General Preparedness (timely!)

Aug 24, 2011 11:54

After working the city in the aftermath of the earthquake, some thoughts ( Read more... )

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zadok_allen March 12 2012, 23:33:19 UTC
Hey, I got here via kitiara's journal. Mind a random friending? I'm a firefighter/paramedic in VA - most of my journal is friends-locked as well.

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smjayman March 13 2012, 15:10:39 UTC
Hey, no problem. Where in VA?

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zadok_allen March 13 2012, 20:53:25 UTC
Hampton Roads, but I grew up in Essex County. I also lived for a while out in Radford, and volunteered for the rescue squad in Pulaski County, which I think I saw you mentioned in one of your previous posts.

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smjayman March 14 2012, 04:59:01 UTC
Gotcha. I lived in Christiansburg growing up, so I know Radford pretty well. My Aunt still lives in Pulaski. Now, as you have probably gathered, I work in and around the stinkhole that is the District of Columbia. :)

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zadok_allen March 14 2012, 14:25:18 UTC
Would you believe that the Metro is my favorite attraction when visiting DC? I guess the novelty has probably worn off for you, but the whole subterranean train, triumph of human engineering thing still impresses the heck out of me. I recall being on the L'Enfant Plaza platform years ago and watching an (evidently) homeless guy walking around, screaming at the top of his lungs, "OBAMA 2008 Y'ALL! GONNA SHOW YOU WHITE MOTHERFUCKERS WASSUP!!!" I thought to myself, 'Ah, now I'm getting a well-rounded Metro experience!'

Leaving the Pulaski area was a no-brainer for my career, but good god do I miss the New River. I used to fish, camp or swim there several times a week. You've got to go to the ocean to see anything that pretty in Hampton Roads.

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smjayman March 14 2012, 19:48:30 UTC
Sometimes the metro is pretty cool. In the bad neighborhoods, however, it is more... well... interesting?

I don't think I had the right appreciation for the NRV when I lived in that area. I was young and wanted stuff+excitement, you know?

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