From: J Travis (dagobert@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Tue Feb 11 2003 - 07:40:02 PST
No problem, Henry. We're all friends here. And like I said, I really
didn't intend to offend anybody. Sometimes my sense of humor gets a
little too offbeat, granted. Sorry 'bout that to the rest of you guys
as well.
Jay
Henry J. Fackovec wrote:
>Hi Jay:
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>Your right, I reread your post and I missed the fast that it was meant
>to be ironic, I'm just really cranky this morning, Sorry for over
>reacting.
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>Hankie
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: J Travis [mailto:dagobert@ix.netcom.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:17 AM
>To: Henry J. Fackovec
>Cc: (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: Re: [MV] M728 question - mechanical (Flame)
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>Henry,
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>It seems I owe you an apology, and fair enough, but I'm somewhat
>surprised. Probably a little over half my friends off-list are either
>Paramedics, EMTs, or RNs, and to a one of them, you're the first
>Paramedic I've ever seen that can't seem to tell the difference between
>a JOKE and being serious. As for the comment itself, it was a line from
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>one of Bill Cosby's comedy routines back in the 1960s, off a record
>called "200 M.P.H". And considering it was made following a comment
>about the idea of someone on the list being crazy enough to attempt
>riding a creeper underneath a moving truck until said truck stops short,
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>sending them careening into the shop wall ala something out of a Wile E
>Coyote/Roadrunner cartoon (which I presume no one on this list is crazy
>enough to actually attempt in the first place; I give you guys more
>credit than that), I would have thought it obvious that my reply was
>intended in a joking manner; NOT as serious commentary about either the
>profession or safety gear in general. And knowing how most of my
>friends in that profession find that humor is sometimes the best release
>
>for the stress of having to deal with the carnage left over every time
>Joe Q. Public finds some new and novel method of testing Darwinism in
>practice, I have picked up their habits of dealing with the matter with
>the same dark sense of humor when discussing it with them. So THAT'S
>what reminded me of the remark in the first place.
>
>And with all that said and explained, if I offended you and anyone else
>on the list, I DO apologize. That was NOT my intention, as it wasn't
>meant to be taken as anything but a humorous response. And I am quite
>aware of the depth of study that goes into that profession, as I helped
>one of my closest friends from High School who had dropped out to first
>study for his GED and pass it, then also to go on to the UAB program for
>
>his EMT and eventually his Paramedic ratings. I even volunteered to use
>
>my own field of expertise (an MBA in finance) to help a local county
>rescue squad with some of their budget issues, because I wanted to show
>a little appreciation for what they do for their community.
>
>So if you want to get into a SERIOUS discussion about my views of
>Paramedics, fine. I think they are underpaid as a rule for the risks
>they take, I think they are finding the job even tougher as many of in
>mangement seek to cut costs by running two EMT-IVs (at lower pay rates)
>and auto-difibulators, and I think that this is going to hurt the rest
>of us in the long run, as it limits the options of treatments on-scene
>if transport is delayed. I also think that anybody who can deal with
>bouncing between the highs of saving a patient to the lows of watching
>others die in front of them every day, and not let it get to them,
>deserves both my respect, and an escape valve to deal with the stress-
>like the aforementioned dark sense of humor. Personally, I doubt I
>could ever do that job without one myself.
>
>So anyway, as I said, I do apologize for offending you and anyone else.
>
>Jay Travis
>-Who still has his Class "F" endorsement on his TDL from 1994, aquired
>for a job as none other than as- you guessed it- an Ambulance Driver,
>until the job (a private service) chose to hire only EMTs. Go figure,
>huh?
>
>Henry J. Fackovec wrote:
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>>Dear "Jay"
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>>That's it, I am sick of the garbage that is spread here.
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