the 100% directionless thread

Oh, and I got a dealer mad at me today... for doubling a soft 19 vs a 6... and winning... and it's the proper play for a 6 deck, dealer hits soft 17 table.
 
From an email I just got from school

"The first deadline begins May 6, 2013."

::reads attached power point::

May 6, 2013 (8:00 am) – June 9, 2013 (11:59 pm)


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Applying to go back to school in the fall. I'm applying to a few bachelors degree programs in paramedicine or emergency health studies. I can't decide on which one I most want to go to though.
 
Today is definitely not going my way.
 
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National registry for phlebotomy in 12 hours. Damn, this one is making me nervous... :unsure:
EMT sure gave me some bad study habits... Breezed through it with barely cracking a book before the NREMT. Now, I've been studying for 3 days and still find myself giving the wrong answers on the review.
Top it off; CMLA is the next day and is supposed to be the harder of the two...
 
I hate hearing "at this time" on the radio.

"Engine 3 shutting down XY Street at this time"
"Command requesting an additional ambulance at this time"
Worst of all, "Ambulance 2 arriving on scene at this time"

Same goes for "Be advised." Just heard some god awful combination of my two favorites in one transmission.
 
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chaz90 said:
I hate hearing "at this time" on the radio.

"Engine 3 shutting down XY Street at this time"
"Command requesting an additional ambulance at this time"
Worst of all, "Ambulance 2 arriving on scene at this time"

Same goes for "Be advised." Just heard some god awful combination of my two favorites in one transmission.
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Or the people who have to preface every radio transmission...

Instead of saying "Medic 91 at scene" it becomes a freaking ordeal...

"Dispatch, medic 91."

"Medic 91 go ahead."

"Dispatch, medic 91 at scene."

For some reason this kills me.
 
OMG I love my new job!

http://www.reactems.com/

It's pretty awesome. LUCAS 2s, decent protocols, stations, good pay and benefits...I'm entirely great with this.
 
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TheLocalMedic said:
Or the people who have to preface every radio transmission...

Instead of saying "Medic 91 at scene" it becomes a freaking ordeal...

"Dispatch, medic 91."

"Medic 91 go ahead."

"Dispatch, medic 91 at scene."

For some reason this kills me.
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We have to lead our transmissions with "Medic XX on scene with (or without) fire/pd/both."

DOH won't accept it as us calling on scene unless it has the medic number first then on scene.

With that said we don't have to hail to call on scene, just come up on our dispatch channel and call "medic xx on scene with or without".
 
I can't stand it when people fricken say "roger that".

And ya the calling dispatch first thing bugs me. We have a crew that does that.

Radio from 987
Go for 987
987 on scene
987 on scene at 0123

Radio from 987
Go for 987
987 transporting 3a to xxx hospital
987 have you transporting 3a to xxx hospital at 0134

Radio from 987
Go for 987
987 arrival with 2 miles
987 have your arrival with 2 miles at 0143.

Drives me fricken nuts!
 
We have some obnoxious radio-isms here.

Thank god most of our traffic is eliminated with the push of a button on the CAD. I have to turn my radio down when there is a structure fire. Everybody and their brother starts yammering.
 
DEmedic said:
We have some obnoxious radio-isms here.

Thank god most of our traffic is eliminated with the push of a button on the CAD. I have to turn my radio down when there is a structure fire. Everybody and their brother starts yammering.
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"Sussex, be advised it's your pleasure at this time"
 
Put in my 2 weeks at my IFT company after almost 2 years, starting with a 911 department soon, nervous o.o
 
DEmedic said:
We have some obnoxious radio-isms here.

Thank god most of our traffic is eliminated with the push of a button on the CAD. I have to turn my radio down when there is a structure fire. Everybody and their brother starts yammering.
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Do they have a fire ground channel? Or is it just people talk because they like to hear their voice?
 
TheLocalMedic said:
Or the people who have to preface every radio transmission...

Instead of saying "Medic 91 at scene" it becomes a freaking ordeal...

"Dispatch, medic 91."

"Medic 91 go ahead."

"Dispatch, medic 91 at scene."

For some reason this kills me.
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Technically, proper radio technique is to initiate transmissions with "Hey you, it's me" and not "It's me, hey you." Granted, with dispatch radios there's a valid argument that all traffic goes through the dispatcher anyways, therefore all transmissions are for the dispatcher anyways, but that's neither here nor there.


My pet peeve is "Over and out." You can be "over," you can be "out," but it is impossible to both be "I'm done transmitting and expect a reply" and "I'm done transmitting and don't expect a reply" at the same time.
 
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Until recently I havnt kept up with some of the EMS related Facebook pages. I liked a few and have been watching the comments made about the different topics.

Some of the comments posted are mind boggling.

No wonder we are given so little respect in a lot of places.
 
Achilles said:
Do they have a fire ground channel? Or is it just people talk because they like to hear their voice?
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There are fire channels, but our radios are set to scan them. I do think people talk just to hear their voice though. 21 volunteer departments, each with their own band of chiefs that like to be "organizing" things.
 
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