A sobering message

[Firefight]

Big white taxi driver, blanket therapist, plaster master, electrocutionist (but only if your hearts stopped), etc

What Riff is trying to say, in her modest way is that she is one of the true heros of the emergancy service world, she like Speedmedic are professional ambulance officers, "the good guys", there are a couple of other ambos(they hate that term) on KB, but those two are regulars.

They see shit, that you can't begin to imagine, and see it on a daily/nightly basis, never told you Sue or Glen, you guys (and the others ambos) rock.

Thank you for the job you do and do well.

Dave

[onearmedbandit]

Hear hear!! Jobs I could never do; Fireman, Policeman, and Ambulance driver. Why? Obvious reasons, but I could not handle turning up to the aftermath of a car wreck, to find a 3yr old gasping its last breaths, people broken and smashed. My hat goes off to all you guys and gals, true heroes. (Before the flames start, yeah sure there are some bad eggs out there, I'm referring to those who work with honour)

I have a 5yr old daughter, I'd do anything for her, my angel. And with her in my life (although she doesn't live with) whenever I read or hear of a young child being hurt or killed, I can't help but think of the pain for those involved. The victim, their family and friends, and those that attend the scene, seeing them at their worst. Kudos to you all!

[NC]

Ah that poem got me a A in english, when I was doing school C...It made the teacher and half the class cry..
I refuse to read it...

[Al]

Yeah Dave (Firefight), all respect to ambulance officers, policemen/Traffic officers (yes....!!) and also to your profession. Firemen attend ALL major incidents and do whatever is required of them.


Al

[pete376403]

why cant all vehicles have a setup that tests alcohol levels before they start. Some bikes dont start till the clutch is pulled in, and the stand is up. Somecars dont start untill the seatbelt is restrained and the car is out of gear.

I believe it was tried - the car had an air sensor which the driver breathed into. Over the limit prevented the car from starting. But safety never sells and it was not deemed "marketable". I also read of another scheme where a certain sequence of buttons had to be pressed in a certain time - same result.
Now maybe if the car had one of those things like Predator had on his arm, and if the button sequence was wrong, or too slow... the whole car blows up. Yeah!

[spudchucka]

What Riff is trying to say, in her modest way is that she is one of the true heros of the emergancy service world, she like Speedmedic are professional ambulance officers, "the good guys", there are a couple of other ambos(they hate that term) on KB, but those two are regulars.

They see shit, that you can't begin to imagine, and see it on a daily/nightly basis, never told you Sue or Glen, you guys (and the others ambos) rock.

Thank you for the job you do and do well.

Dave

Couldn't agree more!

[spudchucka]

I'd check the intoxyliser equipment if I was you then! Unless you were drinking light beer you should have exceeded the blood alcohol limit by at least double given your stated weight of 99kg!

Try feeding those figures into any BA calculator...

Sorry but I just won't give any credance to an online BA calculator. At best they are a guide, nothing more. Body mass, metabolism, age, gender, the activities a person has engaged in prior to drinking etc etc all have an effect. I've seen people swear they have only had 2 beers who blow 600 and others that admit to drinking all day blow under 400. It can be very subjective and the only way to be sure you are under is to not drink at all if you intend to drive.

[Indiana_Jones]

Is that from chicken soup for the soul or something? I've read a few in the same style like it from them. Opens your eyes abit I must say, take care out there

-Indy

[Riff Raff]

Thank you for the job you do and do well.

Dave

Thanks mate.

[Krayy]

I believe it was tried - the car had an air sensor which the driver breathed into. Over the limit prevented the car from starting. But safety never sells and it was not deemed "marketable". I also read of another scheme where a certain sequence of buttons had to be pressed in a certain time - same result.
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You'd think that the "powers that be" would make this type of system mandatory for people convicted of DUI for a few years after the fact.

[scumdog]

Hear hear!! Jobs I could never do; Fireman, Policeman, and Ambulance driver. Why? Obvious reasons, but I could not handle turning up to the aftermath of a car wreck, to find a 3yr old gasping its last breaths, people broken and smashed. My hat goes off to all you guys and gals, true heroes. (Before the flames start, yeah sure there are some bad eggs out there, I'm referring to those who work with honour)

I have a 5yr old daughter, I'd do anything for her, my angel. And with her in my life (although she doesn't live with) whenever I read or hear of a young child being hurt or killed, I can't help but think of the pain for those involved. The victim, their family and friends, and those that attend the scene, seeing them at their worst. Kudos to you all!

I assume I am included in the group you are praising, if so thank you, not often I get a positive comment about my chosen profession. :cool2:

[Ghost Lemur]

I assume I am included in the group you are praising, if so thank you, not often I get a positive comment about my chosen profession. :cool2:

Well you should. Particularly at this time of the year. The number of you who will be scarificing spending time with love one's for the rest of us is commendable.

Unlike Vifferman, I couldn't do you job for a different reason. I'd end up feeling nothing, being totally cynical and then probably go off the deepend one day into either a bottle or a bullet.

My hat goes off to you all for doing your job with such professionalism, whilst still being able to retain your humanity. Still think it must be an incredibly fine line to walk between feeling to much (and therefore not being able to do the job) and feeling too little (and therefore not being able to have a life - who can have a relationship if one's become completely emotionally detached from life).

May you all have a safe one.

[Blakamin]

They see shit, that you can't begin to imagine, and see it on a daily/nightly basis, never told you Sue or Glen, you guys (and the others ambos) rock.

Thank you for the job you do and do well.

Dave

agree 1billion %...

[scumdog]

Well you should. Particularly at this time of the year. The number of you who will be scarificing spending time with love one's for the rest of us is commendable.

Unlike Vifferman, I couldn't do you job for a different reason. I'd end up feeling nothing, being totally cynical and then probably go off the deepend one day into either a bottle or a bullet.

May you all have a safe one.

Mostly I choose the bottle, for unless the bullet is aimed at somebody else you can't repeat the performance ( and it's a bit touch and go with some of the stuff I have drunk as it is!!!)

[moko]

From what I read on here this wont be popular but what`s needed are more traffic Cops.I couldn`t believe how many I saw while in N.Z.,seriously saw more on my first ride from Auckland to Hamilton than I see in a few weeks over here.Sounds good?Well it isn`t believe me,every dickhead on the road knows that if they keep off of the main roads there`s very little chance of seeing,or being seen by,a Traffic Cop.The result is diabolical driving standards,about every third car on the road has some kind of defective lighting,indication and observation seem to have become optional to many and in an average week I have to take evasive action at least twice,often more.Regular police do pull people doing really stupid stuff but traffic is low priority to them and they`ll drive past cars parked on pavements or some dick with his fog-lamps on permanently(illegal and for some reason seen as cool by boy-racers)more often than not.Result is that you can drive illegally or in a dangerous vehicle quite easily as long as you dont do anything outrageous to draw attention to yourself,trust me anarchy on the roads is no fun.If you`d had to tell a few parents that sonny boy wasn`t coming home anymore because he`s ridden his bike off the road then you`d have a snotty attitude towards speeders as well.