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The day started out pretty good... after musical driver for about an hour (seems every shift, after the roster has been made, we go through musical chair for about an hour while other stations call in needing an extra body)... it was me and the EMT I was assigned to for the day. I have had previous shifts with her before, but my day went from great to "oh shit" when she got moved over. I try not to gripe, but anyone can tell you.. you can handle practically anything on your shift if you have a good partner. But having a crappy partner can make even the most mundane calls a headache.

Definition of a crappy partner: someone who doesn't check off the truck efficiently, knowing that after you do your thing with drug checks and setting up your equipment the way you like it, you might as well go back and check the whole truck yourself cause your partner will only visually check the things that are in plain view. A crappy partner does only bare minimum, does a half-ass job at cleaning the back of the truck after a call and then sits in the front and plays solitaire while you do your thing and STILL SITS there while you are in the back putting everything back in order.

And for those of you who are saying, tell your partner to get off their lazy butt and do their job!, well... easier said than done. That's all I can say about it for now.

So we ran 2 calls in the morning and then got to catch up on some much needed sleep for a few hours. I had worked at my other job the day before and was sore and beat to hell and back. I rode my quad for a good 8 hours straight. I am certainly not complaining as its the BEST pt job out there. Lets see... I get paid almost what I'm getting at my full time job to ride my quad around the woods and my gas is paid for to boot! The weather was beautiful, the ground was perfect, and my baby was running good. So I rode hard... and so my body was hollering at me all day at work.

Watched the NFL playoffs for a bit before we caught a good house fire. Home owner apparently was cooking a mean fried fish meal and got a grease fire on the stove. Hint: what DON'T you use to put out a grease fire? Yeah.. guy brings in a garden hose to put it out. Ends up lighting up the whole kitchen and by the time we get called and get there, the roof, the garage, both cars are all lit up. We did some serious remodeling during overhaul. All the while it was 33 degrees and raining. Good times. 3 hours and fresh, dry clothes later, bed time.

Got up around 1am for a 24 yo woman with tingling in her arm which started up again while she was exercising. No other complaints, original onset was 2 months ago, no KNOWN history as she hasn't seen a doctor in over 10 yrs, and at 300 pounds exercising at 1am... I thought.. so we're your doctor, huh? Do you want to go the hospital or not? "I don't know.. what do you think?" What do I think?, Well I wouldn't have called 911 cause my finger tips were tingly. "Ok... well I'll go and get checked out, can you bring the stretcher to my front doorstep?" Are your legs tingly too? I ask. "No"..... well then... lets keep up your exercise regimen and WALK to the ambulance.

Until next time... stay safe, play hard... and get dirty.