Cop needed earplugs!

Downtown the other day, I felt sorry for a police officer

        assigned a spot near road repair or reconstruction. He was futilely

        trying to protect his ears from the painful cacophony of the

        road crew's drills and equipment.

             " That poor cop can be there ALL DAY ", I reflected. If I

        had the time, I might have offered to buy him some ear plugs

        ( they sell for about $2.00 a box ) at the nearby CVS.

            The Police Department should consider these " hazardous to

        hearing " assignments. They should have ear plugs readily

        available for those NOISE FROM HELL spots .

                 Just a thought . My grandfather was Providence cop

        in the Depression era. He probably would have arrested any WISE GUY

        offering to buy him earplugs ! He said he had the South Providence

        beat. He was known as " Red ", not for his politics but for his

        red hair. " Red " Engley ... that side of the family probably

        arrived here in the U.S. with the Mayflower !