3 casual contacts - none directly with the Prez though. Watched a bad one
down in the Wall Street area some years ago where they bowled over some guy
who had no idea what hit him. He reacted strongly (not physically) and they
put him down pretty hard. I was real glad it wasn't me. That's what colored
my comment. Very uninformed though.

Given their mission, I can imagine a very professional culture built around
a very serious mission. I can also imagine that "politeness" and "respect
for the general public" may or may not be part of it. Absolute power tends
to corrupt absolutely and all that. But I don't know anything for a fact.

I used to live near someone who had a semi-frequent visitor who had SS
protection. Never knew who it was. Got used to the occassional motorcade
or blocked street. The local police were used to do some of the work but
they were definitely not happy about it. I think they always felt a bit
used because they often seemed to get posted on diversionary missions and
never knew what was really happening (e.g. "go stand in this rainstorm and
block this exit from the Interstate...oh, btw, you can unblock it now, we
took her thru another route") But that's just biz as usual I guess.

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"Maule Driver" wrote in message
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I hope the pilot has his humble hat screwed on tight. A run-in with a
Secret Service operation will remind you what life in Iraq must have
been
like. Just shut-up, avert your eyes, and say thank you, may I have
another
sir.

Have you ever had experience being questioned by the Secret Service or are
you just guessing?

My experience has been that they are very determined, very professional,
very polite, and very determined.