Good morning!!!!

   / Good morning!!!! #69,262  
Good Morning!!!! 44F @ 9:30AM. Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. High 63F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

LS_mt125_owner, if not for guys like you, guys like me wouldn't be around. You're among the first on the scene of the accident, snatching life from the jaws of death, giving people another chance. I agree with Jay, though, you shouldn't have to deal with the mentally ill, but the budget cuts imposed by our so called leadership have made it that way. My heart goes out to all those suffering through the mental trauma of these situations; I know I wouldn't last long in a job like that and I hope there's someone you can talk to when it gets bad. If blowing off a little steam on Good Morning!!!! helps, have at it. I think you'll find a very sympathetic ear or ten here.

Quit screwing around and get to a doctor, Kyle. A messed up back is not something you want for the rest of your life, especially at your age. Don't worry about what someone thinks, either, because if they think you're trying for a fake workman's comp claim, they don't know you. Hopefully it's just a muscle strain, but you won't know unless you get a little help.

I awoke to noise on the back porch at about three this morning, and when I flipped on the lights there was that pesky gray fox up on the BBQ trying to get the lid open. I whipped up a batch of chicken drummets (thanks Farmer!) for dinner last night, and he was probably as much a fan of good Q as I am. I rapped hard on the bedroom glass door and he jumped down, ran about ten steps, then turned around to see what made the noise. I opened the door and yelled at him, and he just stared back at me. I had to slide the screen aside and step out to get him to take off, so he's pretty much lost his fear of people. I think it's time to get the Have-a-heart out and give him a new home. I'd been tolerating his tricks (crapping on the door mats, etc.), hoping he'd help keep the ground squirrel population down, but there are as many fresh tunnel mounds as ever and it's clear he's not gonna pull his weight. And now I know what to bait the trap with...

Made some good progress on the old bike yesterday, installing the rear swing arm, final drive, and brake shoes, and getting the shocks on that end hooked up. Also mounted and balanced the tubes and tires; I don't think there's a dirtier job on a motorcycle and I'm glad that one's finished. Finished up by installing the shift and kick start levers on the transmission, and verifying that it'll go through all the gears. Today's goal is to get the front fender and wheel on so I can use the wheel chock on the lift and stabilize things a bit better. And maybe make another batch of BBQ!

Hope everyone enjoys their Sunday...
 
   / Good morning!!!! #69,263  
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.
When my back went out last fall, they said it was a slightly bulging disk, just recommended take it easy.

So I put on some eagles music, it didnt help much.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #69,264  
"LS_mt125_owner, if not for guys like you, guys like me wouldn't be around. You're among the first on the scene of the accident, snatching life from the jaws of death, giving people another chance."- RNG

I agree.

I had 3 "911's" and wifey had one. The response times were under 5 minutes. Living 23 miles from any local hospital is a long run. EMT's saved my life- they kept me somehow going until we got to the ER. How you guys can do IV's and PICC lines bouncing down the road is truly amazing. On one of those "trips" I was "with it" enough to refuse permission to the ER staff to remove the PICC line the EMTs had inserted. I knew a good job when I had one. It stayed in 3 days.

At times it is easier and maybe "safer" to "vent" amongst one's cyber-friends rather than those around us.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #69,266  
51F right now........no rain but lots expected tonight......possible river flooding in some areas.....we'll see. Lots of geese in the skies.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #69,267  
Well, between an ice chopper, snow shovel and the Deere's FEL, I got the drive and walks about as clear as I'm going to get them.
I think I'll be looking for a sand/salt spreader come warmer weather...too late in the season now.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #69,268  
Got the gun safe anchored and guns safely put in it. Installed it in 7X10 walk in closet. I wanted to put it behind closet door. But safe interfered with full opening of door because knob hit safe before fully open. Would not be a problem. But pull down stairs that give access to attic needs door fully open to drop down.
Switch some of wife’s cloths on hangers to behind closet door. Then put safe in the cleared place. Somehow I seem to have lost all the cloths that were hanging behind closet door. We have a trip to Salvation Army planned sometime this week.
 
   / Good morning!!!! #69,269  
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Switch some of wife’s cloths on hangers to behind closet door. . . .

Be very careful when messing with the allowed square footage in the wife's part of the closest. That is some valuable real estate!
 
   / Good morning!!!! #69,270  
LS, CONSIDER this post your EAP form it's good to RANT and vent after a long shift. Certified/licensed Paramedic in 82 and still carry a currant card, became an EMT in 74 infant stages of EMS was an interesting but fun time. Emergency Medical Service instructor for 36 years.
Keep up Keeping up If you love the job I know that you are good at it. Wish I kept notes back then would have made a great book lol.
 

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