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Cake day: July 12th, 2023

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  • Hah, I’m envisioning them breaking down the door, letting out a giant puff of smoke and flames, and taking off their boots before entering the apartment.

    Ambulance paramedics and firefighters here are cross-trained because their skills are so often needed together. I’m sure there’s a person on the team who’s the best at starting an IV and another who’s the best at swiftwater rescue and another who can get grandma out of a flaming attic better than anyone else but the paramedics have been trained to help fight fires and the firefighters have CPR/first aid training.

    (Why grandma was in the flaming attic, I can’t tell you.)




  • In situations where you’re basically saying, “thank you for being a better driver than me,” opening your window and putting out your hand with all fingers fully spread is the correct gesture. For me at least, it dissipates my anger when someone has cut me off, because at least they’re acknowledging and apologizing. I usually assume the reason is because shitty GPS gave them impossible directions.