La Vue de Ma Fenêtre ~ Police on Rollerblades

Policemen on Rollerblades in front of l'Opera, Paris ~ February 2007

Can't outmaneuver these guys! And given the traffic jams and transportation strikes in Paris, this is probably faster than the metro. Maybe it's time to dust off my big purple pair that I used for all of a week back in 1994 when I was determined to make those Friday Night Rides across San Francisco that were so hugely popular back then. Determined that is, until I fell directly on my tailbone (less padding than now) right in front of the Chestnut Street morning express bus headed downtown filled with handsome men in double-breasted suits and wingtips. The searing pain was outmatched only by the sheer embarassment made doubly so because I fell trying to do a fancy little jump turn onto the sidewalk in front of above mentioned bus. That'll teach me to try to show off!

Comments

[Emily]

Oooooo...a French male police officer on blades...kinda sexy, no?

[Dr. Biggles]

Hey,

I've never been a huge fan of things that are attached to my feet other than shoes. If I'm going to be on wheels, I want to be able to jump off when I want to. Such as a skateboard, now that's travlin'. Skates? Not for this hillbilly.

Biggles

[MS. Glaze]

I just bought new rollerblades for Paris! And yes, I used to do those Friday night skates in SF too way, way back when. Ummmm, those cops have some seriously hot tushies. (arrest me arrest me please!)

[superfinefeline]

Ooh la la! French gendarmes on blades are sooo sexy & 2 to boot. I like your shot. You got the pic at the right angle. I agree with Ms Glaze that they've got such hot tushies.

I remember when I was in Paris a few years back and they were having a regular rollerblading event on a Friday night...is it called Roller Paris or something like that. The gendarmes on blades were soooo hot, I wanted to learn how to blade immediately.

[justfoodnow]

Logical. Since the traffic is impossible, that wold be the only option. One just hopes they can get them off quickly enough to catch the bad guys.

Thanks for a really good blog.