I had an idea on lunch one day. 406 Back the Blue. The rest, as they say; is history. I spoke on a Zoom call with the Mayor and the Commission, they took my name and the next day it was in the paper, and people started flocking to my group. I spoke on the second call as well, and my group went from 15 on day one to almost 11k today; and rising every day. We were able to convince the Commission to keep School Resource Officers in schools and in the HPD budget, People really want to show their support for LEO's. I did a few news interviews. Seemed like the idea of a visual thank you to Law Enforcement was just what the Doctor ordered. Now the group has grown into so much more than me feeding Lewis and Clark LEO's and their support staff. Now it's my yard signs from here to North Dakota, bumper stickers, tee shirts, etc.
LCCSO let me spend last Sunday doing ride along, which everyone can typically do, but with Covid-19 they had to pause the program. I was accepted into the Helena Police Department Citizen Academy that starts in September. I applied to be a Reserve Sherriff's Deputy for the LCCSO.
My life revolves around this group and Porch, and traveling and camping and fishing and hiking and eating at every restaurant we encounter. Ask me about calamari fish sticks, or On Broadway spinach angel hair pasta, or garlic artichoke dip, or Chubby's Porky, (to die for), or The Damn Bar's mozzarella cheese curds. The Copper Furrow and Lakeside are our haunts for the most part. I practically live on a boat now. #Bliss I look like I've been to the Caribbean, I am so tan.
Porch's friends have a camper on the other side of the fence from Lakeside and there's a handy fence walkthrough so we can run back and forth for drinks or dinner. Ever played "washers"? I hadn't before Porch either. Ask me about the bat Friday night, winged spawn of Satan. Porch laughed so hard he almost cried.
