Exactly this. Also, all that movement and bumps in the back of the box would have made me lose my cookies, as I was sick while pregnant with both my boys. Ack. Some of the smells, too. Yikes!
I'm sure I'm not the only one. But in the time I've been there, I've only met one other lady. She's like one of the boys! I'm older than a few of the guys, actually. Everyone seems to be young--about 22 or so. I think I'm the "weird, old lady". :lol:
I get what you're saying and thanks...
Why would anyone wear anything other than their gear to the fire station? Wow.
I see that you've totally taken me wrong, too. I am judged and I don't know how, as no one barely says two words to me. I'm up for the mess, but because I may be a little prissier than the guys there :lol...
Yeah... I totally get that they have bonds and all that. I've come in and I've really been the third wheel for a while. I don't know everything and I love learning, but I'm just not built to take too much of anyone's bull. :lol: Especially, when I give it my all, everytime I'm there...
I think you may have hit the nail on the head. The local agencies are largely volunteer-based. I had no idea that the fire service was this deep. I should have asked more about it before I finished up the class. It makes me hesitant to show up to volunteer. I'm a pretty tough one, but...
Am I the only one that, at first, felt out of place?
I've been putting in volunteer hours at my station for about 3 months. Ever since I walked in the door, day one, I've felt out of place. During my ride-alongs, there was nothing but sideways looks and silence. At first, I examined...
Wow--I feel bad for the family. Really bad.
BUT, it seems as if this kid had no active reasoning skills or good judgement. I heard the news report he went to get his hat he lost. Now... was the hat THAT important? :wacko:
My test stopped at 71, the last question being about infant CPR and the position of my thumbs.
I took it on a Friday early afternoon, so I had to wait ALL weekend (drove me nutty) to find out if I passed or not. I couldn't call it either way and honestly, I was expecting the NREMT-B to be...
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Hi there, I'm Maggie. I've been reading for a while now and decided to register tonight. I found this site while I was in month 2 of my EMS training. Very interesting stuff and great information for someone as "green" (not the new, cool, save-the-world green... I mean "brand new" green...