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I am with Lone-- gonna just just up and LEAVE this one alone...

=D> =D> TOOO Funny!

I realize that noww and i am aggrivated but i will try to fix that and repost.....sorry every one

THAT my friend is PURE TRUTH and I couldn't have said it better.........

YES you camera HAM--- Yes this is true!!!

Hate the "Deer in the Head light" look! It's PR but it made the news no less.....Link

On the positve note-- there IS hope for this child- if he gets the correct help...... We would like to introduce David Maxfield, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller, Influencer: The Power to Change Anything. David is also author of The Influencer Blog, a blog that weighs in on the ideas and principles discussed in the book. We will periodically feature one of David's blog posts in the Crucial Skills Newsletter and encourage you to visit The Influencer Blog to comment and contribute to the ongoing conversations. An inmate at Mule Creek State Prison once gave me his perspective on the criminal justice system: "You take a dog, lock it in a tiny cage, then kick it every morning. After five years of this you reach down to let the dog out, and you're surprised when it bites your hand." This reminds me of some parenting I've seen—moms and dads who yell at their naughty teen and publicly ridicule her, and then are surprised when she continues to act out. John Braithwaite 2006 winner of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, studies the kinds of shame that work, and the kinds that don't. I'd like to share a few of his ideas. Braithwaite distinguishes between two kinds of shame: Stigmatic shaming: Punishments that destroy the bonds between the offender and the community. This is what judges are doing when they make an offender post a sign saying, "a violent felon lives here," or a bumper sticker saying "I am a drunk driver." Re-integrative shaming: These are punishments that give the offender the opportunity to rejoin the community as a law-abiding citizen. The offender is required to express remorse, apologize to the victim, and repair the harm done by the crime. The concern Braithwaite has with stigmatic shaming is that it sets the offender apart as an outcast for life. Creating an outcast group only works if you have a prison colony where you can send them indefinitely. On the other hand, re-integrative shaming is designed to let the offender earn back the community's trust, and then live again within the community. Eventually every offender does end up back in the community, so perhaps we should focus more on this re-integrative approach. Braithwaite has tested his ideas with hundreds of drunk drivers, shoplifters, and car thieves—mostly young offenders—and the results are very promising. Look for ways to let your rebellious teen express remorse and repair the damage they've done. Ask them to describe what they've done from the victim's perspective. Have them describe how they think the victim must have felt. Then ask them to work with the victim and you, the judge, to determine the best way to repair the damage. As you go through this process work hard to avoid labeling your child as "bad." It was bad behavior with bad results, but keep faith with your child's potential. After your teen has repaired the damage, make it clear that he/she has earned his/her way back into your trust. I'm a strong believer in holding people accountable, and I believe we need to be willing to impose consequences when necessary. I especially worry about children who've never been held accountable for their actions. These aren't fun kids to be around. But forms of discipline that stigmatize and separate lose sight of the purpose. The goal is to bring about good behavior and to bring the person back into the fold. Whaddaya think? DAVID MAXFIELD

Crying is good. In the light of recent event's I didn't cry until the day of the memorial services for my crew. I had a range of emotions from good to bad, anger and rage to down right nothing short of depression. I cried after the broad cast of the Last call for the fallen flight crew. Then and only then did my roller coaster of emotions stop. I had closure and peace, I had peace with my self and It's as if I finally allowed myself to accept the grieving process for what had happened. I had stood strong I had stood my ground I had seen it through to the end but now it's over and we all must move on. The cry helped make all that happen...

I would dare say it would be NYC--- and If I had to be there I would Stroke out too!!

I am feeling pretty optimistic!

I dont have a tatoo and I really am not into the tatoo thing. HOWEVER if I ever got the hankerin for one I'm telling ya. G R I T S is it!

OK Lets do the math here. 12yr old + 10yr old + 17 month old = trouble. Has there been times when we as young folks where forced to grow up early and care for our younger siblings? Sure- but it seems that is lost with the times more and more...... I have an EXTREMELY responsible 11 year old. When I look at her I am often saddened at how mature and old she seems when she is just a little girl still. I want her to enjoy being young! No matter how mature she is I would NEVER leave her with her 5 year old brother to care for. They fight like cats and dogs when I am around, so I know what to expect if I wasn't and YOU CANT TELL ME THAT THE PARENT'S OF THIS CHILD COULDN'T TELL THE SAME. This boy didn't just out of the blue do this. No, I don't belive it for a moment. This boy never should have been left alone with those children and I am willing to bet that he displayed prior hostile behavior. The simple fact that he was aggravated because "his ball game was interrupted" is a key clue that also tells me something environmental is going on around him as well. Just what type of male influence IF ANY did this young man get subjected to? HHHmmm makes one wonder! I agree to the fact this child needs counseling and needs to be locked away- for a very very long time. He needs a good formal education to go along with his sentence to teach him right from wrong. I wouldn't say that he needs the death sentence but he certainly doesn't need to be turned loose into the system which can be just as corrupt as the out side world!

=D> I agree with Dust, I am very impressed with what Blue Goose had to say. Its all too true. To many warm bodies filling vacant slots. Oh if you only could have heard the fiasco I heard today......

Yes Dont Forget To Have Fun!

I would take the test if I HAD too but I, in my case, enjoy taking the recerts. I know i dont speak for every one but I don't work the field so I enjoy the chance to be in class and go hands on at least a little bit........

Wow... met in the EMT CITY Chat room?! LOL who would have thought! Well best of luck to you both! My older brother and I lost our mother to traumatic event's when we where young; we both have unknowingly pledged our lives to being civil cervants... we both feel due to the events that took place. He is 5 years older than I and he left home at an early age- 17-- and I moved out at 17 then moved away from him, away from my home state at the age of 20. We lived seperate lives and we where not close at all. HOWEVER! I am NREMT-B, EMD and CFC- and I work the dispatch for a HEMS service- he is a First responder and Volunteer Fire Fighter, has been for over five years now. He also is a Sergent, DUI Enforcment and Canine Officer with the Coopertown PD in Robertson County TN. We both love what we do, and our professions have brought us closer together. We stand on common grounds that we never knew we had. Funny huh? I almost lost my brother 2 years ago-- to a most unfortunate event that could have cost him is carrer as well. I thank God every day that I have the common ground to understand him and help him if needed so he never faces that type of situation again. When I go home to visit I sit with him all night- I do ride time with him. It definatly gets the adriniline going when your chasing down the speed violators!!

Ya know Lone... G.R.I.T.S. Girls Raised In The South

Yes Jess you may have been misplaced currently but I understand- Your just home sick for our great home state of Tennessee! Just thought I would help you feel more at home.....

Why am I not surprised??!!!!!! Not just by the comment but also- due noted whom it was from!

Welcome!!!!

Who ME??!! Quite frankly-- I wouldn't know what on earth you could possibley be talking about!!! ( :wink: )

How To Have Fun in an Elevator 1) When there's only one person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder and then pretend it isn't you. 2) Push the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more. 3) Ask if you can push the button for the other people, but push the wrong ones. 4) Call the Psychic hotline from your cell phone and ask if they know what floor you're on. 5) Hold the doors open and say you're waiting for your friend. After a while, let the doors close and say, "Hi Greg, how's your day been?" 6) Drop a pen and wait until someone reached to help pick it up, then scream, "That's mine!" 7) Bring a camera and take pictures of everyone in the elevator. 8 ) Move your desk in to the elevator and whenever someone gets on, ask if they have an appointment. 9) Lay down a twister mat and ask people if they'd like to play. 10) Leave a box in the corner, and when someone gets on ask him or her if they hear something ticking. 11) Pretend your flight attendant and review emergency procedures and exits with the passengers. 12) Ask, "Did you feel that?" 13) Stand really close to someone, sniffing them occasionally. 14) When the doors close, announce to the others, "Its okay. Don't panic they open up again." 15) Swat at flies that don't exist. 16) Tell people that you can see their aura 17) Call out, "GROUP HUG", and then enforce it. 18 ) Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering, "Shut up... All of you JUST SHUT UP!" 19) Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside, ask, "Got enough air in there?" 20) Stand silently and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off. 21) Stare at another passenger for a while, then announce in horror, "You're one of THEM!!" and back away slowly. 22) Wear a puppet on your hand and use it to talk to the other passengers. 23) Listen to the elevator walls with your stethoscope. 24) Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button. 25) Stare, grinning at another passenger for a while, and then announce, "I have new socks on." 26) Draw little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers, "This is my personal space!"

Only a Southerner Knows Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "have" them, you "PITCH" them. Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess." ... and we ain't given our secrets away to no Yankees. Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder." Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is - as in: "Going to town, be back directly." The Cornish also know this secret, but they 'ain't tellin' either. Even Southern babies know that "gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table. All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well. Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large nanner puddin! Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20. Only a Southerner, both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn. A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb. Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines. We don't do "queues," we do "lines"; and when we're "in line," we talk to everybody! In the South, 'y'all' is singular....'all y'all" is plural. Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food. When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner! Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk. And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say, "Bless her heart" and go your own way. To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by our Southerness: Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning. Bless your heart! And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff, bless your hearts, I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a Second Language! And last but certainly not least, for those that are NOT born Southern but have lived here for a long, long time, all y'all need a sign to hang on y'alls front porch that reads "I ain't originally from the South, but I got here in a right smart lick." Bless your hearts, all y'all have a good 'un (blessed day)!

As a fellow dispatcher let me be the first to warn you-- They don't take it easy on us here (dispatch) and don't ever listen to a word SPENAC says!!!!! LOL Brentolie is our friend- he is dispatch too.....

FIRST OF ALL-- Some one sent me his comments and was to cowardly to post them right here like every one else- so this wasn't pointed towards you. SECOND-- I AM the dominate female! As a mother of 3 who just put in 140.83 hours over the last 2 weeks-- thats 12 12 hours shifts, just so my three children can have heat food and clothing- because RIGHT now I AM the provider with no assistance! I DO NOT get any aid at all nor do I receive any support so to speak so HECK yes I hold my own and my TYPE A Dominate personality is what pulls me through it! OF coarse I could always sit at home on my tush and let YOUR hard earned tax dollars keep my kids warm, feed and clothed!! AND I don't HIDE behind a NREMTB recert or GOOD grades on a test! I have 3 children- to work the field is not practical for me! Being gone from my children over night for a 24 or 48 hour shift is not practical no matter how hard I would LOVE to be out there like the rest of you!!! being gone for only 12 hours, only being required to work 3 twelves a week to have full time status- provide insurance for my children... AND have the ability to work overtime if money is short or if I need it! We all got to do what we must do for our families so don't you dare sit there and accuse me of being on my HIGH horse! I am just making DANG sure I take care of me and my own and not your TAX dollars! YOU sir are the SAME type of person who would gripe and moan about the LONG welfare lines yet your gonna diss one person how makes darn good and well she isn't in that line! AND if you think for a moment that I could be strong and not be dominate, well your not female you don't know just how hard it is to get by in a mans world trying to hold your own with out a hand out! AND just for the record if you will resort back to my original reply to you- I stated if you where trying to be funny notice I WASN'T LAUGHING! So you wasted your time with this last relpy! REDUNDANT! AND AS FOR MY EMOTIONAL STATE~! How dare you! Yes I am a female and if you think its easy holding my own taking care of my three children, bringing my profession to a HIGHER LEVEL OF STANDARD... STUDYING... LOSING 4 YES 4 coworks and friends the week after CHRISTMAS... I THINK I DESERVE AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT!!! RANT OFF!