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She introduced herself in another thread and said she is from Iowa.

Then bikes better be out, too. ^_^ When hubby was a kid, he and his brother turned their bike upside down and launched rocks as far as they could while spinning the tire. They thought it would be a great idea to try a brick as they were positive it would completely stop the tire. Instead...

Where can you get your EMT-B in 2 weeks???

Happy Father's Day, Corky. :)

Get a new career. heh-heh....I kid you. I kid.

Umm. Ouch?

:huh: Oh, hell no.

I thought when you quoted me you were talking to me about the whining, etc. My bad.

Is the definition of paragod someone who makes bold pronouncements of the thruth-according-to-themselves and then calls for all end of discussion when they are called on the carpet for it? Just trying to understand here. I haven't whined, fought or cried. Only shared my honest thoughts and...

You can also be an excellent EMT who is occasionally bothered for a time by what you've experienced.

Truth according to whom?

I'm so tired of this comment.

Medic, I really appreciate your last two responses. Thank you. I completely understand the need to not wallow in sorrow over things that we ultimately have no control over.

Reaper, I get what you are saying. I just don't get hammering on people when they say they are having a tough time. It's not the message that I have a hard time with, it's the delivery. I was going to post in this last week that I was having an unexpected hard time with a call for a 51 yo...

Yes, it is. And the fact that death bothers someone, no matter the age of the deceased, does not make them a pansy who needs to consider another career. It makes them human. Many of the "death is death" type comments here come across as arrogant and unfeeling. Like the person who is...

Actually, if death bothers you, you may want to consider that you are a compassionate human being who has not yet become totally jaded, ground down and burned-out. If the death of a 1 mo old does not bother you, you may want to consider another field.

I'm willing to bet that Hockey 9019 will be just fine. Sometimes people need to vent and the language of venting doesn't always match the hard realities that a person already understands to be true. Like the fact that things will not always turn up roses. We all know that before we go in, but...

I'm so sorry. May you have a call very soon that renews your spirit and reminds you of why you are doing this job.

If he can still think.

Can't see the link...fracken dial-up. What is it?