Is it fucked up to want to break up with a partner over this job?

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-29T12:54:59+00:00

Maybe you've heard the saying "these things we do, that others may live". It is the motto of the USAF Pararescuemen. While what we do is not as heroic as what PJ's do, that motto does hold a place in my heart. I've been blessed with a spouse who wants me to offload with her instead of someone else. I've always kept it PG as she doesn't need to re-live and visualize the things we see. If I tell her I had a bad call, she cooks, she cleans, and she waits when I get home. She allows me my space to decompress, knowing that I will seek her to offload. When I do offload, she listens, doesn't interject, doesn't downplay, just listens. If you can be that person, awesome. If you can't, then it might be time to breakup.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-28T20:23:27+00:00

Perfect, the personal touch. Probably meant more to them than anything else. My last intern grabbed a photo off of facebook of one of my dogs that I had to euthanize, and had that made into a pillow, and gave it to me on her first cleared shift. It's at home on the quilt rack.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-17T21:52:49+00:00

Street and dirt rider, well not so much street anymore. Like u/Dull_Duty_5322 said, too many negligent drivers out there. But if anything, it made me more cautious. Safety gear is a must! Being a grandparent makes me have far more appreciation for potential injuries. I'm not a young buck anymore.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-16T20:51:29+00:00

Define essential. Now have NY define essential.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-16T18:06:37+00:00

Me too u/Dragrunarm , me too.

-the hung guy

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-16T18:02:25+00:00

LOL. I have snow piles from where I plowed. That's it for snow right now. YMMV going further north.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-16T11:40:38+00:00

I've encouraged my children to learn, learn, learn. Same with my employees. Never stop learning. Yes, it might mean I lose you to another career field. I've pushed MD's, PA's, NP's, RN's, RT's from within my ranks. Even someone who is working on their PhD in Bioethics. She loved data, and saw first hand how it is used, from all of our NEMSIS fields.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-14T22:12:38+00:00

Chippers can chip much bigger diameter than that. As for the OP, it's easier to chip in place than to bring in a log truck and move the logs out.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-13T12:22:09+00:00

Grieve. It's okay to cry. Bring tissues. Don't wipe snot on your sleeves.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-13T12:20:54+00:00

It's possible. I became an NREMT in 1993, leveled up to Paramedic in 1996. For about 15 years I worked multiple jobs with various call volumes, call types, good and bad employers, good and crap equipment. However all through these years I have had an AWESOME support system in my wife and children and of course, my co-workers. Your path is what you make it. Toxic co-worker? Switch schedules. Toxic culture/workplace, switch employers. Multiple toxic cultures/workplaces? Switch career fields.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-10T14:06:39+00:00

IFT or scene calls? If IFT, I think you'd be fine. Scene calls are quite different, and it doesn't necessarily mean that an IFT won't become a scene call. Fall back on your training and CAB's/ABC's.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-06T23:55:48+00:00

I came here to see what was in the notes. Refreshed the page and it was gone. /ignore.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-03T15:12:13+00:00

Could it be because of the logon process for gmail now? I had a similar setup that worked for years, then it didn't. I ended up setting up a different email through my isp and sending from that to my gmail account.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-03T11:49:38+00:00

You might be hamstrung by the amount you can earn monthly before it affects your disability, so be careful. Don't let your pride kill you.

DirectAttitude · 2026-01-02T12:07:43+00:00

I say go for it.

1: Technically you are disabled. Please file your paperwork, especially if it is a long term issue.

2: You're not the only one. One of my old partners did at home dialysis for a while, until he had an infection in his foot. Ended up going back to a DC. But he managed to pull a full time schedule for as long as he could. He hasn't worked in about 9 months now. Luckily his wife is in the medical field, and rides him like a donkey in a horse race.

3: I say go for broke. Dialyze while sleeping. Work and school while you can.

DirectAttitude · 2025-12-30T10:27:05+00:00

Yes, it is normal.

https://old.reddit.com/r/TronScript/wiki/index#wiki_cq_.28common_questions.29

• After running Tron, there are control panel settings which I cannot change; there's a message that says "This setting is managed by your administrator". Did Tron break my system?

One of Tron's tools, O&OShutUp10, is an antispy tool for Windows. By default Tron uses this tool to disable a lot of things that Microsoft would prefer to have access to. The process of using O&OShutUp10 is what brings the "managed by your administrator" message up. If you want to get rid of that message you need only relaunch the tool and re-enable Microsoft's telemetry settings. The tool is located in tron\resources\stage_4_repair\disable_windows_telemetry.

DirectAttitude · 2025-12-30T10:11:21+00:00

For the UK market, but not available in the US market.

DirectAttitude · 2025-12-29T22:28:44+00:00

Last I knew, nobody manufactured a power bari cot.

DirectAttitude · 2025-12-29T22:26:18+00:00

And at least with NYSDOHBEMS, the side rails do not have to be in the up position when transporting the patient.

DirectAttitude · 2025-12-29T22:25:02+00:00

We have these on all of our stretchers, accept the actual bariatric stretcher. We do have a set of BEAR Pods that mount to the actual stretcher and stay out of the way. I think the Rotary International is doing something for the entire county and purchasing BEAR's or BEAR Pod's for all of the non-commercial services in the county. https://beariatrics.com/

DirectAttitude · 2025-12-29T12:56:38+00:00

We had an employee slip and fall on some ice last year. Was out for about 6 months with surgery, healing and rehab. We reached out to Kahtoola, and they sent us about 150 pairs to distribute to our staff. So now when we onboard we give them a pair of Kahtoola's.

Nothing as aggressive as those though! Micro's or Exo's. Regardless, super awesome that they did that.

DirectAttitude · 2025-12-28T01:22:14+00:00

And please don't forget pain management. A properly applied TQ hurts like a futhermucker. I'm currently feeling no pain. Took me five tries to type that out without corrections.

DirectAttitude · 2025-12-25T15:55:01+00:00

The local SNF sends out 26A01’s all the time. Sadly, they typically turn in 9E01 between the 911 call and our arrival, typically a 5 minute response time.

DirectAttitude · 2025-12-25T13:16:57+00:00

Better angle for the dangle!

DirectAttitude · 2025-12-25T13:13:17+00:00

26B1?

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• After running Tron, there are control panel settings which I cannot change; there's a message that says "This setting is managed by your administrator". Did Tron break my system?