the 100% directionless thread

Old Tracker said:
Nah, nothing like that. Almost 11 years in the Navy, was a street cop for about 4 1/2 months and went into the Border Patrol for 3 years before switching to what used to be Customs Office of Investigations and is now ICE. Now I are an EMT-B. This is why you should try to run from the cops with a high center of gravity vehicle. That was about 2,500 lbs of weed.

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That spy post was a reference to Burn Notice lol. It's idiotic to run from the cops to begin with. You may our run a Vic or a Exploder but you can't outrun a radio. Let alone running with about 2,500 pounds of weight in your vehicle.
 
CALEMT said:
Depending on who you work for it may or may not be a thing. My EVOC was 3 days, 2 in the classroom and 1 out on the track. My dad (LEO) spent like 2 weeks or a week (I forget) in EVOC as its more extensive.

We're going away from the type II "vanbulances" and are transitioning to type III "mods". With me you can throw me in whatever and I'm comfortable driving it. There is quite the noticeable difference between the type II's and III's. Not only weight, but handling, and vehicle dimensions. I could see a suburban coming close to a type II, but I can't imagine its a top heavy as a ambulance. After all the extra police gear the weigh probably isn't all that far off.
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My regular job has us in huge Type I 4x4s with heavy LifeLine boxes. Then I go down to AMR and drive a van, I cannot drive a van smoothly for the life of me haha. Way more at home in the big "truck." I am excited to try the new transit space ships though.

Also AMR EVOC taught me how to back up through a serpentine and that was about it, though I did find that really helpful.
 
I got offered the job!!! Just need to finalize details. Sooooooo excited!!!! And so sick thinking of all the stuff I need to do before I go.
 
Tigger said:
Also AMR EVOC taught me how to back up through a serpentine and that was about it, though I did find that really helpful.
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Yep. I also found the backing in and out of the orange cones helpful. Oh, and the diminishing cone lane portion was just plain fun.
 
Old Tracker said:
Nah, nothing like that. Almost 11 years in the Navy, was a street cop for about 4 1/2 months and went into the Border Patrol for 3 years before switching to what used to be Customs Office of Investigations and is now ICE. Now I are an EMT-B. This is why you should try to run from the cops with a high center of gravity vehicle. That was about 2,500 lbs of weed.

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Must have been one helluva bonfire.
 
FireWA1 said:
I got offered the job!!! Just need to finalize details. Sooooooo excited!!!! And so sick thinking of all the stuff I need to do before I go.
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Congrats, keep us posted:).
 
You know you're a California native when you're not sure if it's a earthquake or just a big truck rolling down the road (cause they sound the same). Then you come to realize it's not the "big one" so you turn over to fall asleep.
 
DEmedic said:
When there's 2 medics on a truck, it's a DUAL medic truck...

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When the paramedics argue over treatment, it's a DUEL medic truck.

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Important distinction, especially if you use the term in several posts in a row.
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I will neither confirm nor deny that I ever sent anyone flying across the room after saying "flip you for it..."
 
DEmedic said:
Go to urgent care now, get a shot of 8mg of Decadron and a script for Augmentin. Pick up a NetiPot at the Pharm too.

You'll feel like a new man in the morning.
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I definitely feel better but still feel like dog poo.

Whenever I'm sick at work I always have to make a conscious effort to not be an ***. Had a patient today comment on how "you seem more sick than I am". It took everything I had to not reply with "yet I'm working and you called 911."

Here's hoping my run of 4 shifts without a call after 9pm continues! I need more sleep...but we're watching the new Magnificent Seven and I've really wanted to see this movie for a while now.

Decisions m, decisions.


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Just found one of my bosses doing community policing, and dancing at a fair(all-be-it from a few months ago) and I can't stop laughing... Watch him Whip
 
EpiEMS said:
Is that what the kids are calling it these days? ;)
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its in our name, we have to :P, Dpt of corrections & community supervison, im a big advocate for it tho, i just find it funny, he's this big muscular macho marine corps man, and he dancing with a itty bitty girl, lol. Was afraid he was gonna squish her by stomping on her
 
CALEMT said:
Depending on who you work for it may or may not be a thing. My EVOC was 3 days, 2 in the classroom and 1 out on the track. My dad (LEO) spent like 2 weeks or a week (I forget) in EVOC as its more extensive.

We're going away from the type II "vanbulances" and are transitioning to type III "mods". With me you can throw me in whatever and I'm comfortable driving it. There is quite the noticeable difference between the type II's and III's. Not only weight, but handling, and vehicle dimensions. I could see a suburban coming close to a type II, but I can't imagine its a top heavy as a ambulance. After all the extra police gear the weigh probably isn't all that far off.
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Put people in my rig... Teaching new guys to drive code in it... Shoot me.
 
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