Pleban Girls Party - Better than live earth !

[love2bmama]

Jen, I don't know how you could do it, I'd be totally cracked if I stayed up that long!

 

[Drea]

I've been up for 42 hours before - at the moment the precise reason is escaping me - and the crash after was *UGLY*

(And at the moment I'm also sure I've mentioned why I was up for that long in a PGP thread somewhere... if someone whose search skills excel mine wants to look... )

 

[love2bmama]

the only times I've done that was during/after childbirth

when I was a teen I'd stay up for 24 hours sometimes, but no way could I do it now

 

[Sad_Girl]

I used to work 72 hour shifts - but we were allowed to sleep in-between calls at night


Night Jen sweet Musical dreams!

 

[love2bmama]

72 hour shifts

 

[Alisaura]

Sleep well, Jen! And have fun at the Mark Seymore show

72 hour shifts sound insane, if you got a steady stream of calls... doesn't sound safe at all

 

[Sad_Girl]

it was when I worked EMS - the ambulance averaged at least one nights sleep on a three day shift, plus a little down time to relax --- it was actually the days when we didn't have many calls at all that were the worst - sitting around waiting was enough to drive you crazy

 

[Alisaura]

I guess that's fair enough, but at least you would have got some sleep!
I have a rough idea, but what does EMS stand for? Were you an ambulance officer yourself?

 

[Sad_Girl]

I guess that's fair enough, but at least you would have got some sleep!
I have a rough idea, but what does EMS stand for? Were you an ambulance officer yourself?

Ambulance Officer? that's an interesting term!

I was an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) studying at the time to be a Paramedic; I passed the course but couldn't afford the tuition so didn't qualify for the state test

EMS stands for Emergency Medical Services - which consists of Private Ambulance services, County (paid for with Tax $$$) Ambulance services or Fire/Rescue departments - usually by some combination of these

I worked for both a Fire/Rescue and a County Ambulance for a few years

 

[dazzledbylight]

BETTER than Liver Earth........

I'm gnona hafta THINK about that one!!

















I got to watch about 6 /1/2 hrs of Live Earth on a theater size screen!

how's my PGP posse?!

 

[dazzledbylight]

hi SG! Drea! alis! molly!

BIG HUGS

 

[love2bmama]

Hi Dazz!

 

[Drea]

Dazz

 

[Sad_Girl]

Dazz

 

[Alisaura]

Ambulance Officer? that's an interesting term!

I was an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) studying at the time to be a Paramedic; I passed the course but couldn't afford the tuition so didn't qualify for the state test

EMS stands for Emergency Medical Services - which consists of Private Ambulance services, County (paid for with Tax $$$) Ambulance services or Fire/Rescue departments - usually by some combination of these

I worked for both a Fire/Rescue and a County Ambulance for a few years

That's awesome

Why is "ambulance officer" interesting? Maybe it's a cultural thing... it's a normal term here (for the paramedics in the ambulances)

Hey Dazz!

 

[Sad_Girl]

Just not a term I'd heard before not what we would call our EMT's or medics - they aren't officers, they're medical personell and/or emergency workers

and it reminded me of 'Ambulance Driver' which is NOT what you want to call someone who works EMS they work very hard to earn their medical licenses, and they don't generally like being considered to be a glorified cabbie

 

[dazzledbylight]

alis,

too bad The 'Oils weren't around for Live Eaarth

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

Hi everyone

 

[dazzledbylight]

hi weldy!

 

[Alisaura]

Hey Weldy!

I didn't actually watch that much of the Live Earth thing, Dazz... Saw some snippets of Crowded House though, which was cool. I thought the Oils were there? Maybe Peter Garrett thought it wouldn't be good for his political career...

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

Hi Dazz and Ali

 

[dazzledbylight]

i thot the -oils- split up like ???-- 3 yrs ago or more?

 

[Sad_Girl]

Well, it's high time I got my butt to bed - have to go to church in the morning

night all!

 

[dazzledbylight]

good nite SG

see you later in the week

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

Night SG

Interesting talk about EMTs...reminded me of my mom

 

[Alisaura]

Goodnight SG! Sleep well

Yeah, the Oils split up a few years ago - I got to see them about week before they announced it
I kinda thought this would be the sort of thing that they might temporarily have re-banded for... is that a word? Opposite of disbanded
Crowded House split up too, even before their drummer died

 

[Alisaura]

How is your mum, Weldy?

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

She's going to be admitted into Loyola (where her docs are) and they are running some tests right now Ali.

 

[Alisaura]

... Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Hope the tests go well...

 

[dazzledbylight]

good luck to you mom, weldy.