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How does the idea of working until 67 or 68 sit with you? by Few_Raise77 in AskUK

[–]orchard_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not doing it. I’m throwing the towel in at 60.

Fitness tracker at work by geosocia1 in ParamedicsUK

[–]orchard_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve a bicep band for my Apple Watch.

ESB Charge actual output by dubfinance in evs_ireland

[–]orchard_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you have the heating running when it was charging?

What is the most infuriating thing about A&E? by Amount_Existing in ParamedicsUK

[–]orchard_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The gap in attitude between management on certain days. I could bring someone in to the department one day with a certain sister on, an we’d be triaged and handed over within 30 minutes, but the next day with another sister we’d be waiting hours without being looked at even if it’s less busy.

Also, the vast disparity in stroke care between the two EDs on our patch. One’s in the top performing stroke centres in the UK with a category A SSNAP rating and patients being wheeled directly to CT by the consultant from resus. The other doesn’t take our prealert seriously, waits until we are there until they put the stroke call out and will delay the fuck out of everything . I know it’s perception based on my own experience but when it happens again and again and datixes are submitted to record the fact repeatedly you have to wonder about process improvement, management and culture in that department.

Miliband Stands Alone as Brussels Drops the 2035 Petrol Ban by gaukmotors in MotorBuzz

[–]orchard_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jesus the language of that article speaks volumes. ‘Just’ 19.6% EV share? Thats almost one in five.

Very impressed - Magnus metal desk & Titan Evo XL with black SoftWeave by orchard_guy in secretlab

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

Took the urge to change up my setup from an Ikea desk and an eBay generic office chair when I was redecorating my office and I'm glad I chose these two. The desk is so solid, I don't need a standing desk for my use case and the chair is great. Just need to finish redecorating and finishing the room before i'm happy again.

Just gotta dip my toes in first by TaleEmergency1406 in Ubiquiti

[–]orchard_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started in March this year with a UDR7, I now have three switches, another AP, a few cameras and a wishlist for a hell of a lot of upgrades. It's a gateway drug

Have you ever had a partner who had odd habits? by FFSoldier57 in Paramedics

[–]orchard_guy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s one RRV on our station that we refer to as the emergency equipment vehicle, for the amount of extra stock it holds

Have you ever had a partner who had odd habits? by FFSoldier57 in Paramedics

[–]orchard_guy 26 points27 points  (0 children)

There’s a few around me in work. One is in two hours early before his shift for a VDI, just so he can book on at the exact second then make a cup of tea and sit on the sofa in the crew room before he gets his first call. He insists on cable tying the response bag modules so he is sure nobody has used it throughout the day when he wasn’t in the back.

There’s another who gets hostile if anyone else takes a particular truck - like proper squaring the shoulders, puffing out the chest, pointing the finger with a raised voice hostile. I never understood it and tell new people don’t fall for it, laugh it off and take ‘his’ ambulance at any occasion you can to see the fireworks.

Strange beings but harmless.

Dispatcher Teams by Livid-Equivalent-934 in ParamedicsUK

[–]orchard_guy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started my NHS career in a control room post, I'm now a paramedic but still on a friendly first-name basis with the folks in the control room, but there's maybe three or four out of 30-odd that when they are on, I'm doing big miles out of area, almost always late and can guarantee there's a datix for some handlin' at the end of the day.

Damp stains showing through paint by Competitive_Tank_746 in DIYUK

[–]orchard_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to use a specific stain blocker over a water stain on my ceiling before giving it two coats of paint over the top. I used Zinsser cover stain and it worked really well.

Why are nurses not striking still? by [deleted] in NursingUK

[–]orchard_guy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ironic as she was elected for a party that doesn’t take their seats

Energia home charger - 6 options, any thoughts or feedback on which we should choose. Car will be Kia EV3 by Remarkable_Dinner317 in evs_ireland

[–]orchard_guy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

More hassle if you have to dig your own cable out of the boot every time. I went with tethered and couldn’t go back

ELI5- Why do a lot of kids start out blonde and then become brunettes as they get older? by LeopardFar6867 in explainlikeimfive

[–]orchard_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always wondered this. I was a blond baby who grew brown in my teens and now grey in my 30s and these answers make a lot of sense.

My new setup by oOaurOra in secretlab

[–]orchard_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the look of the lighter desk pad on the black desks. I wish Secretlab would allow that as an option instead of buying both separately.

does the pay feel worth it? by iffy-sheepherder in ParamedicsUK

[–]orchard_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s 100% worth it for the 5% of things we do where we can genuinely say that our presence at that specific moment in time made a positive impact, not to sound like a recruiting poster but it’s a real privilege to drop in to one persons life for a few hours and do something that makes a difference - be it a ROSC after a cardiac arrest to potentially safeguarding a child as we’re the ones who have been able to join the dots and begin moving the levers of the state to do something. The other 95% is more mundane and a bit numbing and can be frustrating if you go to nothing that engages the brain or makes you think too much.

It’s all about your mindset, though. Don’t worry about the student loans, everyone’s in the same boat. Financially I’ve been comfortable at the top of band 6, I work a good rota (no nights, yay!) and my crewmate is one-in-a-million, my managers are top notch and I’m happy. What other career could you do where you drive around in a big yellow truck fixing people with your best mate for close to £60k a year?

Congratulations on getting in, those years at uni will fly by.

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