I really enjoy the early morning hours, once I get up and get going that is. On the days I have to work I get up at 5:00 so I can either walk or Nordic Track before going to work. I like to sit in the backyard for a few minutes after I am done - look at the stars in the sky and kind of touch base with God before I start my day. If Murphy has come out with me I will hold him in my lap and give him kitty loves for a bit. I love the peace and quiet of that time of day.Since we put the Christmas tree up last week I have started turning the tree lights on when I get up in the morning even though there is no one to enjoy them but me. Murphy seems to like to lay under the tree. This morning I snapped this picture of him just before I walked out the door.
I am on my own at work from now on. My trainer is on vacation for 2 weeks and I was scheduled to go on my own on January 3 so they just had me cover her spot for her vacation. I found out last week I will be working the 4:00PM to Midnight shift instead of the 11 PM - 7:00 AM shift. I feel very fortunate to be able to land the earlier shift. I was hired for the later shift and planned on working that for at least a couple of years until a spot on a different shift opened up. I know the later shift would be a slower time to work but I really, really, really hate being awake all night and trying to sleep in the day. We have had some really busy days this week. It seems like we have had an extra dose of suicide calls, I guess this is a hard time of year for some people. I've had a few unusual calls too - like the guy who called to say someone had stolen his identity and now they were trying to steal his life and his soul. He thought they were at his apartment and he was going to go back there and kill them. He called back later and told me they weren't there when he got home. I tried to get him to let me have someone come talk to him but he hung up on me - those are the kinds of calls I remember, the ones who need help that we are unable to reach.
We are putting a bid in in a Townhouse, not sure if we will get it or not but if anyone out there has an extra prayer to spare pray that our offer will be accepted.
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Hi. I offered a prayer in your behalf, that you will get your townhome. It is important, I know, to have one's own little piece of the world.
It has been over 25 years since I dispatched, so I do not recall off the top of my head any calls like the one you wrote about. I do know that part of my training required me to ride shifts with the paramedics so that I could get used to the county. We got called to an "accident" on the freeway. When we arrived, we learned that a man and his girlfriend had been out riding on his Harley. A big gust of wind hit them perpendicular, and blew them off the road. Neither was hurt, but the woman was out in the middle of the freeway, on her hands and knees- looking for her engagement ring that came off. She must have really loved that ring! :)
I am glad I had the chance to dispatch, and for everything I was able to learn, but I could never do that job full-time. I respect SO much people as yourself who can and do. Thank you! It is a tough job.
I have done a few ride alongs with the deputies here to help get to know the area. It is all kind of complicated with what is incorporated and what is not as to who handles what type of calls, us or CHP. The fire and EMS is dispatched from a different center (thank goodness) so when I get a 911 call for paramedics and fire I normally just transfer them over. We do run on some fire and medical calls but not most of them.
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