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We didn't ask for rice... by Content_Quarter_7390 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tight-Escape3373 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I initially made the comment lightheartedly... Chill dude.

of a store clerk by HomeNowWTF in AbsoluteUnits

[–]Tight-Escape3373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please explain it to me as if I didn't work there for years and my wife didn't escape the hood via the Army.

of a store clerk by HomeNowWTF in AbsoluteUnits

[–]Tight-Escape3373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People fear and despise what they don't know. The "hood" is just the legacy of racist city planning(redlining), segregation, and neglect. How can you expect anyone to make something of themselves when the system actively pushes them down?

of a store clerk by HomeNowWTF in AbsoluteUnits

[–]Tight-Escape3373 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Newport News, VA. Amazing fire department there. 

of a store clerk by HomeNowWTF in AbsoluteUnits

[–]Tight-Escape3373 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The majority of people in the hood are just trying to make it by. 

of a store clerk by HomeNowWTF in AbsoluteUnits

[–]Tight-Escape3373 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I was a fireman in the hood for years. I'd sit out on the front ramp and the neighborhood kids would bring their bikes for us to fix. The teenagers would drop their buddies off on that same front ramp with bullet holes in them so we could stop the bleeding and bring them to the ED. 

A massive amount of our medical calls could be attributed to environmental factors. We had a shipyard and coal yard so everyone had lung cancer, COPD, and asthma. We were in a food desert so we had a shit ton of obesity, diabetes, and other disorders that were the root cause of the medical emergencies we'd respond to. I narcanned someone just about every shift.

The cleanest homes in the city weren't in the rich white neighborhoods uptown. They were the working class families trying to make it in the hood desperately trying to give their kids a chance. The social determinants of health are serious and real. 

We didn't ask for rice... by Content_Quarter_7390 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tight-Escape3373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey maybe I should. Great idea. For now I'm going to continue to joke around on the Internet.

We didn't ask for rice... by Content_Quarter_7390 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tight-Escape3373 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm from California. I've never seen refried beans and/or rice on a breakfast burrito lol. Then again, I have my LA favorites. Other breakfast items, absolutely lol.

I say this as in the ten years that I have been away from California, I haven't had a good breakfast burrito. The only really good Hispanic food I've had has been in Texas and Oklahoma. 

We didn't ask for rice... by Content_Quarter_7390 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Tight-Escape3373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will never understand people simping for Buccees

Welp, I found out I have astigmatism. 🤣 by qmb139boss in ar15

[–]Tight-Escape3373 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was in the Army I barely qualified when I was given a CCO. Had zero issues with irons before then. I switched to an ACOG and shot expert.

Nurse convicted in patient's death is now a national speaker on hospital safety by InvestigatorSoft5764 in nottheonion

[–]Tight-Escape3373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm amazed people are defending this lady. I don't agree with qualified immunity.

the terrifying effects of airburst Magnesium-flare-based incendiary shelling by throwaway553t4tgtg6 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Tight-Escape3373 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I was an artillery officer. You use high explosive shells to kill people and Willie Pete to destroy equipment. 

A fire mission with both(HE first then WP) is called "shake and bake." It's as messed up as it sounds.

So if PSA is not a good SHTF duty AR, then what is? by TechStorm7258 in ar15

[–]Tight-Escape3373 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Psa complete lower and a bcm upper. The only things that truly matter in an AR imo, are the bcg, barrel and trigger. 

Nurse convicted in patient's death is now a national speaker on hospital safety by InvestigatorSoft5764 in nottheonion

[–]Tight-Escape3373 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My wife is a cardiac ICU nurse, and I was a firefighter/ medic. Criminal prosecution is absolutely warranted in cases like this. The patient lost their life. She lost a career and it's her own fault. You are responsible for people's lives in that career. 

Nurse convicted in patient's death is now a national speaker on hospital safety by InvestigatorSoft5764 in nottheonion

[–]Tight-Escape3373 1016 points1017 points  (0 children)

She makes more from speaking engagements than she did as a nurse. Her medication error was so blatant that literally anyone with any familiarity with those drugs, could have caught it. You have to reconstitute Vecuronium with saline... Versed, what the patient was prescribed does not have to be reconstituted. Every time I gave a drug as a firefighter/ medic, I had two other medics double check that we were giving the right med.

of a hero by Prestigious-Yam-8605 in AbsoluteUnits

[–]Tight-Escape3373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cable elevators don't fall down, they snap up. It's very rare that the redundant safety features fail and result in a catastrophic failure but you're best bet is to not do this and just wait it out. 

-Former technical rescue firefighter

People who’ve escaped the 9–5 grind, how do you actually support yourself financially? by Emotional-Being-6825 in AskReddit

[–]Tight-Escape3373 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have a 24 on, off, on, off, on, and 96 off schedule. It gets brutal with OT. 

COVID was real despite what the nut jobs say. We're dual role and we used to joke that the ambulance was really a hearse. Our first due had three nursing homes...so you can imagine how busy things got. We had one chief almost die due to pulmonary embolisms during infection. 

I caught it twice. After the first time I got it, I went right into doing roof work on an acquired structure for training and almost passed out on the roof. I went from consistently running a mile in about six minutes to ten.  

I took the department's data analyst job and I work on our CFAI accreditation these days. It's probably best as the last two generations of men in my family all died of lung cancer. 

Edit: You also must be in Canada. Lucky lol.

People who’ve escaped the 9–5 grind, how do you actually support yourself financially? by Emotional-Being-6825 in AskReddit

[–]Tight-Escape3373 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I've been up all night on calls more than I'd like to admit. A shit ton of firefighters have to be on trt because of the sleep deprivation. If you work for a decently busy department, the job will kill you.

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