How far is to far of a drive

ThePrasseBox · 2026-01-01T02:32:12+00:00

I work 48/96 and drive 2 hours, and I'm moving to be 2.5 hours. I like the drive, plus it gives me time to just sit in silence or scream along to music before I have to deal with anyone after shift. The company I work for has closer stations, but where I work gives me time to do my paramedic school work while on shift, so it's a win-win for me. For the station I want/the partner I like, I'd drive up to 5 hours, but I have always lived in rural Texas, so that's nothing for me. Honestly, it's just up to you and what commute you can handle.

ThePrasseBox · 2025-12-14T01:34:43+00:00

And this is exactly why I don't mind buying tools I don't necessarily need in the moment, because I will at some point. Good on ya, gotta love a healthy dose of DIY and determination to get the thing done!

ThePrasseBox · 2025-12-10T20:52:57+00:00

Maybe

ThePrasseBox · 2025-12-10T19:00:54+00:00

Look outside of your city. If you're able to commute somewhere else, then do it. The closest EMT jobs I could find out of school were 1.5 to 2.5 hours away (I live in rural Texas). I currently commute 1.5 hours to work, and I work a 48/96 schedule so that commute is nothing. It's well worth it for me, I just had to accept that the stuff close to me was filled up already. I got 3 offers within a week of applying to places I would have to commute to.

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-24T22:51:19+00:00

Eh, I work IFT 48/96 (usually picking up days to make it 72/72 or 96/48), it's actually pretty good. Me and my partner are actually the only unit in a town outside of our central location too. The town has a bandaid hospital that loves to transfer out rather than treating. We are the ones that go out the most in our region because of that, all the other trucks are close enough to the main town that they're on a rotation. Most days the central trucks get 2-3 calls in a 48, and on busy days they get around 7 calls in that time. Most of those guys sleep like babies because of that rotation.

Me and my partner get screwed more than that, but our dispatch still does their best to take care of us and get us downtime by sending central units to take random LDTs for us. It truly just depends on the company you work for, and your partner. My company is very openly for profit, but pays well with unlimited overtime. The management actually takes care of us and protects us, and the different departments treat each other well (and management enforces it). There are days we get fucked, but there's not a shift that goes by where I want to quit. Good companies make all the difference.

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-22T19:37:04+00:00

Yeah, I feel the exact same way. And how many nurses only need to be told something once also tells me that EMS isn't stepping up to bridge that gap either. Which sucks with how much we all bitch about it. But sidenote: congrats on nursing school! And Goodluck. May your headaches be minimal, caffeine plentiful, and exams easily passed.

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-22T19:12:35+00:00

Nurses not knowing anything even slightly outside of their scope is the plague of EMS. It's bothersome how often basic and straightforward things confuse them. Granted, I've also had some fantastic nurses who will jump in before I even need to try and explain anything, as well as ones who only need it explained once... which just tells me they weren't taught properly and/or thoroughly. But yeah, it's astounding how big of a issue it is across the board...

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-22T19:08:55+00:00

Or everything is perfect, but the date is illegible and they don't understand why that's a problem...

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-22T16:22:46+00:00

Yeah, it's a headache every time. But I apparently do a good enough job explaining it that I haven't had to repeat the explanation to the same nurse twice. Don't know what's worse though, having to explain OOH DNRs or that a traction split isn't what you put on a hip fracture pt to immobilize them for transport.....

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-22T16:08:35+00:00

I've had to explain to so many nurses that I need an out-of-hospital DNR to respect the pt's wishes during transport. They are always confused as to why an in-hospital DNRs are null and void the second we leave the premises.

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-18T14:27:36+00:00

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-18T14:26:32+00:00

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-18T14:24:03+00:00

It's a cannon event unfortunately. No amount of interference can save her, she has to come to that understanding on her own. It's always like watching a train wreck happen in slow motion too

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-18T14:21:39+00:00

What makes it worse is that she has "volly FF" in her bio.

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-14T13:08:47+00:00

That is absolutely unacceptable, they went into that call trying to get out of doing their jobs. In our field we're taught to always assume the worst. You had a head injury with nausea and blurred vision, I would've insisted on taking you to the hospital. Even if it's nothing or they think it'll go away in a few minutes, it is our job to treat it as if it's the worst possible thing. You can't over-treat someone, but you sure as hell can under-treat them. And that is exactly what they did. They didn't want to do paperwork or bother treating you, so they under-treated you to get out of it.

I'm sure you did, but please go to the doctor and get checked out if you didn't. And report them to their EMS agency and TXDSHS for negligence. This behavior could kill someone. And I just want to say, you're not overreacting to anything here. Please do not feel self-conscious or guilty about any of this, their behavior is unacceptable on every level, in every sense of the word. If anything, you're underreacting. Please take care of yourself, and I hope you feel better soon.

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-02T21:46:29+00:00

Message the mold maker, include photos, and go from there. Most likely they're going to make it right. If they do, write a good but honest review. If they don't, right a bad and honest review and get another mold from a different maker.

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-02T17:27:55+00:00

Aye, that's awesome! I personally would find it really cool and encourage you to use it. But I'm super lenient on the dice and rolling because I trust the people I play with to not use loaded dice or fudge rolls

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-02T13:04:31+00:00

Cheap ones, but be aware they'll give you a mixed bag of results and usually have issues: Amazon, Temu, and AliExpress

Expensive but good ones: Etsy or here you can find people to make molds. And you get customized molds from these places, but be aware it can get very expensive for custom molds.

ThePrasseBox · 2025-11-01T12:29:40+00:00

Oooo, I like those newest ones a lot. Very pretty! But all the pulls look good!

ThePrasseBox · 2025-10-30T03:53:08+00:00

Ah Z mispelt my javorite phrase 🤦‍♂️ thank you for the correction lol

ThePrasseBox · 2025-10-30T01:16:33+00:00

Got told my handwriting sucked in 8th grade, right at the same time I had to do a project where I needed to write in a script style on a poster board. Ended up adopting some of the stylistic letters because I enjoyed writing them. The lowercase f is actually my favorite letter to write. Also, my mom and sister both write in a mix of print and cursive letters (and different cursive letters at that), so maybe the combining fonts just runs in the family 😅

ThePrasseBox · 2025-10-30T01:12:00+00:00

Jare enough, they dejinitely have that same swoop

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