like the poor guy just can't win.

[Jackone]

<<<Good one Boehr!
Kinda like the guy how drives the train.....>>>

I don't understand this? "like the guy how drives a train? What do you mean?

[Sarge]

I, for one, want to see all the "game wardens" be all of those things. I think one needs every one of those traits to pull the job off properly. There are times when he needs to be too tough and other times he needs to show favoritism, etc. etc. etc.

A good man is all of those things all of the time and knows when to use each one. The lament is, that he is seldom seen except when the one seeing him is on a negative side of a trait. Even the hunter who never, ever bend a rule, are in a negative situation when the CO interupts his hunt to do a good job. It's the necessary evil which is the nature of the work.

Cheers from me for all of the Game Wardens, I pray that when the time comes for one to check me, I can remember what I said (and meant ) in this post.

I think I know about the train driver, no matter how good he does his job, he's in someones way a good deal of the time.

[Big Al]

I found this on another website.

It's not my job to run the train, the whistle I can't blow.
It's not my job to say how far the train's allowed to go.
It's not my job to let off steam or even clang the bell.
But let the damn thing run off the tracks and see who catches hell.

Big Al

[chad 1]

I think i will stick with my job.