In which people don't listen when I talk

[mousme]

Me: "[RCMP radio identifer], go ahead!"

Officer: "Hi, I'm logging into a vehicle?"

Me: "Copy that, go ahead with your vehicle number."

Officer: "My reg number is 12345."

Me: "10-4. But what's your VEHICLE number?"

Officer: "Oh. It's XXXX."

Me: "10-4. Your reg number is 12345?"

Officer: "We're in the downtown area."

Me: "Okay, but I need you to confirm your reg number. 12345?"

Officer: "Oh, yeah."

Me: "Copy that. I'm setting a timer for sixty minutes."

Officer: "So how often are you going to be checking in? Every hour?"

Me: "10-4. Every sixty minutes."

Officer: "Can't you make it longer?"

Me: "Negative on that. National policy puts it at a maximum of sixty minutes."

Officer: "Fine."

Me: "[RCMP radio identifier] over at 09:02."

*head connects violently with desk*

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