firetender
Community Leader Emeritus
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Rant to Rant...
If that's your attitude...
Why don't you leave that choice up to the individual?
I get it, that's true all the way across the board! With EVERYONE! In that case, then we really SHOULD have such stickers on our cars so fellow citizens will know who NOT to ask for help...and cops will know who to pull over first!
Yes, because nobody was doing a thing to make a difference, because no one knew HOW. Now, according to many voices here, the only ones avoiding doing anything are the EMT's. Please, give me a break for my old-fashioned values .
See the above my first comment), and below...
...and according to what you say here, your fire, my friend, with no disrespect intended, has gone cold.
But honestly, I don't believe it, I think I know you better. What's really going on?
*There's nothing honorable or inspiring about working in our field
If that's your attitude...
EMT decals on one's car don't proclaim that you're proud to serve the community.
Why don't you leave that choice up to the individual?
They proclaim that you think you're special for surviving a few weeks of first aid, and/or that you see yourself as part of a fraternity that might get you out of a speeding ticket.
Being an EMT would be a badge of honor if it proved that you had competence, dedication, and desire to serve.
I get it, that's true all the way across the board! With EVERYONE! In that case, then we really SHOULD have such stickers on our cars so fellow citizens will know who NOT to ask for help...and cops will know who to pull over first!
Perhaps when you entered EMS, that was true.
Yes, because nobody was doing a thing to make a difference, because no one knew HOW. Now, according to many voices here, the only ones avoiding doing anything are the EMT's. Please, give me a break for my old-fashioned values .
After decades of lazy, stupid, callous EMTs, abuse or neglect from the public, and indifference from the rest of medicine, the job has lost its glory. [
See the above my first comment), and below...
If you are the steward of a neglected tradition of professionalism, deep human concern, and professional pride, your fire is dying out, and it will take more than I can imagine to rekindle it. [/rant]
...and according to what you say here, your fire, my friend, with no disrespect intended, has gone cold.
But honestly, I don't believe it, I think I know you better. What's really going on?