TransportJockey
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I'm bored. Sitting around watching Castle today. Wish I was working... but I need out of ABQ... thinking about taking a ride to Durango CO for a few days
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abckidsmom
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I have some cousins near there and they have been posting the most amazing pics on fb from hikes, horseback riding, 4 wheeler camping, and my fave: night hikes. I have envy. High desert envy.
Shishkabob
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I don't get you workaholics. I work my shift, I want my days off. I work 24, I want to be off for the next 48.
My days off consists of a 6 pack of IBC root beer, a couple packs of Kit-Kats, and just vegging out infront of the tv.
TransportJockey
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A) I want more money so I can go to Expo AND do the EMT-T course being offered at UNM this fall.
B) I hate not being busy right now.
C) I'm bored.
B) I hate not being busy right now.
C) I'm bored.
It's not always a choice...
That said, I'm not doing $hit tommorow
."IBC Root Beer", SSSSUUURRREEE....weren't we discussing this last night
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I'm eating sour patch kids, they are so good.
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I'm with you Linuss. I work my shift, then I vanish. I'm moving for the new job... but as soon as all of that BS is done, I'll be taking my time off and camping and just unplugging!
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Especially since we already work more than most civilians do. We work essentially 6 full weeks in the time they work 4. The only reason why I like 24 hour shifts is when I do finally take a day off (like I did 2 weeks ago) you get 5 full days off.
I'd much prefer doing 12 or 16 hour shifts if I lived a helluva lot closer to my job.
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I Love working, I get so bored when I am home. if you give me three days off in a row per month I am a happy camper. except for my vacation days. I take my vacations evenly spaced throughout the year. so three days per month and one week every four is all i ask for off. you can work me like a dog other than that. it keeps me out of trouble and i am saving up for a house so the money is nice too.
2 more nights and I'm finally off. 7 nights in a row has been rough. Got off late every morning and have been busy. On my unit tonight, duty supervisor tommorow night which will be a nice break then off for 2 days. We're going to west texas next weekend to see family and get a break and work can't touch me cuz I'll be too far away to be useful.
TransportJockey
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I wish we could do 7 on 7 off 12s. 36 on 36 off blows...hard
Shishkabob
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If we resort to 12's in the VZ, I'm gone. Makes no financial sense. Though I feel for you east-siders and your mandates now :lol:
Yeah I like the fact that we can essentially take a week off every month-ish.
Though I wish we had Kelly's. 24/48s get tiresome after a while.
It does turn into the never ending grind.
Shishkabob
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That's one thing I like about 12's.... you work 3, off for 4, work 4, off for 3.
With 24/48s... on your first day off, you're up early which sucks, and then you might spend the whole day just relaxing / sleeping, especially if you were up all night the night before... then the next day you hopefully get to sleep in, but you have to be asleep early because you have work the next day.
TransportJockey
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That's the only good thing I can say about my schedule... 1 36 hour shift a week, and I'm done. So maybe you can see why I'm so damned bored too
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I loved my old schedule. Tue/wed/thurs from 1400-0300.
Woke up at noon everyday.
Woke up at noon everyday.
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Shishkabob
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That's the only good thing I can say about my schedule... 1 36 hour shift a week, and I'm done. So maybe you can see why I'm so damned bored too
I'll take that schedule! That's full-time?!
When I worked at AMR, my schedule was Mon/Wed and every other Fri/Sat/Sun from 1500-0300. I could wake up late, and I get off at 3am so I wouldnt have to deal with traffic (plus I got to pretty much do nothing after 9pm except for ALS transfers)... and I'd get 4 days off in a row every 2 weeks.
TransportJockey
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It is full time, but OT is pretty much non-existent. Hency why the PT jobs I've been trying to land.