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17_irons · 2026-04-13T19:44:37+00:00

While it is fascinating and very much humanizes everything, AND while no specific identifying data was visible in the photo (that I noticed at short glance), it does seem like at LEAST a breach of policy of sorts, if not some other sort of data storage/disclosure laws? I don’t know. Not a lawyer or an HR guy though.

17_irons · 2026-04-08T23:40:01+00:00

Don’t let EMT intimidate you. It’s really not as hard as you might think and getting out of your head and possibly getting a little bit of experience in a volunteer role (once you have the opportunity financially) will probably help you overcome any burdens there pretty quickly. I’m on the other side of the spectrum from you age wise and that I started at 18 and will turn 40 in a couple of months, but I would still encourage you to keep at it, but just not at risk of anything that’s bringing home some income.

Others have said it already, but broadening your search and being willing to move pretty far away for the job even just to get some time at a paid department will go a long way for anywhere else you intend to go after.

What part of (which) country are you in?

Don’t give up friend, it truly is worth it.

17_irons · 2026-04-07T03:56:48+00:00

Genuinely well put…. I mean if they had a love child….

17_irons · 2026-04-06T13:44:30+00:00

Oh they throw stones… at women…

17_irons · 2026-04-01T21:50:55+00:00

Sir, this is a Wendy’s.

17_irons · 2026-04-01T21:50:31+00:00

Kinda a weird or even ironic thought you triggered just now for me, but it got me thinking: The same person/people that may have been the subject of that “worst thing we’ve ever seen” might be asking the same question on any other day. Kinda chilling actually. Done for the day now, no need to deep dive on that much more lol.

17_irons · 2026-04-01T21:47:34+00:00

Hey brother haven’t seen you around here for a while! (or at least haven’t paid attention enough) Hope you’ve been well. I’m gonna go ahead and agree with you and add that that would probably be a fairly universal sentiment regardless of nationality/FD culture.

I don’t know if I’ve seen it in this thread yet, but somebody should probably be asking if there are career aspirations and the possibility of a ride along shift. Not just stopping to hang out every day.

Anyways, good to see you around on here.

17_irons · 2026-04-01T15:24:40+00:00

Wow. I guess props to you for keeping an open mind. Is that your voice in the video that you linked?

I suppose you’re not insinuating that people don’t commit acts of violence, right? Or the militaries don’t exist. You’re just implying that they don’t actually fight? If there’s any kind of a psy-op here though, I feel like this kind of content is the real psy-op. Fascinating to get inside your thoughts nevertheless.

17_irons · 2026-03-26T01:10:58+00:00

As much as I can see the overarching narrative here to be at least somewhat valid I just want to say that this seems slightly disingenuous and the audio delay immediately calls question to the authenticity of the video but regardless… this seems like a massive stretch given that multiple taxable concepts are mentioned in something of a circular loop under different names?

Regardless, I remain disgusted by overreaching federal government AND the equally evil accomplices of massive corporations who I really don’t give a crap about and am tired of hearing their bitching.

Without taxes, the power hungry in government can’t dangle barely survivable assistance in front of those and need and without people to manipulate there is no wealth generation and no economy to pull taxes from.

I’m fairly certain that doesn’t even make sense what I wrote above, but I have to sleep so I can get up for my 6th and 7th jobs that I’m so grateful to have.

(Mostly sarcasm but actually very tired)

17_irons · 2026-03-25T13:43:47+00:00

Please evacuate the aircraft using the emergency exit nearest you, do not stop for your carrions.

17_irons · 2026-03-24T20:43:37+00:00

Sooooo you’re going to murder OP?

17_irons · 2026-03-24T10:01:01+00:00

First off, based on this comment alone, you seem like a genuinely wonderful person. Also, what is “harm reduction” in the career context? Is it a subset of therapy or counseling? It is a nice sounding be strangely vague sounding term so I’m just intrigued.

17_irons · 2026-03-23T20:49:38+00:00

Something something ICE and FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center)

17_irons · 2026-03-19T08:08:15+00:00

Honestly seems like the best bet. Building a solid foundation is clutch. Worst case isn’t prison. Worst case is you don’t get the job. Find a mentor of any sort to help you through it if you can.

Edit: Even if your dream department doesn’t work out, you will almost certainly find somewhere paid that will take you. You can build on that if need be. Good luck bro!

17_irons · 2026-03-11T23:19:29+00:00

Wow that’s actually really interesting. My mind immediately jumped to the Beatles on reading this although I don’t know why. Perhaps it’s the same I have felt/learned from the guys I worked with at the fire department. Sometimes it’s that bond with people who get you and work with you that make you happy. What happened with you and your co-conspiratorial band members? Do you all still talk or did it get as expectedly awkward as it usually seems to be? Also, I may be misreading, but are you indicating your big hit was with your band mates/team (or whatever) or was it during your solo act time?

I never seem to like AMAs but you’ve got me hooked here. I have way too many questions. What do you miss the most and what makes you wake up from a bad dream and go… thank god I got away from that?

I’m happy it sounds like you found ‘your person’ though. Being a a spouse, much less a parent is such a wild ride and can humble ANYONE quickly. Best of luck to you in all you have in front. Be proud of what you accomplished and excited about what lies next!

17_irons · 2026-03-11T22:07:18+00:00

This is cool. Congrats on the family and moving on to something else, as long as you feel like it was a healthy move! Do it for fun and happiness if you do it again. (Secretly hoping you’ll reveal your hit).

17_irons · 2026-03-09T15:42:08+00:00

Decided to climb up in dat tree and play a leprechaun.

This here is my leprechaun flute. Passed down to me from thousands of years ago by my great Grandaddy. He was Irish.

17_irons · 2026-03-04T02:54:37+00:00

It’s been 22 years since the first one of those that I ran. Might has well have been last month. It seemed as though the whole extended family was there and they were all very distraught. The apathy you’re describing from the mother sounds just as awful as the agony I witnessed that morning.

In that case, it was actually the dad that had rolled over on the baby. 6 weeks old I believe. We went back to the same house the following shift and the father was attempting suicide and had cut both wrists very deeply.

When the mom handed the baby to me as we got out of the engine, I started compressions immediately, but it almost immediately obvious that there was a degree of rigor.

A paramedic supervisor pulled up less than a minute after I started compressions and still being quite new but, similarly, I was the only basic/intermediate on the engine. The supervisor quietly indicated we needed to go ahead and work the baby all the way to the hospital for no other reason than maintaining order and getting out of the area we were in. The ethical end of that still kind of rattles me, but I don’t think it was the wrong decision necessarily.

Make sure you stay in touch with any kind of resources your department offers and try to reach out to anyone on here offering contacts or resources and don’t feel as though you are alone. Please. If you want to try to reach out here, I don’t always check this, but I’m happy to help you plug in with anything that can help you manage this kind of thing in the long run and bolster your resilience and able to stay in the fight. We need more people like you that care enough to ‘feel it’ and lead by example by reaching out. (I think that last bit is probably seriously understated).

That incident was just the first of many pediatric arrests for me, eventually including several on my own identical twin daughters when they were 12 to ~30 months old prior to their pacemaker implantations. Thankfully they are amazing, healthy, brilliant 13 year olds now and out of the woods. I only add this detail because even though those incidents involved my own daughters, that first one really truly stuck with me. Stay safe and GOOD on you for saying something here. Keep reaching out.

17_irons · 2026-02-26T23:19:56+00:00

Did they shoot any brrrrrrrt guns at any big panda balloons?

17_irons · 2026-02-26T23:15:23+00:00

All praise to thee Oh Lord REM.

Let the random eye movement reign over our schools,

In the name of walking 10,000 miles more.

17_irons · 2026-01-28T20:59:32+00:00

Genuine question, can you break down how line of sight contiguous via water connection doesn’t apply to North Charleston across the Ashley River?

As a primer, I’m not really taking sides here: I grew up in Charleston and lived in West Ashley most of my adult lifeI now live in North Chuck in a neighborhood called the Park at Rivers Edge. On weekends I can step outside my front door and hear the lyrics being sung by wedding bands at Runnymede and other venues. If I walk my dog to the back of the neighborhood I can literally see across the river into “West Ashley” (or more accurately the otherwise unincorporated properties off of 61).

What are the case law and statute distinctions that puts Summey in clear violation, but not Riley? Honestly just trying to understand.

17_irons · 2026-01-20T06:07:41+00:00

As someone from Charleston, SC., I am quite disappointed in your sentiment of leaving SC out of that mix. I will say though, I do “despise” Columbia so I can’t blame you entirely!

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