the 100% directionless thread

cruiseforever said:
Off going crew walks into the quarters and proudly proclaims they did nothing during their shift. I opened the garage door and looked at their rig. It was very dirty. Went back to the quarters and asked them about it. Their reply was we are Millennials.
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TransportJockey said:
That **** pisses me off, and I technically am a millennial. I would refuse to accept the station or truck from them.

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Cant agree more with transport, technically i'm a millennial too... i think :D? We're young we should be working harder while we can... at least thats my opinion. I'd tell them to clean it, and watch them clean it more importantly
 
@NysEms2117 Totally agreed. Young people should work hard (or harder). FWIW, I've seen more senior employee laziness at municipal employers than others, but maybe that's just their incentive structure.
 
EpiEMS said:
People who whine about having to do their jobs then whine about other people not doing theirs...lovely
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...and then whine about the people who whine about the people not doing their jobs!!

...wait, what?:confused:
 
VentMonkey said:
...and then whine about the people who whine about the people not doing their jobs!!

...wait, what?:confused:
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Remember this ACA chart? It's kinda like that ;)

Joking - I mean Medic With Emphysema* complains about having to do his job. Then Medic with Emphysema is rude to other people who are not doing their own jobs. Then everybody grouses about Medic with Emphysema.

*Just stop smoking already, man!
 
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There are lazy people with every generation that's come after the 50's. Sure the younger generations tend to whine, and come across much lazier (this includes us "Gen X-ers"). I just think most people are afraid of hard work, plain and simple, straight up hardworkaphobia. If it involves work that isn't laid out the way they want to hear, expect it to be, done for them, or even worse, not directly given to them then it's easier to piss and moan.

I find it amusing when I work with, or around people that say, "Oh, I totally can't stand this, that, or the other...", or, "I'm not like that." as they destroy the front of the cab, or don't do little things to help their partners. As a hint to such folks: if I am doing it only to have you say- "I was just going to do that." it's best to not say anything at all;).
 
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VentMonkey said:
I just think most people are afraid of hard work, plain and simple, straight up hardworkaphobia.
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Yeah, I feel like it's a tendency - but it's not just generational. I know lazy people in their 20s and (some) hard workers in their 20s...the difference is some sort of cultural or experiential gap. There is a difference between a kid who has worked since he could get working papers and a kid who never had a job until they graduated from college.
 
NomadicMedic said:
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For the frustrated fire medic who never fights fire anymore, I found a shave soap that smells like turnout gear after a fire. :/

Smoke, with a tinge of wet canvas.
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Hmmm......I wonder what would happen if I used some right before my next interview? lol (meanwhile hoping I don't need one but still hahaha)

VentMonkey said:
...and then whine about the people who whine about the people not doing their jobs!!

...wait, what?:confused:
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Man, I am blowing up on that new poster.
 
EpiEMS said:
Man, I am blowing up on that new poster.
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I think it's interesting how, as a group, we can usually sniff out their intent rather quickly. Their response typically tends to go 1 of 2 ways:

1. They're receptive and apologetic.

2. Feels are hurt, and reply as such.

I mean this is still literally just an online forum, yes? I may be a complete loon, while the next person is completely legit in their reply yet if the poster (OP) gets what they want from my reply, the other persons reply in pretty much nullified.

Long story short: we hear what we want to.
 
Has anyone tried one of those Swiffer Steam mops? Current alternative is old school mop+yellow mop bucket filled with watera mixed with a cleaner... if works as advertised it seems like it would be easier...IF works as advertised lol
 
Jim37F said:
Has anyone tried one of those Swiffer Steam mops? Current alternative is old school mop+yellow mop bucket filled with watera mixed with a cleaner... if works as advertised it seems like it would be easier...IF works as advertised lol
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I have not, only the regular Swiffer as it's what our company supplies us with for our stations duties.

That said, nothing can replace a mop and bucket. I like to imagine I'm in the "latrine-scene" from Full Metal Jacket every time I mop our stations floors.
 
I'm also the guy who has managed to accidentally dump the fresh, full mop bucket on the carpeted part of station in the past lol

I'd also be lying if the tought of using one as a quick "clean the floor in the back in between calls" hasn't crossed my mind lol (obviously can't replace a bucket for the truly dirty calls, and we're supplied by the company with deconstruction spray, and the hospitals usually* have no problem with us grabbing cavacide/bleach/hydrogen peroxide wipes when needed....it occurs to me that when you're running 10+calls a shift, plus move ups and don't see station all day and aren't dirty enough to go out of service for decon, one of those just might not be a terrible idea as a quick clean up in between calls....or am I just being whackerish?)

*at least one of the hospitals in our area (it's a Level II Trauma Center that also has STEMI, and Stroke centers, plus is the MAR for one of our busier areas, so hard to avoid going to) does not "participate in the EMS Linens Exchange Program" and thus we aren't officially allowed to grab Linens from them (what on earth they do with all the Linens we bring them I don't know...nor do I know why my phone seems to insist on capitalizing the word "linens" lol) and I've even been heard tale of them telling off guys for grabbing their cavacide wipes supposedly because "we should have our own"
 
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You can say the past couple days have been good.
 
Old Tracker said:
That's a pretty nice landfill, you guys gonna re-purpose those bricks in the foreground? :rolleyes:
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It's actually an old mine, like 1800's old. The railroad ties are still in the ground on the road we drove up on. It actually would've been a cool idea to do something with those bricks, but we were preoccupied with beer...
 
CALEMT said:
It's actually an old mine, like 1800's old. The railroad ties are still in the ground on the road we drove up on. It actually would've been a cool idea to do something with those bricks, but we were preoccupied with beer...
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Beer is good when really cold on a hot day. And....... it's not just for breakfast anymore.
 
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