CALEMT
The Other Guy/ Paramaybe?
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This. Forget about the water supply. Have a very comfortable winter is better
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Wheel
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Started back to school today. I'm really excited. Full time work and school will be rough, but I'm glad to be back at it.
On another note, the low tonight is supposed to be 18, with wind chill dipping down into the single digits at some point. The south isn't as exempt from the cold as everyone thinks. All of the people here that came from Ohio are right at home<_<
On another note, the low tonight is supposed to be 18, with wind chill dipping down into the single digits at some point. The south isn't as exempt from the cold as everyone thinks. All of the people here that came from Ohio are right at home<_<
TheLocalMedic
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Whisky, no pants and television lounge time. That and the balmy weather and I'm in heaven.
Hm, sent an interest e-mail to Riggs Ambulance in Merced County finally. Per their website, it says I need to submit a copy of NREMT, but I allowed mine to lapse two years ago. Said I was interested in applying, but not sure if I qualified. Ask if current NREMT is necessary, and also asked for details on other training required for EMTs to work for Riggs Ambulance. Kinda hoping I do qualify even if NREMT is lapsed.
lightsandsirens5
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We are in the middle of breaking a 104 year old record low for this week here in E TX. Last time the first week of January was this cold was back in 1910.
Anjel
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This is just painful
Wheel
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Nevermind, low is going to be 12. High of 30 today.
EMDispatch
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This is just painful
Ouch!
Just spent a couple hours on a fire... We had to call off operations b/c of apparatus freezing and we definitely weren't even that cold.
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Saw one of their ambulances in Sacramento the other day. It's been YEARS since I've seen one of their units... then again, I haven't been cruising the streets in an ambulance in quite a while either.
PotatoMedic
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Riggs looks like a fun outfit to work for.
Like I said, I e-mailed them about qualification, and learned that Riggs Ambulance in Merced County requires their EMTs to have ITLS/PHTLS and PALS/PEPP within one year of hire. They must provide proof that they were NREMT at one time, but it does not need to be current.
unleashedfury
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Pffft.. I'd be bundled up next to the heater on high at that point... anything below 50 gets me bundling up.
TransportJockey
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More computer learning for the new job. Kill me now?
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Saw the same here in the Mitten across the pond. Never thought I would see the day we had negative ambient temps in (>10degF) double digits, until yesterday.
Anjel
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I don't like it one bit. -15 yesterday was the lowest. It is 13 today. Hot damn it's a heat wave! Roads are still a sheet of ice though.
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I live and work in the West Michigan area, and it's been a number of years since I can recall a winter-barrage that has been as brutal as the last few days have been. Roads in town have minimally 4" of solid ice on them, thankfully US-131 N & S are plowed clear and dry. Have to admit, MDOT / County Road Comm's are really doing a nice job this year so far, I'm impressed.
Anjel
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Nice - I did my bachelors in engineering and had several work study assignments on the east-ish side. Looks like you guys were spared the worst of the snow though, we have piles outside my apartment building that are 15' high just from the last 3-5 days worth of accumulation.
What I'm really excited about is that for the first time in 3-4 years we've had a hard freeze well below 0C for a solid 10 days. That means that there will be a significant reduction in the dormant tick population - and being a mountain biker / hiker that is GREAT news for me.
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