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wasn't my highlighting . it's an automatic thing that the site does to many things. something to do with the google ads software

welcome back Kotter Oh wait I'm dating myself kids today may not remember that show unless it plays on nick @ nite

welcome back to the city

we thought you had been kidnapped by Sasquatch .

The longer you've been together, the funnier this becomes! An elderly couple was at home ing and watching TV. Phil had the remote and was switching back and forth between a fishing channel and the porn channel Sally became more and more annoyed and finally said, "For god's sake, Phil... leave it on the porn channel ... you know how to fish!"

Rest in peace sir

like many here , I started at a young age and continued on in EMS for over 44 years until I retired last year. It can be a rewarding career , but there are days where you will ask yourself why didn't I choose to do something/anything else. You will be called upon to help people who are having " the worst day of their lives" Maintain your calm demeanor and always act like you can help them. will you be nervous at time ??? Most definatly !!! don't let your age be a hindrance to being a good EMT. Let your knowledge be your shining star. Don't ever get complacent in the job, and don't ever stop learning

"is it an ADA violation?" While it may /may not technically be a violation , this is a grey area of employment & hiring practice. I would go to the Page , Wolfburg ,Wirth website and look through the information they have posted for free access. you may find the legal answer to your questions. It is my understanding that an employer can ask if there is a disability that would require "reasonable accommodation" were you to be hired, or if you are physically capable of meeting the requirements of the job. Not everyone with a disability can be accommodated to be hired in certain professions They are specialist in EMS law & hiring practice. https://www.pwwemslaw.com/

Had to hire a 2 yard payloader to come down and open up the sides of our road. It had gotten to the point the plows couldn't push it back any longer and was starting to resemble a luge run. my yard and drive are still ok as my big snowblower can throw it about 40 feet so I keep it plowed way back into the yard.

sorry to hear that the camp didn't work. At this point he is old enough to be considered an adult and it sounds like the only options left are to turn him over to state custody and let him deal with the legal system. If his violent episode involve anyone else then he can be locked up as a violent criminal offender, even if he is mentally ill. He might find out that being locked up is not what he wants and might lead him to be more accepting of medication & other means to control his outbursts. It is sad for your girlfriend & her family , but it sounds as if they have enabled him for too long and now it's out of control and time to face the music. I wish you all peace and resolution

My Favorite Animal Our teacher asked what my favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken." She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else laughed. My parents told me to always tell the truth. I did. Fried chicken is my favorite animal. I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a member of PETA. He said they love animals very much. I do, too. Especially chicken, pork and beef. Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal's office. I told him what happened, and he laughed, too. Then he told me not to do it again. The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was. I told her it was chicken. She asked me why, so I told her it was because you could make them into fried chicken. She sent me back to the principal's office. He laughed, and told me not to do it again. I don't understand. My parents taught me to be honest, but my teacher doesn't like it when I am. Today, my teacher asked me to tell her what famous person I admired most. I told her, "Colonel Sanders." Guess where I am now!!!

just woke up to a major weather incident here . Nah who am I kidding :::: only got 8 inches of snow last night with a crust of rain on top for good measure. Just a dusting as they say here in Maine. hardly worth getting out the shovels for.

It certainly sounds like someone had done a proper preplan and had the correct amount of resources available for this call. Just the facts of a major [to you folks] weather incident coupled with a high occupancy elderly housing project and a working fire make it necessary for all hands response to the scene. I realize that as an EMT you have not had the exposure to this level of management of emergency incident command procedures , so maybe it's time to do some homework on preplanning and incident command for larger incidents.

First we need some more details to develop the BIG picture. Where are you located? deep south or up north with frigid temps and lots of snow? How many residents in the 12 story retirement home ? 50 , 100, 200 ??? more??/ How large was the fire? one unit ?? one floor? or multiple stories??? That type of structure is a high risk occupancy with elderly less able to evacuate on their own and probably needing assistance. A proper preplan for that building would have enough resources on first alarm to evacuate ALL residents and enough fire apparatus to be able to provide the needed flow for a fully involved structure of that many square footage. Add in enough additional manpower to provide crews to assist with evacuating all the residents first and fighting the fire second. There is often much more involved in planning for a call to a building of this size & occupancy than you may be aware of from your seat as an EMT in a single ambulance. If you were on scene for 4 1/2 hours then this was a major incident

Ole Goes Goose Hunting He leaned the old 16 gauge against the corner of the blind to take a leak. As luck would have it, his foolish dog Dawson knocked the gun over, it went off and Ole took most of an ounce of #4 in the groin. Several hours later, lying in a Duluth hospital bed, he came to and there was his doctor, Dr. Sven. "Vell, Ole, I got some good news and some bad news. Da good news is dat you are going to be OK. Da damage vas local to your groin, dere was very little internal damage, and I vas able to remove all of DA buckshot." "What's the bad news?" asks Ole. "The bad news is dat dere vas some pretty extensive buckshot damage done to your pecker. I'm going to have to refer you to my sister, Lena." "Well, I guess that isn't too bad," says Ole. "Is your sister a plastic surgeon?" "Not exactly," Sven says. "She's a flute player in da Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. And because all you have is Obamacare, she's going to teach you vhere to put your fingers, so you don't pee in your eye."

I'm pretty sure it's the whole generational thing where they didn't correct their spelling or grammar errors in school because it would hurt little" johnnies "self esteem and cause him to be stunted in later life. Kids that grew up playing on teams that everyone was a winner and got trophies for it, so as to not crush their little hearts & minds with failure. Well guess what!!!! They finally grow up and don't know that they are not always going to be cut out for a specific profession Such as EMS. They get pushed along and told " go from beginner to Paramedic school without actually working in the street to find out if you have the right stuff to do this say in & day out. MANY sadly do not. Recently however it has been a lot of "old dogs" that have gone past the point of being able to cope with it. Folks with decades on the street who have hit their trigger points and taken the road less traveled through depression into death. WHY ????

Performing Community Service One day a florist went to a for a haircut. After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing community service this week.' The florist was pleased and left the shop. When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a 'thank you' card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door. Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill , the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing community service this week.' The cop was happy and left the shop. The next morning when the barber went to open up, there was a 'thank you ' card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door. Then a Congressman came in for a haircut, and when he went to pay his bill , the barber again replied, 'I can not accept money from you. I'm doing community service this week.' The Congressman was very happy and left the shop. The next morning, when the barber went to open up, there were a dozen Congressmen lined up waiting for a free haircut. And that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between the citizens of our country and the politicians who run it. BOTH POLITICIANS AND DIAPERS NEED TO BE CHANGED OFTEN AND FOR THE SAME REASON !

very moving ^^ I think it could have been written by anyone who has spent more than a couple years on the street. It was like she was in my head and reading my thoughts. I saw many of these things and knew when it was time to pull the plug and walk away after a 4 decade career.

We normally get between 60 - 110 inches per winter. This year we had a couple small storms in December , January was almost balmy until the 25th. It hasn't stopped snowing since. We surrender they made a big deal of getting footage of the red sox loading their equipment trucks in the blizzard 10 days ago for the trip south to Florida.

our deepest sympathies to all who knew her and worked with her. She survived a long career of helping others ,only to meet a terrible end. This is the true epidemic : the strong ones are losing the battle any one incident can be the trigger

some where in the neighborhood of 96 inches so far this month. snowing again tonight, not supposed to be more than 8-10 " by tomorrow evening. Been digging and snowblowing and roof raking for the past three weeks almost non stop. It actually got above 20 degrees today for the first time in February. YEA Spring has to be coming :-} although it may take until May for the snow mountains to melt

The Therapist The Special Therapist An Arizona couple, both well into their 80′s, go to a sex therapist’s office. The doctor asks, ‘What can I do for you?’ The man says, ‘Will you watch us have sexual intercourse?’ The doctor raises both eyebrows, but he is so amazed that such an elderly couple is asking for sexual advice that he agrees. When the couple finishes, the doctor says, ‘There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the way you have intercourse.’ He thanks them for coming, he wishes them good luck, he charges them $50 and he says good bye. The next week, the same couple returns and asks the sex therapist to watch again. The sex therapist is a bit puzzled, but agrees. This happens several weeks in a row. The couple makes an appointment, has intercourse with no problems, pays the doctor, then leaves. Finally, after 3 months of this routine, the doctor says, ‘I’m sorry, but I have to ask. Just what are you trying to find out?’ The man says, ‘We’re not trying to find out anything. She’s married; so we can’t go to her house. I’m married; and we can’t go to my house. The Holiday Inn charges $98. The Hilton charges $139. We do it here for $50, and best of all…. Medicare pays $43 of it.’

happy valentines day::: New Panties A frustrated wife buys a pair of crotchless panties in an attempt to spice up her dead sex-life. She puts them on, together with a short skirt and sits on the sofa opposite her husband sipping a glass of wine. At strategic moments she uncrosses her legs wide enough that her husband asks, "Are you wearing crotchless panties?" "Y-e-s," she answers with a seductive smile. "Thank God he said - I thought you were sitting on the cat." He never saw the glass coming

in many urban areas you have a short drive time to the nearest ER or trauma center even if it is a level II . Hence we tend to stay on scene longer to try and complete the checklist of stop gross bleeding , secure airway and get at least one IV running. Homie ambulance doesn't waste any time trying to do any of the above. They toss the injured party in the car and drive to an ER. Not going to a trauma center is still better than waiting for the EMS system to respond and treat, then transport to an appropriate level trauma center.

patience is a virtue grasshopper. He may see your questions or not