Border Patrol Stories
Weightless
We used to have vans where the only thing separating the agent (driver) from the aliens was a chainlink bulkhead. It made it very easy to see and hear what the aliens were doing during transport.
One day, I had a full load of 15 or so Mexican citizens that I was taking to the port-of-entry to be voluntarily returned (something that the modern Border Patrol no longer does) to their home country. The route driving from the station to the POE has a bridge over railroad tracks. And the bridge has an elliptical arch to it. The speed limit there is 30 MPH or so, I but I found that crossing the bridge traveling about 60 MPH would cause approximately 2 seconds of weightlessness!
So, approaching the bridge, I slowly increase speed to about 60 MPH. My passengers are completely unaware. As the van's suspension is compressed due to the slope of the bridge, I begin to scream! Suddenly, everyone in the van joins my screams as weightlessness take over all of us. In the rear view mirror, I can see a few of the passengers floating in the back.
Three seconds later and the ride is over. I was laughing so hard I nearly had to pull over to compose myself. The majority of the passengers, realizing there was never any real danger, also joined me in laughing.
One day, I had a full load of 15 or so Mexican citizens that I was taking to the port-of-entry to be voluntarily returned (something that the modern Border Patrol no longer does) to their home country. The route driving from the station to the POE has a bridge over railroad tracks. And the bridge has an elliptical arch to it. The speed limit there is 30 MPH or so, I but I found that crossing the bridge traveling about 60 MPH would cause approximately 2 seconds of weightlessness!
So, approaching the bridge, I slowly increase speed to about 60 MPH. My passengers are completely unaware. As the van's suspension is compressed due to the slope of the bridge, I begin to scream! Suddenly, everyone in the van joins my screams as weightlessness take over all of us. In the rear view mirror, I can see a few of the passengers floating in the back.
Three seconds later and the ride is over. I was laughing so hard I nearly had to pull over to compose myself. The majority of the passengers, realizing there was never any real danger, also joined me in laughing.
Weightless
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