Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

I hope everyone is feeling better, God bless you all you’re a great group!

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Good morning all! 25* this morning, dry, going to 52*. Just gonna rant here this morning. Had a horrible duty shift this week. Had many bad calls this week... A 60 something grandmom w/ her face smashed by her schizophrenic grandson using an electric guitar... She's in intensive care now.. Brain bleeds. Had a couple of people shot over BS! Drug deals gone bad. Had another homeless patient decide he was going to assault my partner in the back of the rig while we were transporting him "to get help"... He had no medical complaint. Had a round and round knock down in the back taking the both of us to get him controlled. Police came and took him, in custody, to the mental health facility. He was out back on the street the next morning! 2 days later we responded to a 'secure' mental health facility to transfer a patient back to the hospital because he was threatening and assaulting staff, other patients, and smashing things. Wait... That's why he's there.. For treatment. No they are just passing him off to another facility! It takes 2 EMS crews to get him subdued and secured to the gurney, after which we find a fork and butter knife in his pockets both bent into "shanks". Situation could have been much seriously worse.
Pretty much started thinking what has happened to our society.. Why am I still doing this job? Better yet.. Why do I love this job so much to keep doing it? Then I get my reason...

98 year old, mother of eight, (lost 2 already) grandmother of 32, great grandmother of 20. How do I know all this? Because we had a great conversation about families. Not once did she complain about her illness(and she was really, really, sick). She did not 'demand' anything, she didn't 'expect' anything, she didn't even ask for anything. We helped (treated her illness), made her comfortable, any made a situation "better" for her any way we could. We talked about everything but the situation.
Now I know the answer to my question of "why do I do this"... For this Lady.. For the next one like her... For the person who got hurt...

Anyway enough for the rant... Got it off my chest...

Prayers out to all of you who need them, even for those who don't.
I look forward to my first day off just to get here and read about you guys.. I don't know you guys, but I feel like I do. I have become addicted.. The wife too.. We have had tears in our eyes, we have laughed so hard that it hurt!

Good stuff! Keep it up... It's keeping my sanity.

I find this thread a great place to unload. Thanks for sharing, and for helping the public.

Rip, hope you used the mild soap and low pressure setting. Prayers for your wifey.

BEF, hope your pain subsides.

Thanks for the prayers and thoughts. The lower back gave me a rough night last night again. One part that has me worried is, historically Advil has worked great for my muscle aches, yet I rarely take it. (saving it for when I really need it). But it doesn't seem to have much effect this go around and I am taking 3 200mg pills. I have never claimed anything against workmans comp in my life. And I'm sure they are skeptical about back claims. Not sure what to do. I don't want to lose my job, so there is much worry there. I just signed a paper at work for their new carrier that says I will stay in their network if I have a claim. I really hope, think and pray that maybe in a few days of rest, this pain will subside if muscle related.

I actually envy those of you getting some hard work done. I wish I could go chop some wood, or unfurl a drag harrow.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

And prayers for Randy and all others too.

 

[Buppies]

Good morning all! 25* this morning, dry, going to 52*. Just gonna rant here this morning. Had a horrible duty shift this week. Had many bad calls this week... A 60 something grandmom w/ her face smashed by her schizophrenic grandson using an electric guitar... She's in intensive care now.. Brain bleeds. Had a couple of people shot over BS! Drug deals gone bad. Had another homeless patient decide he was going to assault my partner in the back of the rig while we were transporting him "to get help"... He had no medical complaint. Had a round and round knock down in the back taking the both of us to get him controlled. Police came and took him, in custody, to the mental health facility. He was out back on the street the next morning! 2 days later we responded to a 'secure' mental health facility to transfer a patient back to the hospital because he was threatening and assaulting staff, other patients, and smashing things. Wait... That's why he's there.. For treatment. No they are just passing him off to another facility! It takes 2 EMS crews to get him subdued and secured to the gurney, after which we find a fork and butter knife in his pockets both bent into "shanks". Situation could have been much seriously worse.
Pretty much started thinking what has happened to our society.. Why am I still doing this job? Better yet.. Why do I love this job so much to keep doing it? Then I get my reason...

98 year old, mother of eight, (lost 2 already) grandmother of 32, great grandmother of 20. How do I know all this? Because we had a great conversation about families. Not once did she complain about her illness(and she was really, really, sick). She did not 'demand' anything, she didn't 'expect' anything, she didn't even ask for anything. We helped (treated her illness), made her comfortable, any made a situation "better" for her any way we could. We talked about everything but the situation.
Now I know the answer to my question of "why do I do this"... For this Lady.. For the next one like her... For the person who got hurt...

Anyway enough for the rant... Got it off my chest...

Prayers out to all of you who need them, even for those who don't.
I look forward to my first day off just to get here and read about you guys.. I don't know you guys, but I feel like I do. I have become addicted.. The wife too.. We have had tears in our eyes, we have laughed so hard that it hurt!

Good stuff! Keep it up... It's keeping my sanity.

Thank you and others like you for the job you all do

 

[jbrumberg]

"......... I actually envy those of you getting some hard work done. I wish I could go chop some wood, or unfurl a drag harrow."- Kyle

I can relate. The important thing is to focus on is regaining health and functioning. That is not easy. Hang in there.

 

[toppop52]

And prayers for Randy and all others too.

Take it from a guy with 35 years of serious back issues, do not attempt to work through it, make appointment with a GP or wherever you can get in and get to specialist ASAP. If it’s more than muscle strain, it will not cure its self and it will get worse.

 

[Einthewoods]

30f outside and just a lazy day. I got my to-do list squared away yesterday and haven't found the motivation to even come up with a plan for what to do today. I guess I will have another cup of coffee and continue to test out my chair a bit longer.

The driveway and road are a sheet of ice with the warm up we had over the past couple of weeks melting the snow and freezing at night. I tried to convince my wife that it was a public safety imperative that I buy a spreader for the tractor so that I could throw salt. Oddly, she didn't see my altruism as being credible.

 

[jbrumberg]

Einthewoods- I saw your post on the floodlight thread- nice work. Most wive's do not understand one's rationalizations and justifications when it comes to tractor attachments.

 

[Einthewoods]

Einthewoods- I saw your post on the floodlight thread- nice work. Most wive's do not understand one's rationalizations and justifications when it comes to tractor attachments.

Thanks! It took a lot longer than I expected, but I tried my best to route things correctly, used wire loom everywhere I ran wire and heat-shrinked all permanent connectors. I think next up on the electric modification list will be a wired jack for plugging in a battery tender. I've seen some good examples on the forum here. I find if I make it easy to do something, I actually do it.

I need to find a better toolbox option for storing turnbuckles and stuff, so will keep my eye out for a deal. And then I keep tossing the idea around of buying a carry-all and turning it into a ballast box along with a place to haul the chainsaw and chains, etc.

Anyhow, I hope everyone has a great Sunday. Filled with rest, good health and something fun.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Unfortunate, the RTV bed looks like it will need replacement soon. I primed and painted it last year or so, but the rust still looks to be advancing. It's an original first year model, so no complaints. Been a manure hauler as the prime duty since day one. Not a fate I would have imagined for it.

The bed on the '05 Kubota RTV was heavily modified when I purchased it used. Someone had welded 1/8" treadplate to the bottom and sides, and 1" angle iron to stiffen the tail gate. They left it all in primer gray. Oh, and added lots of dents. A few years ago I got tired of it looking like a junkyard refugee, so I pounded out the larger dents, cut off the angle iron stiffeners, and welded smooth sheet over the inside of the tail gate so it would dump more smoothly. Also re-welded the big sheet in the bed, as material was getting stuck in the cracks at the corners. Then had some Kubota orange mixed up at the automotive paint dealer and gave it all a nice orange bath. Finished up with Harbor Freight bedliner, which I don't think is a very good product as it stayed relatively soft and took a loooooong time to dry. Finishmaster makes a much better (and costlier) one in their Smart line. Anyway, the bed is much stronger now, and looks like something someone fixed up after they got it from a junkyard.:laughing: