Well, it seems we are back to wrecks. In the rain. Rain Wrecks. Today started off just fine, and it went downhill just a little bit, but as usual, everything works out just fine. Part of the problem was that it began to rain just about noon. That made a mess of everything! AND...we had a new phone system installed at the office today. It will all be fine, but I am not the best at learning new technology. New phone system, new cable television system, new internet stuff. Everything is in the cloud now, but I do not know where in the hell the cloud is. I have a new VOIP phone at home, and it is working, so all is not totally messed up. Traffic was a total mess, and I needed to get my hair cut this afternoon too. I was (of course) late for that, and she was late, but it all worked out. Just little, nagging first world problems getting all out of proportion (my fault).Flatfoot -- Noun. 1. a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground. 2. slang; a. a police officer usually walking a regular beat. b. sailor. The neighborhood flatfoot knew that Carla opened her store at 6:00A.M. every morning, so he was concerned when she hadn't shown by 7:00.
Did You Know? In 1899 the police officers of Akron, Ohio, climbed aboard the first police car (a patrol wagon powered by an electric motor). In that same year the noun flatty was first used in print with the meaning "police officer." Mere coincidence? Maybe, but consider that quite a few similar words have been used over the years to distinguish pedestrian officers from mobile ones, including flat, flat arch, flathead, and today's word, flatfoot. Other notable (and more comical) descriptors are pavement pounder and sidewalk snail. The "police officer" sense of flatfoot dates from 1913. It is especially used regarding those on foot patrol who keep our cities safe, but it can also refer to police in general.
No comments:
Post a Comment