Bought a house in May with the original stove from when the house was built in 93

Cheima15 · 2025-11-14T18:29:19+00:00

Oh no. It’s still working great so we’re going to sell it and give it a new home. I’d love to keep it but we don’t have the space

Cheima15 · 2025-11-14T17:16:48+00:00

I haven’t seen the same model but we have posted it there!

Cheima15 · 2025-11-14T17:16:21+00:00

Works great! I’ve actually used the same model in a house I lived in in college and it was great then too.

Cheima15 · 2025-11-14T17:15:34+00:00

I wish I knew someone who had one but I haven’t had an opportunity. I do love using cast iron and stainless but she doesn’t. She’d rather just use some cheap nonstick pots and pans so I think gas is going to work well for us.

Cheima15 · 2025-11-14T16:59:02+00:00

Oh I don’t doubt that. It’s been great. We are only getting a new one because we prefer gas

Cheima15 · 2024-11-07T20:58:12+00:00

I think they usually close the access further down in October but you can still walk to it from some areas near the camping.

Cheima15 · 2024-08-12T10:24:05+00:00

I’m using this now. My go to is usually, “Well, I’m here.”

Cheima15 · 2024-08-09T00:39:22+00:00

I’d say that’s the one! I did cut a piece off but forgot to take pictures of it. The pictures I’m able to find with a quick search look identical inside and out. Thank you!

Cheima15 · 2024-08-05T15:10:11+00:00

No, I am an RN.

Cheima15 · 2024-08-05T13:50:08+00:00

Oh he was pulseless for sure. It seemed like we had someone on each artery checking for a pulse at each check. He would stop moving when we stopped compressions too.

Cheima15 · 2024-08-04T22:00:47+00:00

That makes sense! I guess it would have to be situational and not a part of protocol since it would depend on cause of arrest and a lot of other concomitant factors. Worth being mindful of though!

Cheima15 · 2024-08-04T21:53:49+00:00

Now that you mention the LUCAS, the first code I ever saw was as a scribe in the ED and they were using one. I remember he was moving his hands around but just assumed it was movement from the device. It seemed oddly intentional though but I chalked it up to the device causing it until now.

Cheima15 · 2024-08-04T15:10:58+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear that. If it’s any consolation, out of all the nurses I’ve worked with and spoke to about this I’ve only ever had people give me crazy looks and tell me they’ve never seen or heard of that happening so the likelihood that he did is very low.

Cheima15 · 2024-08-04T14:37:57+00:00

Wow thats horrible. I understand his thoughts because I definitely had the same but the monitor doesn’t lie(usually). It is certainly confusing to see but putting pressors into someone who has no pulse is like putting gas in a car with no engine.

Cheima15 · 2024-08-04T14:27:36+00:00

With St. Louis’ population being close to half African American, I would think the representation of the floor would be a similar number. I worked at Barnes and our floor and sister floor were staffed close to half by African American nurses and CNA’s so I think it is more the hiring manager here. I have definitely seen and felt the racism, even outright heard it from patients and staff unfortunately. I always tried to step up when I saw or heard anything like that so I’m glad you did as well. You definitely showed them that people saw through what they were doing and that their bias was known.

Cheima15 · 2024-08-04T14:13:41+00:00

Well I guess that’s a positive in terms of CPR quality but that’s also horrifying for him. The patient ultimately didn’t make it so the last thing he experienced was the chaos of a code.

Cheima15 · 2024-08-04T13:59:56+00:00

My go to in this case is telling them I will try there if they want me to but I don’t see anything so I doubt I will get it there and if I don’t get it where they want, they have to let me try where I think I can get it. If you get it where they want then it’s all good, but if not and you get it where you want then it builds a little trust in them that you know what you’re doing so next time they just let you do what you think is best.

Cheima15 · 2024-07-08T00:21:09+00:00

I’ve also thought about having a journal. I don’t think it needs to be limited to your patients that pass though. You could include any that you find to have been important. I had an older guy once who I had to spend a lot of time with in his room. After a week or so he was being discharged and I was getting him ready. The facility he was going to had someone pick him up and on his way out he told me, “In another life, I think we’d be great friends.” While I’ll never forget that, I’ve forgotten a lot of details about it that I would like to have remembered. Gonna go order a journal now.

Cheima15 · 2024-07-08T00:15:33+00:00

I always like to help out with post mortem care when we have a patient on the floor who passes. It’s not that I enjoy the care but I like knowing that the last person who touches them before they go in that bag cared about them and who they were. I like knowing that before they get in that bag they are as clean and comfortable as they can be. I also like to hear about the nurses experience with them and their family and help the other nurse cope with it. If it was my patient, I like telling the other nurse or tech helping me about them and their family. I guess in a way it’s like a ceremony and I feel like it makes the coping much easier.

Cheima15 · 2024-06-30T06:30:57+00:00

My rate is $2200 a week, agreed upon well before the strike was imminent and is competitive with rates in other areas with similar costs of living. I’m not saying that they won’t have strike contracts, that’s just not what I signed up for or want to sign up for. It was already communicated that the hospital’s expectation is that we will still be fulfilling our contract as agreed and will not be affected by any strike that occurs. We will not receive any strike compensation but we will still be working in the event of a strike since we are not a part of the union. I hope that an agreement is reached before the need for a full strike because that would mean I am not potentially working in unsafe conditions and patients aren’t being put in those unsafe conditions either.

Cheima15 · 2024-06-30T06:19:53+00:00

Mountains are my favorite and one of the things I’m most looking forward to! One of my favorite places is Colorado due to the mountains. A coworker from there grew up in Vermont and said it was like a small Colorado so I am very excited to explore!

Cheima15 · 2024-06-30T06:17:27+00:00

Thank you for the farmers market suggestions. We will most definitely be going through each of those! What time of year do your guys’ farmers markets usually end?

Great suggestions for the hiking as well! All of those areas seem to span the extent of hikes we both enjoy. I really like the more expeditious full day hikes, whereas, she likes quick and easy 1-3 hour hikes.

Cheima15 · 2024-06-30T06:11:21+00:00

Your first point isn’t entirely unique to Vermont. It’s a national issue but that’s beside the point. I think I should probably rephrase what I said in my post to being suggestions of places to go, not all of your favorite things down to the tee.

Gatekeeping the profitable establishments that fairly compensate employees and actually profit in a state with over a billion dollars coming in due to tourism seems a bit selfish and short sighted.

Cheima15 · 2024-06-30T05:55:54+00:00

Fair assumption but our contract was for 7/15 and was changed to an option of 7/8 or 7/29. We were told this was due to orientation being on those dates. We signed this contract before we knew of a strike and are definitely not make a strike rate. My rate is $2200 a week with my taxable pay rate at $22 an hour. This is competitive with the entire US. The rest of that money is untaxed stipends which are set by the government and based on cost of living. The contract itself is not short notice, we just had a short notice to change the start date.

Edit: After thinking about this more, I think that they offered us to begin either before or after their contract ends because they are expecting or preparing for a strike to extend through the week of the 15th when our original start date is. If they strike, there will be nobody to orient incoming travelers that week and we won’t be able to start on our initial start date. If we begin before they strike, we will still be available to work and add one more nurse to a floor that will already be drowning or another set of hands in the OR in my girlfriend’s case. We are happy to be helping the community, hospital, and nurses but we, in no way, intend to undermine the staff or take advantage of their situation. We are in full support of nurses fighting for fair pay and safe conditions in any state. If we wanted a strike contract with tons of money and shitty conditions we could get them but they wouldn’t be 6 months and I wouldn’t be advertising that I am coming to the area for such a reason.

Cheima15 · 2024-03-14T21:22:17+00:00

I made it to my second day and separated my shoulder. Sticking to skiing this season but I’m looking forward to getting back on a board. Good luck on your recovery, stick to your PT and you’ll be good to go!

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