the 100% directionless thread

Whew, talk about a "welcome back to work after 2 weeks of vacation"
0330 we get woken up to Relocate to cover another stations area, not uncommon when a big incident is happening somewhere (my station is one specially designated to Relo to cover the gaps)... and then we get dispatched to the second of these three fires. Was out there until just after 7, basically pulling back into station just in time for 8am shift change lol

https://www.kitv.com/news/local/aut...cle_131faf7a-6b97-11ef-832d-27583dbefe6b.html

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I’m just curious, why are you always posting random fire department stuff, not even remotely related to EMS, on an EMS forum?

It would be like me, going to a Chevy pickup truck forum, and posting recipes for pasta I made while driving my Ford.
 
NomadicMedic said:
I’m just curious, why are you always posting random fire department stuff, not even remotely related to EMS, on an EMS forum?
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In the 100% directionless thread... c'mon Rob, let the thread stay true to its non-EMS related topics.
 
CALEMT said:
In the 100% directionless thread... c'mon Rob, let the thread stay true to its non-EMS related topics.
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All good.

I couldn’t sleep last night, no matter how many times I turned over. So around 1:30, I grabbed my kindle —some science fiction junk I’d been meaning to get into. It was one of those dystopian futures, where society’s collapsed, and everything’s run by machines. Pretty bleak stuff. I read a few chapters, enough to take my mind off the clock, and before I knew it, it was past 3 a.m. Still, no sleep came. Just a real cheerful way to pass the night.

At 6 a.m., like clockwork, I was awake again, despite not feeling rested. I got up and went straight to the kitchen for coffee, which is the only way to start the day. I watched the pot drip slowly, that familiar sound filling the room. The coffee tasted fine—not great, but it did the job. After a cup or two, I figured I should eat something. Scrambled eggs on toast seemed like the easiest option, and honestly, I wasn’t in the mood to put in more effort.

The toast came out alright, though I had to put it through the toaster twice because the first time it barely browned. I like it just a little crisp, nothing fancy. The eggs were scrambled with just a splash of milk and whisked until they had a few bubbles—makes them fluffier that way. I stirred them in the pan on low heat, and they came together quick. A little salt, a little pepper, and that was breakfast. Nothing special, but it filled the gap. Then, it was on to the rest of the day.

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NomadicMedic said:
I’m just curious, why are you always posting random fire department stuff, not even remotely related to EMS, on an EMS forum?

It would be like me, going to a Chevy pickup truck forum, and posting recipes for pasta I made while driving my Ford.
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He’s sharing. Nothing wrong with that.
 
Trying to figure out what to cook for dinner tomorrow...
 
How about a nursing home Pt, status post motorcycle crash rehab (well, "rehab", TBI and ventilator dependent, and basically non responsive at baseline...) cc Tachy (HR 140-150) with a nice bright purple in his Foley bag, temp of 103° but cool, pale, diapharetic... and of course this was like 48 hours before they called us...
 
Jim37F said:
How about a nursing home Pt, status post motorcycle crash rehab (well, "rehab", TBI and ventilator dependent, and basically non responsive at baseline...) cc Tachy (HR 140-150) with a nice bright purple in his Foley bag, temp of 103° but cool, pale, diapharetic... and of course this was like 48 hours before they called us...
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Never mind. I’d rather read descriptions of fires. :)
 
NomadicMedic said:
So around 1:30, I grabbed my kindle —some science fiction junk I’d been meaning to get into. It was one of those dystopian futures, where society’s collapsed, and everything’s run by machines. Pretty bleak stuff. I read a few chapters, enough to take my mind off the clock, and before I knew it, it was past 3 a.m. Still, no sleep came. Just a real cheerful way to pass the night.
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Terry Pratchett is the apex of speculative fiction in my mind - and not as depressing as some
 
21 ambulances still seems too few for our population (~1 million at any given time) but we can barely manage to staff that many as is... hopefully the new recruitment helps out though

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Jim37F said:
21 ambulances still seems too few for our population (~1 million at any given time) but we can barely manage to staff that many as is... hopefully the new recruitment helps out though

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Ouch... I got a population of 550k and we have 15, 24 hour ambulances, and that's even working us hard.
 
I found this little guy yesterday morning when I was off duty
 

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I found this little guy yesterday morning when I was off duty
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"Red touches yellow you're a dead fellow, red touches black you're ok jack!"

Sorry can't help you. But pretty
 
Nice hat… I wonder what uniform store sells those backward ones.
 
PotatoMedic said:
"Red touches yellow you're a dead fellow, red touches black you're ok jack!"

Sorry can't help you. But pretty
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He's just a Western Rat Snake aka Black Rat Snake. Nonvenomous, he'll grow up to be a good mouser. The downside is he'll also enjoy chickens and eggs when he grows up, but we also have hawks and coyotes so it's whatevs. Or she, I didn't learn how to sex snakes in college 🤷
 
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