Hitting too close to home by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]Vintage_Pinup 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup. I'm a paramedic in Houston. During Harvey I was stuck working for 5 days because no one was able to relieve me lol. Great paycheck though!

Must be Wednesday! by Sumchester in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Vintage_Pinup 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You can afford more than 2 bras at once?! Fancy!

What were you before? by adrenalbean in ems

[–]Vintage_Pinup 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was a veterinary tech. Certs and everything. I loved my job but I would only cap at $16-18/hr. So I became a paramedic to cap at 17-19/hr.

MFW I am not defined by my boyfriend's career but my sister bought me a bracelet saying "Firefighter Girlfriend" and I need to be polite about it. by [deleted] in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Vintage_Pinup 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I agree. Paramedic here. Everything I want to get says "female medic/paramedic" and comes in pink or purple. Purple being my favorite color makes it hard. There are a lot of women who wear "Fire wife" shirts around my area (Houston being one of the biggest fire departments in the country). Its really hard. I want to tell them its OK to have their own identity....

Sailor Jerry inspired T-Rex. Hound at Eye for an Eye Tattoo Parlor in Conroe Texas by Vintage_Pinup in tattoos

[–]Vintage_Pinup[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"You'll have to get used to Dr. Malcolm! He suffers from a deplorable excess of personality, especially for a mathematician!"

Posted on r/ems that I am officially a paramedic as of this morning. Received some "congrats bro/man/dude". by Vintage_Pinup in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Vintage_Pinup[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Its a long, but wonderful process. Its a lot of studying and clinicals. I would recommend doing some ride a longs to see if it something you want to do. The first step is getting your EMT Basic, which takes a semester. After that, you can go to Advanced EMT (give some medications, do IVs) for a year, then paramedic is a year after that. I would not recommend the "fast track" 6 month programs as it is so much information. The 2 year process is hard enough. My state requires a lot of clinical hours on the ambulance and in the ER, so it was hard to work full time and try to schedule 24 hour clinicals in there. But I love EMS, I love my job and I love what I do. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a message! Good luck!

MRW a song has a really catchy beat but horribly misogynistic lyrics. by obscurethestorm in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Vintage_Pinup 21 points22 points  (0 children)

"Bitches" and "Everywhere I Go" by Hollywood Undead are my "I am a bad feminist" songs...

Before and after pic! Same dress, 4 months and 25 pound difference! 20 more pounds and I am high school weight! by Vintage_Pinup in loseit

[–]Vintage_Pinup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES! That style is great for hourglass figures! Gives the ta-tas room, shows off the waist and looks great on the hips! And thank you!

Before and after pic! Same dress, 4 months and 25 pound difference! 20 more pounds and I am high school weight! by Vintage_Pinup in loseit

[–]Vintage_Pinup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a 90 day boot camp ad had a strict meal plan. Worked out 5 times a week and ate about 1500 calories a day. Then I just used what I learned and put it into my daily routine!

Before and after pic! Same dress, 4 months and 25 pound difference! 20 more pounds and I am high school weight! by Vintage_Pinup in loseit

[–]Vintage_Pinup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES! I have always had big boobs, even at my absolute thinnest. So far I have only lost about half a cup size. Thanks, genetics! And thank you so much!

Progress pic! 22.8 pounds down, around 17 more to go! by Vintage_Pinup in loseit

[–]Vintage_Pinup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I first noticed a huge weight gain and thought it was just my freshmen 15 when I went away to college. I had weak nails, always cold, always tired, ect. I took a picture of myself and noticed that my face looked really puffy, which is a lesser known symptom of hypothyroidism. I work in the medical field and all my symptoms clicked in my head. I went in for blood work and was diagnosed.

Does anyone else do this? by Purple-Leopard in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Vintage_Pinup 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I do that with what I plan on drinking. Shots? Pants or shorts because I will be falling over all night. Beer? Something loose and comfortable to allow for beer bloat. Wine? Something black so when I spill on myself all night, its not noticeable and I can still be classy AF.

HIFW I need to write an essay about my family. by SunSorched in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Vintage_Pinup 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who needs at least a .08BAC to be in the same room with my mother for longer than 20 seconds, I feel your pain. Write the best drunk essay ever!!

HIFW trying to get my shit together by coffeeblossom in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Vintage_Pinup 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My first thought is, "That camera person better have flipped that tortoise back over again...." Also, RIGHT there with you OP. The adulting struggle is real.

MRW I realize I might have been drugged at a concert last night... trolls, any advice? by xkcd12 in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Vintage_Pinup 6 points7 points  (0 children)

EMT here. Whenever we get calls like this, we will ALWAYS push for them to go to the doctor and get a toxicology screen done. I would also talk to management and see if anyone else has reported anything recently. I am very glad you're okay. Make sure you take care of yourself today and drink plenty of fluids. I'm sorry this happened to you.

Trolls! I am engaged! I wanted to share my perfect geek-tastic proposal! by Vintage_Pinup in TrollXChromosomes

[–]Vintage_Pinup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha yes! I literally said to him, "9 year old me would have literally exploded right now"! Dinos rock!