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Jim37F. it sucks to look at those pictures, but it is a good thing to actually see pictures of those who gave all rather than hearing a cold number that so and so many people died in the rescue that day. Thanks

Yes, loved Native Air who would come down, Aerocare was so-so. The problem was frequently there were storms over the mountains and they were not flying.

I worked at a small town on the border with Mexico, where you could go several days without a call. And then there were days, while you were taking a patient to the hospital, 80 miles away, there were two more calls waiting for you to come back to town to take them to the hospital. Or we'd...

It needs to be about the future, about when you get to the point where you want to retire, which will give you a better retirement. Just my $0.02.

We put the "fun" in dysfunctional.

You can bet that 10K there are significant strings attached to that.

And that is exactly why when the Navy tried to send me to Pearl Harbor, I fought it tooth and nail. After a couple of months, where are you going to go that you haven't been to a couple dozen times already?

I can't imagine a 7 hour wait. Do you have to baby sit the Pt., or do you go back in service? But, we only run 3 ambulances. It can get suckee if one of them is out on a transfer. Transfers are 4 hours, at least, round trip.

Haven't been a FTO, but reports stuck a cord We have to review our partner's report before it's QA'd It is frustrating to see past and present tense used in the same sentence. Commas do not exist for many people. It gets really bad on a code or a major wreck

I would think that it could put a dent in the number of calls that don't require an ambulance. We have quite a few folks that need to be reminded to take their meds, or just other contact that could minimize the actual ambulance runs to actual emergencies. The "I haven't felt well for a week...

What is this vacation thing you speak off?

Truck AC kaput and cheap fix are incompatible ideas, these days.

I dunno, if I wear them, folks stress me by giving me strange looks. Your mileage may vary.

If you are able to move, that may be the answer. On a lark, last night, I queried jobs in Montana. (Something I heard on the news about they can't fill jobs) I surprised how many EMS jobs were there. My 2 cents.

What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger. 2 lessons here, one for the one year old: not everything in a bottle tastes good, two for the adult in the room: Don't leave dangerous substances within reach of your offspring.

Thanks for the vest info.

Dittos, West Texas gets miserably hot from May to September and at times into October.

Some of the more experienced EMRs can be a huge help. They can do much more than just drive.

Welcome to the Big Bend region of Texas and other areas of the state.