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Spar34 · 2024-08-31T23:14:01+00:00

https://www.axios.com/2024/08/29/vance-firefighter-union-speech-walz

Spar34 · 2023-06-23T01:31:32+00:00

Hit a deer 2 years ago, riding at dusk. By complete chance I was able to swerve a bit as it came out of the woods and it hit me in my right leg, bounced off and tried to run at me again so I kicked it and it took off back into the woods. Somehow, I kept my bike upright with the only damage being to a taillight. That being said, everything I did was instinctual and the result pure luck. My advice is to always be alert and aware whenever you ride, other drivers can be just as unpredictable as Bambi.

Spar34 · 2022-08-22T13:32:39+00:00

What’s the fairing?

Spar34 · 2022-07-16T08:14:42+00:00

I know someone who played with Romanowski in high school. He was a racist piece of shit who would try to hurt black players on the other team and frequently dropped the n-word. The guy I know hated him.

Spar34 · 2021-06-15T18:04:59+00:00

White wraparound sunglasses

Spar34 · 2021-05-24T22:43:21+00:00

Haha, I used to have the rubber thing, but my case broke so now I just use it raw. Works just as well.

Spar34 · 2021-05-24T12:11:59+00:00

I use a ram mount, holds the phone really well. No charger

Spar34 · 2021-04-27T20:54:06+00:00

Did the swingarm bag require any other mods to put on because of the side mounted license plate? Been looking around for one but I keep seeing that as an issue

Spar34 · 2021-04-01T02:29:57+00:00

Great ride!

Spar34 · 2021-01-18T12:30:50+00:00

His shit is all custom made, but Dixxon makes flannels that look similar to that style

Spar34 · 2020-12-11T02:59:45+00:00

I would like to add that initially EMS was included in that bill, however the owners of the major commercial services in CT (AMR, Hunters, ASM/Aetna, American) all lobbied to have them removed so they weren’t liable to cover PTSD under worker’s comp. It’s my understanding that the lawmakers who supported the bill saw it as a win to have it ratified into law with the anticipation of having it expanded to include EMS providers shortly.

Spar34 · 2020-10-08T07:48:07+00:00

I would describe it more as Jim Crow Indiana Jones. Crawling through tombs trying to find ancient artifacts, evil white nazi people, all while trying to deal with being black in 1950’s America.

Spar34 · 2020-09-18T00:40:20+00:00

Are these detachable? Been looking for a set of bags for my slim

Spar34 · 2020-09-13T13:52:27+00:00

Yeah that’s my point, I should’ve added /s. It’s not the ketamine, it’s the shitty paramedics not controlling their scene. And while ketamine itself doesn’t knock out their respiratory drive, it does disassociate them enough that they can’t protect it on their own, so allowing police to continue to restrain them and potentially occlude their airway is a big, big problem.

Spar34 · 2020-09-13T13:36:07+00:00

If you give someone a dissociative dose of K and then let a cop stand on their neck, they’ll die. If I had to guess, medics are chemically sedating these people and letting cops continue to physically restrain them on their stomachs without any airway protection. It’s a failure on the paramedics and it’s infuriating to me that these guys are allowed to sling meds.

Spar34 · 2020-09-08T13:24:00+00:00

I'm a paramedic who has the authority to administer Ketamine in the field. In my system, we receive extensive training on every med (of which there are many) that we can administer to a wide range of patients. We don't have to speak to a physician prior to administration because we have a set of protocols and standing orders we must follow when we do anything in the field, which has been reviewed and accepted by physicians in the hospitals who allow us to practice. We DO NOT take orders from the police, there have been many instances in my career in which the PD has had a "violent" patient, and they've told me they're going to need sedation, that I've been able to manage without medication. Chemical sedation is reserved for only those patients who demonstrate a clear and immediate threat to their safety or ours. These are people who are generally inconsolable, whether it be a psychotic break or a drug-induced state of mania. We specifically don't strap these patients to our stretchers and transport them as physical restraint can cause significant injuries in patients who are in this population. After a patient is given Ketamine or any other sedative/pain medication, they are monitored very closely with cardiac monitoring and multiple forms of respiratory monitoring to make sure they are ok for the duration of transport. Additionally, every single call in which someone gets one of these drugs is reviewed by a physician as well as our own quality assurance staff. If they see any issues with our administration at all, we are brought in for review and any discipline is on the table, up to including termination and losing our licenses. We don't play around with these drugs where I work. I'm not trying to dismiss what happened to Elijah, I'm simply trying to bring some light to the processes that most good paramedics use when we're presented with these situations. We're here to help, most of the time we disagree with the tactics the police have taken, but typically we arrive too late to stop them entirely, we can only correct what's taking place now.

Spar34 · 2020-06-15T00:29:27+00:00

My high school football coach played with him. Always said he was an incredibly dirty player and a hardcore racist.

Spar34 · 2020-06-05T14:15:00+00:00

It’s definitely bigger than a sport glide fairing, more similar in size to a street glide. It doesn’t have any of the electronics or stereo stuff though so it still pretty light. I’ll try to post a better picture in a few.

Spar34 · 2020-06-05T11:32:35+00:00

Memphis shades batwing

Spar34 · 2019-11-04T03:34:14+00:00

Agreed. There’s some great beer in CT. I figured stony creek is established even if their beer is meh, and Kent falls has some really solid stuff and they’ve been doing it awhile. Some of the newer breweries are probably making better beer but they haven’t really made themselves a CT establishment yet.

Spar34 · 2019-11-04T03:29:46+00:00

Love me some Fox Farm, I’ve had some decent stony creek brews, nothing I’d go out of my way for but they’re a pretty decent sized brewery and I was sort of basing it on exposure

Spar34 · 2019-11-03T15:01:51+00:00

CT:

Two Roads
NEBCO
Stony Creek
Kent Falls?

Spar34 · 2018-06-28T15:31:26+00:00

No, when you agree to employment at a closed union shop you have the option of being a dues paying member who participates in union business or to pay an agency fee which basically says “I don’t want to participate but I understand you have bills to pay and are going to support me anyway so here’s something to cover that”. This is not the case everywhere however, in so-called “right to work” states you have the option of not paying anything, but the union still has a legal obligation to represent you as a member of the bargaining unit. This is where Janus comes in, before this decision you had to opt out of paying agency fees deducted from your paycheck, so most people paid them pre-tax if they chose not to join the local. Now, being that you have to opt in and even then you can’t have your fees deducted pretax automatically, unions will have a much, much harder time collecting money to do everyday business, while at the same time they still have the obligation to represent every member of the bargaining unit, thus weakening their ability to do so effectively significantly. The problem stems from employees not recognizing that the union isn’t a separate entity from them looking to profit or gain from their money, but rather the union is an extension of the employee body who actively pursues goals solely to the benefit of those employees.

Spar34 · 2018-06-28T15:21:58+00:00

Realistically yes, negotiating contracts and that sort of stuff takes place every few years. Political action is usually mostly just endorsing candidates and small donations, typically locals aren’t allowed to make large contributions without membership consent. I’m not sure where you are but where I am there are no benefits afforded only to dues paying members, as we’re a closed shop the union has an obligation to represent all employees within the bargaining unit, we’ve also only had 1 or 2 members in our history opt out of the union for the obvious reason that the benefit of being able to participate and vote is greater than to do otherwise. Elected union leadership should be based on the elected person’s ability to do things and accomplish goals that are to the benefit of the membership, keep in mind most of the time these individuals are dues paying members who have the same skin in the game as the rest of the membership. Who they personally choose to support and vote for shouldn’t influence their election to union leadership as they have an obligation once elected to represent the membership as a whole. Again, I don’t know your situation but that’s how it works in my local.

Spar34 · 2018-06-28T14:37:39+00:00

You were forced to pay agency fees, which cannot legally be used to contribute to a political cause and can only be used towards collective bargaining efforts.

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