Today I finished my re-cert and did okay on the final test. I missed a bunch of questions where I know the material but I didn't know which answer they want. EMS tests are always a mixed bag for me; I generally screw up the same kinds of "trick" questions no matter how confident I feel in the field. Whatever. 10 more hours of con-ed to go and I'll ( Read more... )

Two words: AWD. ABS.

All that beautiful snow, and I can't make the damned thing go sideways in it.

Originally this was supposed to be a post about bicycling, and getting my ass handed to me in 80 degree weather yesterday morning. However, it rapidly became about something else altogether (and also took me a full day to write ( Read more... )

Tonight after work, as I engaged in my latest of a long string of projects known as Fixing What Broke On The Fuck Truck, a paramedic happened by me while I changed a tire in the ambulance bay. He offered his help, and when I declined, he said he wished his wife could do what I was doing, when she had a flat. I laughed, but after he left, as I was ( Read more... )

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Today I spent the entire day Dealing With Car Issues. Called insurance agent to figure out why I have no registration for my car. (Nice traffic department guys yesterday blew off giving me a ticket and told me to call to find out what was up.) Insurance agent said it was renewed and everything's all legal ( Read more... )