i live in a farm area too and at night they have a shift of nice guys.....i deliver newspapers in the wee hours of the morning and at that time there are a few officers who know me and know what im doing out, so they have actually seen me stopped before and come to ask me if i need help with anything....actually makes me feel safer bcoz i know they will help me and one time i had a strange guy chasing me and i was able to pass by where they hang out with the guy on my tail and they jumped in to see what was going on ........the guy chasing me was drunk and thought i was mailbox bashing. kinda scary.
but these two gents today were on the afternoon shift and i have never seen them before and they obviously didnt know me. makes me wonder if they are hiring and training new guys