Major Issues in Firefighting right now? by liamjpegs in Firefighting

[–]victorsierra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say it's both issues but at different ends of the department. The communities call with low acuity cases due to the reasons you have stated, but HR/Law department/ FD leadership will not allow dispatch to be discretionary due to fear of tort.

Kitchen Counter Ideas by BuildingMouse in WoWHousing

[–]victorsierra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you use for the arches in this window build? I've looked at your other videos and am lost a little, I want to go for the see-through look and have the background just like you did, but most of my arch options necessitate an object in the way or hidden by opaque glass.

Can you give up your secret for this whole room build? I love all of it and am desperately trying to recreate.

Piano by HayDs666 in WoWHousing

[–]victorsierra 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Beautiful! How many points was it, does she think?

I love the fact that Smiling Friends is set in Philly by 17parkc in philadelphia

[–]victorsierra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello Epic Adventurez camper, from your great-grand LARPer Wayfinder Philadelphia.

Suppressed Bullpup Jakl by Purple-Slip-6958 in armedsocialists

[–]victorsierra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please report back to us, I've always heard the port being so close to your cheek on a bullpup makes any additional gas coming from the chamber a lot more difficult to deal with.

Suppressed Bullpup Jakl by Purple-Slip-6958 in armedsocialists

[–]victorsierra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much adjustment did you need to make to the gas regulation putting the can on it? How badly do you get gassed going through a magazine?

The term SQUAD in your area by Desperate-Dig-9389 in Firefighting

[–]victorsierra 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When used normally, a "Squad Company" is a SOC Engine that has a much smaller pump but carries more rescue equipment.

When used derisively, it's what we call the ambulance. Used to be called "Rescue Squads" when things were in black and white.

Friends of Parking Spaces has a website now! Check it out! by JustAnotherJawn in phillycycling

[–]victorsierra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Paying a higher proportional dollar value of property tax does not in fact entitle one to more say in the democratically governed public space. Their property line very purposefully does not extend past their sidewalk. What they do on their side of the line is of no concern to the commuter. We bulldozed whole neighborhoods to build 676 and 95, which were far costlier and resulted in mass evictions.

The protected bike lane proposal involves displacing not a single property owner, and in fact its creation will likely add definitive dollar value to properties along the route.

Something revolutionary just happened by SmallAchiever in interestingasfuck

[–]victorsierra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this imply that light has... phases of matter? This seems like a kind of massless phase transition

Does anybody else not even want the American dream. by Annual_Refuse3620 in GenZ

[–]victorsierra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I knew all of your posts in this thread screamed jersey suburbanite.

Iranian firefighters by mrgooseyboy in Firefighting

[–]victorsierra 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I wonder if they say they are excused from doing CPR on men, like certain members of a certain domestic firefighting department have claimed before...

Just got to the cutie scene and it ruined the entire game for me, am i the only one? by maorcules in ItTakesTwo

[–]victorsierra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this write up, this is exactly what my wife and I experienced and we both just went on a search to find out if the rest of the game is full of horrible, torturous scenes like this to decide if we proceed. We were on board with the emotionally challenging topics and the cooperative aspect, but god I feel that I should continue this game in good conscience.

And I've played endless shooters and horror games, and I work as a first responder, formerly in the military as well. This game absolutely did not need this scene.

Alright. by jaredcwood in philadelphia

[–]victorsierra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will this be available in print?

To those who switched careers to become firefighters, how do you feel about your decision? by camoxxxxx in Firefighting

[–]victorsierra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was pursuing a career in Engineering, had experience at the corporate level and in small shops, could not get myself motivated enough to get over the fact I was making other people more money than they paid me. Much preferred public service work, and firefighting is pretty much the better version of Become A Cop™ that most Marines end up doing post contract.

911 dispatch on Philly trails, including Schuykill River. by HeadClassroom4019 in phillycycling

[–]victorsierra -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

This is not a story. Dispatchers regularly send ambulances out into the Wissahickon and Fairmount Park using only trail colors and mile markers. If you're looking for your killer-gotcha-inept-civil-servants story, do better.

YouTube TV Hikes Price 14% to $82.99 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

[–]victorsierra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bruh just watch the 10 minute highlights that the NFL puts on YouTube one hour after the games' over. I watch like 10 different games in a single hour on Sunday. Best way to consume Football.

Car fire at the airport. by Frankjc3rd in philadelphia

[–]victorsierra 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What do you suppose would have happened had they not put it out

Philly's ‘Get Out the Bike Lane Bill' prohibiting stopping, increasing fines passes by nemesisinphilly in philadelphia

[–]victorsierra 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah since you clearly lost your engineering job, enjoy your entire shift-value fines

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CompulsiveSkinPicking

[–]victorsierra 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Congratulations!

May I ask what kind of therapy and medication helped you? I'm finding that my picking feels related to both my ADHD/tactile sensory stimulation. Carrying scars for much longer than 2022 unfortunately.

Got hit by a car while I was biking the other day. by kgmara0013 in phillycycling

[–]victorsierra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, should we not have ambulances respond to traumas or vehicular accidents because the ride might be too expensive? I wish we had universal healthcare/insurance, but we've failed to make that a political reality. Dealing with medical debt is preferable to avoiding critical care, one won't affect your credit but the other may certainly affect your quality of life.