oh ya...I wipe my eyes remembering I had asked jay to make sure I was up in the am...I reply with a sarcastic "good morning"...sigh...and roll out of bed onto my feet...
...Wednesday at the fire house is a unique day...it's the last in our shift cycle that lasts for 21 days...we work a 7/21...each day of the week is worked once...for 24 hours...the first week being "hell week"...on four out of 8 days...it's not a bad schedule...all of us have done shift work before and this schedule affords us a 5 day weekend every 3rd week...by the time Wednesday is here...we all would rather be somewhere else...
...it's a short drive to work this morning...crashed in Richmond at a buddy's from college...with life in a state of fast forward we rarely get to catch up...but that's just how it is these days...
...as I walk across the parking lot DJ pulls in...I already know Jackson has kept him up half the night...only our two rookies aren't parents...everyone else can tell when the kids have kept us up...but we rarely socialize before our shift starts at 7a...not at least until we have some coffee...
...thankfully the shift is flying by...Lt is crazy motivated today...mandatory "PT" lol...really...why...I mean...we know it's an SOG...but we all do it anyways...seems like more recently everything has become a competition on our shift...not in a bad way...just is...it's so ridiculous at this point in the summer that we even compete to see who can eat the healthiest food in 24 hours...lol...
...most of us have known each other for years...it is very fraternal and family oriented...everyone has a nickname...no one gets to choose their own nickname...but chances are if you show you don't like it...well...that's the one it'll be...just the way it is...
...we spend so much time together that there aren't many topics that aren't up for discussion...we watch some of the most random shows and talk about topics that people would probably be surprised about...typically we try and avoid politics and religion at the dinner table though...
...I will say with absolute confidence that I am sure that there isn't another job in the world where you'd find more support in a time of need...it's just amazing...even on our worst days we'd rather come in and help others with their problems...the in between well we get each other through it...simple as that...
...this job...for me was never planned...like so many of the men and women I work with...but it has been a life changing experience...one I will always be thankful for...
...hopefully I'll get some rest tonight...who knows riding the ambulance what the night will bring...probably should try and get some rest...big meeting in the am...
jwcIII
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