Recent posts - Why do I do this Job

Performance art From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (215 days old)

There is a road in our town. A very busy road. Famed for fast food, drugs, prostitutes and house clearers. If you were trying to drive down it tonight I'm sorry. Well, I'm not really, but......You'l… more

Parachute not included From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (238 days old)

Gravity has been a problem today. 10 jobs and 3 of them were falls. Old ladies who for what ever reason had started a journey that ended on the floor. Except one. Warden controlled flats. The … more

The ever present danger From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (241 days old)

The biggest danger; one of the biggest dangers of my job is contact with other peoples bodily fluids. Yesterday was a very near miss. We went to see an old chap who wasnt feeling very well… more

Death thy name is Tree From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (285 days old)

I've been working with Ceebee again today which has been brilliant. We got a job, an RTA, on a road that is quite well known to us at our ambulance station. It is about 10 miles long and is an old Ro… more

I really hope thats gravy on that plate From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (287 days old)

Overtime today. Ive done a lot of overtime this month cos I need the money. Anyway, off to a village to the south of our patch, its virtually on the border with another county but we cover it. The me… more

The horde of the Pringle king From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (296 days old)

1 am. Dark, wet, quiet. Apart from an ambulance on its way to a male fitting. Thats us by the way. We get there and struggle, as is so often the way in council developments, to find the house. … more

Theyre all mad From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (296 days old)

We were sat on cover at the hospital. We had had coffee and I was considering toast when control decided I didnt need any and gave us a job. "RTC. One male. Rollover. Possible entrapment" and then th… more

A new start (maybe) From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (296 days old)

Seven months have passed since my last post. Things have settled down a bit at work. The ECA issue is sorting itself out, mainley because the management have realised that having a group of people on … more

Ahhhh!! From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (493 days old)

The last night shift. Fortunatly things had calmed down a bit and we were just busy rather than stupid, smoking tyres, dehydrated and hungry busy.Theres been a slightly disturbing run of jobs involvin… more

Tales of the Riverbank From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (496 days old)

So there we were. At the bitter end of a really busy night shift, standing on a cold and windy river bank, trying to keep the rain out of the bits where rain wants to go.Why?We were looking for a man … more

Going underground From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (508 days old)

I've been in the air, on the water, on the ground, very close to the ground but intill now i've never done a job underground. Thus it was we found ourselves in a very damp cellar under Specsavers. … more

An odd day From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (526 days old)

We were wandering about in the eastern reaches of the town when we got a job. As is the norm we didn't know what we were going to initially The details came through as "A woman unresponsive" and th… more

Everyones a doctor From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (561 days old)

"Emergency call-woman fitting" Off we went. Got there quite quickly as it was just round the corner. We were met by a woman holding a baby and she showed us in.Straight through to the b… more

A Warm Welcome From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (573 days old)

The first half of the shift started quite quiet. We were on base for a while and then got sent out on cover. We never actually got there though because we got a job. As is becoming the norm these days… more

The most unpleasant feeling in the world From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (595 days old)

So there we were at my house on cover. Since I've moved we can use my house as a coverpoint. It's a bit better than sitting in a rat infested carpark. We were sent off to a three year old who ha… more

Karma From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (599 days old)

So there we were, sitting on base. A fairly quiet night up to that point. The radio opened up and we got the call that everybody dreads:"Maternity call"It was in a small town a bit north of … more

The Lottery From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (600 days old)

Well, I played the crewmate lottery again today. Wasn't sure who I'd end up working with for the night but lo and behold it was my regular crewmate. First job of the night was to a 35 year old woma… more

Well... I'm back From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (611 days old)

Which are the last words spoken in The Lord of the Rings, if you are wandering. I've moved house and had nearly a month off. Which was stressfull, knackering and restfull. In that order. Whats n… more

Sshhh! From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (651 days old)

Listen. I can't hear it. I think its gone away.I think, I think things are back to normal. We still don't get much time when we're not doing anything but its not as crazy busy as it has been fo… more

Heads you win From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (661 days old)

And I'm moving house, which is the other reason I haven't posted much. Anyway. A theme day again. Heads. And stomachs to top and tail it Crack of dawn and we were zooming across town to a woman … more

Honour amongst thieves From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (670 days old)

I haven't written much since new years, I know. Basically because there hasn't been much to write about.We spend a lot of time queing at hospital and there hasn't been anything interesting in the way … more

Happy new year (V) From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (682 days old)

Conclusion.Well, that was our new year. An interesting night although not as madly busy as we thought. Looking back I think you… more

Happy new year (IV) From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (682 days old)

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Happy new year (III) From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (682 days old)

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Happy new year (II) From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (683 days old)

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Happy new year (I) From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (683 days old)

Intro.Its 8am on New Years day. The drunks still roam the streets. Roaming about, trying to walk in a straight line and grunting at each other and those of us unlucky enough to be sober. Sort of like … more

Fog From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (692 days old)

Twas two nights before christmas and all through the town.....it was foggy. Very foggy. But the strange thing was it was lieing in banks. You could walk twenty feet in one direction and you could go f… more

Big Game Hunting From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (701 days old)

A day of oddness, quieter than has been usual"Woman savaged by large cat. Wound gushing blood"Wow. Off we went. The address we got was in one of the salubrious parts of town so it… more

I give up From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (707 days old)

A memo came out today. This is my responce: &… more

We know you know From emmbee in Why do I do this Job (708 days old)

We got called to an RTA. As is becoming more and more common we didn't get anymore information than that. All we got was the address and that it was an RTA.We arrived before the police and from th… more