Wow - graveyard out there!

I know there are other dispatchers out there getting rid of their "Dispatcher's spread"! Any cops? (Might sound like a dumb question, but there are a few big guys out there...) Dina

Dina, This is a slow board. I am retired from DOC and was a sworn law enforcement officer. I know there are many cops out there, so lets hear it from them. By the way, I dated a dispatcher in Largo, FL for couple years. What crazy hours and stressful work! As a matter of fact, he was a bit over weight! Marla

Marla - I think it's inevitible for weight gain in a comm center. You sit all day...sometimes for very very long hours and someone invariably either orders out or brings in goodies. The one thing I have noticed about many dispatchers is they are spur of the moment people and not many of them are good at planning out their meals for the day. That was the case with me at least. I don't know how many people I've seen come in there normal weight only to end up quite overweight... Dina

Cops wife here !! Hey I had to do something my all those hours my hubby was at work so I ate!!! Dee

Hi, had lost track of this board. Yes about all we had to do was eat. Bring in birthday cakes, food and more food. Think It could have to do with the stress? Marla RNY 8/3/04

Hey, I was a 911 dispatcher for 11years all or most all on graveyard shift. I loved that shift. I gained about 15lbs a year. :')

Hey Judy - I never check this board but just now saw your post! Hopefully they will email you a response. We are on the cusp of dispatching your area for state police. We have gamies that run the Heppner area. Are you still dispatching? If you want to, check out the dispatchers board here - not busy but maybe we'll spark some life into it. Here is the link: http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/member-interests/dispatchers/ Dina

No I am not dispatching anymore, I am now the Chief Civil deputy for Morrow County SO, The new OSP Game guy here is Aaron Deets, I think that is how he spells his name... real nice kid. than we have a retired osp troop that does seasonal.. Ken Harden..nice man also. They maintain an office in our building. Thanks for responding to my post.. nice to hear from somebody... Judy

Detention Deputy here...yep- we all battle the buldge....Especially on night shift....I see nobody hardly ever visits this board....man oh man