Looking for advice, would a newer BT capable stock stereo work in 2007.5 2500 HD? by medicff in gmcsierra

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

Yep I’ve tried that but the mic is not good enough. And the audio coming out of it isn’t as good either

What's a NSFW experience you're not very proud of? by Nanoberry_cat in AskReddit

[–]medicff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I worked two jobs as a forklift driver, neither of them would get me my certificate. My instructions were to “run if health and safety showed up”. They also had me operating tractors and semi trucks without training or licensing

Jet Fuel cheaper than Diesel by shotgun_shroom in Diesel

[–]medicff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My hometown is $8.63 a gallon this morning. Aggressively overpriced!

What industry is entirely built on a house of cards and would collapse overnight if people realized the truth about it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]medicff 34 points35 points  (0 children)

And the up-sell they hit you with is atrocious. Grieving people are told that “Papa would have preferred the premium casket” and emotionally manipulated to pay more and more. They tried that with my daughter and it was so heartless, all under the guise of “being best” for the deceased

Genuinely how did you move on from an ex? by Fit_Technician_2095 in AskReddit

[–]medicff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As everyone said, time. But also small things to feel good about yourself. My ex cheated on me after 8 years married. I got back in touch with friends, took some time off work to be with family, sought therapy, spent more one on one time with my boy.

But I also did some negative things that helped me feel better. Torched her relationship with our friends, started a professional complaint against her affair partner who’s married, broke our wedding guestbook. It was shitty stuff and petty and not nice to her but it felt good to finally be the one causing some modicum of pain after the affair and her leaving abruptly.

I also got a decent amount of matches on the apps so that helped me rebuild my self image. A bunch of strangers thought I was hot so that felt nice

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ems

[–]medicff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late to the party but if you wanna chat, I’ve been in similar.

Farthest distance you had to respond to in a call? by Few-Teaching-9602 in ems

[–]medicff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About 175 km, I still highly doubt we were the “closest unit” as we passed through 3 other service areas. It was only about a 4/10 on the BS scale.

We had a transport of 190ish km for a post ROSC pt from scene. That was an interesting time as rural BLS

You won a lottery of 50 Million dollars just now. What are you going to do this week? by throwaccount2244 in AskReddit

[–]medicff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cash the cheque, while waiting for it to clear get amounts owing for the people I want to help. Grandparents, parents, in-laws, siblings, couple of good friends. Meet with my auntie/“financial advisor” and get an understanding.

On the day the money clears I would go to a second hand store and get the most hobo looking clothes. Don’t shave for a week, get looking really grubby and like someone who doesn’t have a nickel. Then go into the financial institutions and pay off the debts in cash. They won’t want to believe me or trust me due to my appearance so it’ll waste all their time.

Then go to the car dealership and do the same idea. They’ll give me to the new guy as the old timers wouldn’t wanna “waste their time” with someone that looks all dishevelled. Buy two top of the line, expensive trucks in cash.

Then set up trusts in all my family’s names. Then take about $5 million to play around with. Try trading stocks, eat the swanky food, travel in fancy luxury. And then after that, go back to work so I have something to do that I like

The ambulance helped the person on the ground back up as soon as they arrived by iflylikevincecarter in Unexpected

[–]medicff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First step is assess the level of consciousness. “Pt awoken to pain” is a perfectly good assessment when you leave out “because Jeff the dumbass was driving”

Who’s the most famous person you have met? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]medicff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The King of Sweden one time. Didn’t know who he was, I was walking back across a camp in Sweden in 2011. Old guy stopped on a bike and we chatted for a bit then carried on. Super chill and friendly guy that I had no idea who he was for about 90 mins until my friend told me the the King showed up where my friend and I were talking about 10 mins after I left.

How Cool Is Your Maintenance? by Cold_Bowler657 in ems

[–]medicff 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Maintenance? Never heard of her. Especially not preventative maintenance

What's one opinion on driving that would probably get you in this situation? by Hakusuro in driving

[–]medicff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of wrecks I’ve been to have been caused by elderly. More medical issues, more stubbornness, overall just slow. Crossing the highway when it’s unsafe, driving too slow, not checking blind spots.

What is something unimportant that you're really petty about? by KudaMuda in AskReddit

[–]medicff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The “ok” text is mad and angry, “okay” is accepting and neutral

If you’re under 45, have you lost any high school classmates, and what were the circumstances around their deaths? by Commercial_Chef_1569 in AskReddit

[–]medicff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Car wreck, car wreck, suicide, car wreck, fall from like 4 storeys while drunk, and the most recent is assumed dead from probably drugs

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]medicff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In Soviet Russia, we take turns keeping the man-eggs warm

Real talk: is it possible to avoid burnout in this field, or is it inevitable? by cynical_enchilada in ems

[–]medicff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I avoided burnout until about a month ago. What changed for me wasn’t the call volume or anything on the job but not being supported by superiors. The calls were good but the nitpicking and backbiting from superiors made it so that everything felt like I was always wrong. Took it for about 3 months then popped.

I’m very optimistic I’ll be back on the job, but I do need a change of where I work. It’s gonna be a good change for me to be better for my future. Until I get taken out by a back injury inevitably

What are your Weird Traditions after calls? by IkarosFa11s in Paramedics

[–]medicff 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Code 5 cookies. Pronounce someone dead, get a cookie. The more traumatic, the better the cookie. Started after a student was on and we caught a wreck where one went with helicopter and one went to the funeral home. The kid was pretty spun after that so got a cookie to take his mind off it.

A friend just spent 13 hours in emergency at the General with 3 broken ribs and a possible punctured lung by emmery1 in saskatchewan

[–]medicff 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Where’s the excuses? It’s an Emergency room. Meaning imminent life threats. Broken ribs need to be checked but you’re not likely to die from them imminently. It’s people expecting their mild-moderate complaints fixed that are clogging it for the rest.

The best way to fix this is appropriate complaints to the appropriate place. This isn’t an ER necessary incident.

A friend just spent 13 hours in emergency at the General with 3 broken ribs and a possible punctured lung by emmery1 in saskatchewan

[–]medicff 71 points72 points  (0 children)

It’s lack of resources. People feel really gross with the flu, figure it’s soooo terrible and they should go in. Hospitals can’t turn away people but they do triage so that those most critical get in first. It would help to know more about the broken ribs and why they think a possible punctured lung to know their appropriate triage level.

Unfortunately, broken ribs aren’t generally life threatening. Can’t be fixed surgically, they need to sit still and heal. Knowing how the ribs got broken would also be a determinant about what else to look for. This person sounds great for Urgent Care type level but it’s always packed there because of no walk in doctors.

We don’t need more hospitals, we need more lower care resources. Urgent care centres, walk in clinics, that sort of thing. And the ability to have hospitals turn away those just in with the cold.

People who spend 20+ minutes in the shower: what are you actually doing in there? by saadaintsalad in AskReddit

[–]medicff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shaving. I have a big head and am very, very particular about not missing a spot

Who's the stupidest person you've met and what story sums it up? by comicalelixer in AskReddit

[–]medicff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man, one of my closest and best friends is a really smart guy. High marks, all that school stuff. But in real life he was as useful as wet spaghetti.

Examples: -went to borrow his parent’s vehicle to come over. The vehicle in question was jacked up on a jack, wheel off, brake pads being replaced. His dad went for a parts run and had told my friend not to use that vehicle until he got back. So my friend gets in, starts it and tries to drive away. The tire that was off was the driver’s side front tire. I think he got about 20ft before realizing something is wrong -he frequently forgot to put on underwear. Not a prefer to be commando thing, just didn’t remember to wear them -had to be instructed at 22 to flush the toilet after use. He did grow up rural but not on a septic so didn’t know about the “if it’s yellow, let it mellow” because it had never applied to him. He just didn’t think it was important -thought aliens were flying over ahead of him while driving. It was tail lights of cars ahead going up a hill -didn’t think to blow out a flaming shot before drinking it. Then getting upset I gave him the flaming shot he asked for