Never told him my dad was a retired cop and vietnam vet. I go meet him for the first time and he had all his guns on the table trying to intimidate me. I identified all of them and he paused. Who the hell are you and how do you know all this? After I told him, he didn't know what to say.

There were times where knowing the right people helped. We have gotten out of a few minor traffic violations over the years. When my FIL died in 2012 there were over 50 officers at his funeral and I would say over 100 at his viewing. When his best friend at the sheriffs office died 2 months later, those same officers were at his viewing and funeral too.