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Here a few of the crazy things we've heard.
At one of the monthly wine walks in downtown Reno, there was one character who made me laugh. it was only about 40 minutes into the walk and he had already had 14 of the 30 blocks stamped off. This fellow wobbled up to the table, then turned and statet, " I have to sit for just a moment, but I will be right there."
Then he began to discuss the number of Reno Aces games he had attended. After a short minute, he stands and asks for his sample of wine. (it was then that I noticed the amount of stamps in such a short time). He quickly downed his taster and traveled on. He seemed to be in a rush to complete the tasters from ALL vendors that day. About an hour later he has back in the store wondering if he had already been in there for his stamp, as he could not figure out where his missing stamp was located. Not sure if this fellow was able to complete his mission, but it was entertaining nonetheless. Reno seems to me to be about the occasional Happy Drunk, just content to find the next free taster.
— Michelle
My favorite "Reno 911!" moment in recent history has to be the Run Amuck! The Reno River Festival 2009's Run Amuck featured a SICK 60-foot mudpit right in downtown Reno! And to top it off, my relay partner decided to run back to the pit and ambush me half way through, which turned in to a muddy, muddy mess. No worries though, we just jumped into the river afterward, also right downtown, to clean up. What other cities can boast that one? Love it!
— Crystal
Reno cops are really professional and cool except during Hot August Nights where they all suit up and turn into the biggest turds in the universe. I walked out of Silver Legacy to immediately encounter a pissed off officer from the get go. "Hey, go left or right!" I was like what? He was standing in front of a metal barricade. It was like, no s---, Sherlock, my options are going left or right. I was like, I'm paying you overtime to stand right outside a casino entrance and tell people they can't magically walk through a metal barricade.
— Ed
One time a guy was in Reno on a business trip and his hotel room was burglarized. The only two things taken were his company laptop and cell phone. He passed out drunk on his bed and left the door wide open the night before. The man said that he was going to be fired when his boss found out, and he had to leave on his flight in four hours. I found the burglar, took him to jail, returned the stolen items within two hours and assume the man made his flight. When I returned the items, the man yelled at me "The cell phone's broken!" and then slammed the door in my face.
— Eric
I was in a hurry, as most mothers are, and stopped at 7-Eleven to buy some diapers many years ago.
An officer was in the store at the time and looked me straight in the eye and said, "bet those come in handy with the baby and all" ... Doh! I was beyond dumbstruck.
I had absolutely no response. I just looked at him like a deer caught in the headlights.
— Lisa
Recently, I was pulled over by an officer on a major road and heavily traveled area for "running three stop signs."
The officer requested my license, insurance, and registration. My two children were in the car, behaving wonderfully. When the officer returned after calling in my name, I inquired as to what I had done. My 14-year-old son said, "Excuse me, we have been traveling from west to east, never exiting the highway, how could my dad run through three stop signs?
The officer said, "Oh no, was their a truck in front of you?," to which I replied, “Yes, the driver was weaving in and out of traffic.” The officer apologized and bid us well. My 8-year-old developmentally delayed daughter then pointed at the officer, and yelled, “Bye-bye, poop!"
— Michael
Floating the Truckee River next to a large Samoan man on a blow-up mattress with his bulldog resting on his lap. As we passed an apartment building, a local was camped out with a keg (funnel included) and a megaphone commentating on the rafters. Only in Reno!
— Maryanne
We live in Reno in an apartment complex on the first floor. The upstairs neighbor came down to our apartment one night and threatened for my husband to come out and fight and then to kill us. We called the police. We explained to them that my husband had four back surgeries and wasn't fused and could become paralyzed as a result of a physical encounter. The wonderful Reno police said "Well, don't go outside or leave your apartment." What a wonderful suggestion! What a way to protect and serve us!
— Lynnette
I was at the park after hours hanging out during my high school days when the police caught us hanging out on the roof of the concession stand. Being the young teenagers that we were, we "hid" from the police in the shadows. Of course they saw us and promptly "arrested" us only to let us go after driving us around for five minutes.
— Carlo
My boyfriend is a semi-truck driver and a few days ago he opened his Mountain Dew ...and hit a bump. Well, it started to fizz up. He tried to put the cap on and got frustrated because now the soda was spraying everywhere while he was driving. The dog (Adolf) was barking and growling at the spray and he realized he had tried to put a medicine bottle cap on the soda bottle and then got really mad when he couldn't find the soda bottle top. It was in the medicine bottle.
I know it doesn't sound that funny, but imagine this happening while driving an 18-wheeler at 70 mph. The fact that he didn't swerve, crash or swing into another lane is amazing. Three days later, the inside of his cab is still sticky and the dog has been attacking soda bottles.
— Criona
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