I work as a paramedic and it seems as if everyone is getting sick! We have been very busy since Christmas week, but at least no one was seriously ill or injured today. I hope everyone got their flu shots becasue it is going around like crazy
Keep warm, for those of you in the North! We are supposed to get 4 inches of snow overnight, so I'm sure tomorrow will be fun- ambulances don't go so well in the snow.
Started off helping a friend who was working a wreck that was alcohol related. The guy had too much to drink and kind of straightened out the curves, winding up nose diving his truck into a ditch. A little while later I noticed a guy driving, speeding, all over the road ect. I pulled him over to tell him, "Don't do that anymore!" When he opened the door the fumes singed my eyebrows off and the first words out of his mouth were, "I'm ******, I'm drunk, just take me to jail." That was the least of his problems, as back at my office he would have little episodes, look around in confusion, then ask, "Where am I, who are you, am I in Jail, did you arrest me?" "Yep." Once I had dropped this guy off at the jail "Don't put me in with the general population, I'm bi-polar and I can't take it." I assisted in yet another DUI arrest. When I tried to get home I got flagged down for a wreck in the parking lot near a bar. The driver was not DUI but too upset to drive, so who is going to drive? The designated driver admits to having a "couple" but earlier. I convince everyone that this car is now screamingpull me over to every cop on the street, wouldn't a taxi be so much easer?
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If you don't come back muddy and bloody, you didn't have a good time.
I do most of my drinking at home. I don't need a DUI following me around. I will occasionally go out and have two, three beers with the guys. That's usually over a three hour span, and we don't go bar-hopping. We go to one place and stay there. Usually, we just go to this place that is the only one in the neighborhood with Killian's on tap.
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Mike F.
May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.
I had a real nice day. It was a lot of leisure. I read the newspaper extra long, I read some of a book I am reading called Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. . I kept a fire going since last night.
Anyhow was a nice day.
I second what maggie said Thank you erickbloodax for being out there and risking your life for others!
Welcome, Highlander Medic! You and Eric Bloodaxe help keep us safe. We all appreciate your efforts and welcome you here in our community. My day is going well, with SOME work happening on my project. We are finally moving forward. I got bored in December without much to do. You might have noticed the number of posts I added in December.
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"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." Carl Sagan
Well, it is Monday and a holiday to boot...which means my day is really busy with lots of calls. I really do not like Mondays... So I sit here in this chair for 8 hours listening to people...thinking to myself..don't they have a life? is this all they do on a day off? Weird, then all the voices in my heads start talking and I lose my train of thought. I wonder if I even have a train of thought? I am like that some times...
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. --Robert Louis Stevenson
I have tragedy day... i have to take an exam from meteorolog. I have to wait for the teacher about three and a half our... she forget the exam. And I have to take another tomorrow, and wednesday, thursday and friday. I only can hear anything rearly. Its very bad
Welcome kimberwinkle - don't be a stranger - tell us about yourself!
good job bloodaxe! We all appreciate the work you do.
Rindy, you are a great mom!
Today: so far, so good! Pray it stays that way!!!!
Hey masky, I am glad you drink at home. Wish there were more people who did! That is a real nice thing to say jpmoore. Time will tell I guess. I like your avatar. Maggie and CarolinaScotsman "funny" Athalay I wouldn't think you should be responsible because she missed the test you should be able to make it up on your time. Let us know how it goes. Aragorn, you sound like you have a interesting job. May I ask what you do? I hate voices in my head! LOL You have a great day no matter what.
The voices in my head tell me that if I'm giggling, I'm having too much fun. I tried to stop a guy this morning just to tell him he needed to fix his headlight. So he runs! Sorry, but when the rabbit runs, I just have to chase it. Down a few streets he tries to get between two houses. That doesn't work so he bails out and jumps over a wall leaving the car in gear and moving, no fair! He leaves four people in the car, one passed out and two with warrants, so I guess he knew I would have to make room to carry three. Thank you all for your kind words, I feel a little guilty as I love my job so much. Who can tell me who it was that said, "Then I will be the hound for the city."?
I am not sure if this is right but Macgruff not sure of how to spell it AGH!!!! Why are these criminals so dumb? Have you ever ran across a smart one? If so how?