Power Out!

Went to bed Tuesday night around 02:30 hours and was rocked out of bead around 09:30 hours for chest pains in Millersburg Borough. I got dressed and got in my car and headed for the station. I met up with Dohn and Bill there. I got in the back of 13-1 and off we went. We got up there and Medic 6 released the lady to us since they were not needed. We took her down to Harrisburg Hospital. After we got what we needed down there, we headed on home. We stopped at the "Barn" and I logged my times in and then headed on home. Once home I sat down and started to read the paper. I was almost done with the comics when the pager went off for a sick person in Halifax Township. I got back in my car and headed over to Dohn's house. Once there I met up with Dohn and Bill and off we went in 13-1. We got there and once again cancelled the medic. We took her down to Osteo Hospital. After we got what we needed down there we once again headed on home. Dohn stopped at McDonald's on Front Street so I could get something to eat for lunch. Boy will I never stop there again. First they only had one guy manning the register and there were eight people in line counting me. Second, they were all out of soda. HOW can you be all out of soda!?! So I finally got my meal and we headed back to the "Barn". I logged in my times and then Dohn ran us out to his house to pick up our cars. I came home and finished reading the paper. I watched the news and then "That 70's Show", then "Trauma, Life in the ER" and then "That 70's Show" again. Around 20:30 hours I came back and got on the computer to check my email, surf the net and work on an article. I did not get that far however. The pager went off for breathing problems in Reed Township. My dad and me got in 13-1 and off we went. We got there and twe loaded the guy up and Medic 6 showed up and off we went for Harrisburg Hospital. After we got what we needed down there we headed on home. It started to rain as we were going around the mountain. After we dropped the medic off we started for the station. While we were still around the mountain the rain really picked up. I mean it was absoutley pouring down raining. Then as we came upon Aumiller's the pager went off for bleeding in Halifax Borough. We went responding right away. Medic 6 got on the scene since he was right in front of us. We ended up placing the medic in service again. This was the guy that my dad and Carol ahd taken down Tuesday night for the same reason. Like 3 minutes after the call came in, Susie called my cell phone and told me that the Borough was without power. We advised county of this. We took the guy back down to Harrisburg Hospital. After we got what we needed down there, we headed on home. My father told me that he had called my mother and that our power was out as well. So I called Sue on her cell phone and told her that her power may be out when she gets home. We talked for a little bit and then she had to go. The whole way home it kept raining and lighting. It was so weird. When you went by Long's Flower Shop, they had power, but the school right next to them was out of power. We stopped at the station and all the emergency lights were on. We logged our times in and then headed on home. We got home around 00:30 hours and the power was still out. I grabbed my pager and a flashlight and laid down on the chair in the living room as it cooler out there, then it was in my room. I guess after about maybe 40 minutes on the chair I could not lay on my back any longer, so I grabbed a pillow and laid down on the floor. At 01:50 hours the power came back on, along with the good old air and it really cooled the place down. I then went back to my bedroom and went to bed around 02:10 hours.

I got up around 10:00 hours this morning, got changed, then at breakfast, read the paper and watched tv. I left the house around 11:00 hours and headed into town. I went to Rite Aid and picked up a Phone Card and then went back to the "Barn" to do my tripsheet from last nights two calls. Bill was there and getting ready to start his two tripsheets from yesterday. While he did that I did some work on the other computer. Around 12:00 hours the pager went off for breathing problems in Millersburg Borough. I pulled the unit out and Bill got in the back and then Dohn showed up and off we went. We got up there and Medic 6 released the Pt. to BLS. We took her down to Harrisburg Hospital. After we got what we needed we headed on home. We stopped at the "Barn" and I logged my time in and Bill finished his one tripsheet. I ran up to Giant and picked up some peanut butter and orange juice for my mother and then picked up lunch at McDonalds for myself. Then I headed back to the station and got on and did my two tripsheets. After that I grabbed my food from the fridge in the kitchen and me and Bill headed on out. Bill was coming up on Kiners when the pager went off to assist PSP with an accident in Halifax Township. We both pulled into Dohn's house and off we went. We got as far as the beer place when the fire company placed us in service. We went up to Shell and got deisel and then went back out to Dohn's house to pick up our cars. I headed on home and got changed and took a shower. I then watched the news and "Trauma, Life in the ER" and then "That 70's Show". Eating popcorn right now and getting ready to hit the old email and surf the net. Will be on late tonight so give a buzz if you want to talk.