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Location: Halifax, Pennsylvania, United States

Monday, October 27, 2008

Overtime

I went to bed Saturday night around 02:00 hours and was woken up around 06:36 hours by a bright light being shone in my face. I woke up and it was my father with his flashlight, the power had gone off. I then set my watch alarm for 07:10 hours and got a little bit more sleep in. I got up at 07:10 hours when my watch alarm went off. I got out of bed and got dressed and then grabbed my digital camera and suitcase and took them out to the kitchen. I then packed my lunch and grabbed my Gatorade bottle and then left the house around 07:25 hours and headed up to Lykens to go to work. I got there and once again no one was there as there was no medic for the night shift. I parked and took my stuff inside and I noticed that 6-3 was gone. I put my lunch box and Gatorade bottle in the fridge and then clocked in. Shortly after I did that, Zach came back with 6-3. He then clocked out and left for home. He told me that the truck hadn't changed since I left Saturday morning. So I went out and got the updated mileage off of it and then ate breakfast while I filled out my form on the computer and checked a few other things. Jim then called and said that he was coming up from Eville since Tim wanted to switch stations with him. Jim then got there and I sat down and started to read the paper. Jim then said he wanted to go for breakfast, so we got in 6-3 and headed on down to Burger King. We ate breakfast and then headed back up to Lykens. I then finished reading the paper and then walked my 30 laps in the bay. I then came in and sat down at the computer to play a game or two and Jim said that since we couldn't find anyone to stand-by at the Little Tigers game in Lykens, that we might as well head over there now. So I took my lunch box with me and we headed on over and parked so that we could see the football field. I then ate lunch around 13:00 hours. Then around 14:00 hours the tones went off for chest pains in Wiconisco Township. Jim had told Stutzman and Tim that they would have to be first due since we were standing by, so they ended up taking the call. They took the lady down to Harrisburg Hospital. We left there around 16:45 hours and headed back to the station. As I was getting ready to back in, my cell phone rang and it was Jess. She called to ask me if she had given me Daily Number Tickets and I said yes. She then said that she couldn't account for 175 tickets. I told her to get ahold of Troy as I thought he had them. Once there I got on the computer and played games until 20:00 hours. My mother then called me and said that my grandmother now has full blown Phenumonia. Jim got something to eat around 18:00 hours and I got something to eat from Ciao's around 19:00 hours. Ron came in at 20:00 hours as he thought he was up there, when he was really supposed to be in Eville and Tim was supposed to come up for the night shift. Well around 18:30 hours, the tones went off for a CVA in Mifflin Township, and they ended up going to Hershey Medical Center. Well then around 20:15 hours the tones went off for chest pains in Halifax Township. Ron was out front smoking and I went out in the bay and told him and we got in 6-3 and off we went. We ended up getting canceled as we were coming past the fruit stand in Matamoras. We turned around and Ron had me stop at Sheetz so he could grab something to eat. I had sent Jess a text message just before the call came in and she sent me one back while I was driving. We then started texting back and forth and then I finally called her as I was gettinf ready to drive again. We talked for a bit and then I hung up and we made it back to Lykens. I then finished eating and watching my shows on Discovery Channel. I then got on the computer around 11:00 hours to play some more games. Then around 00:30 hours the tones went off for abdominal pains in Wiconisco Township. Ron had just gone to bed and he got up and then we got in 6-3 and off we went. We got there and got the lady loaded up and Ron drove down to Harrisburg Hospital. After we got what we needed, we headed on back. Once back at the station I did my paperwork from the call and then played a game that I am now addicted to until 04:00 hours and then laid down on the couch and went to sleep. I woke up around 07:45 hours when Ron was getting his stuff together and Jim came in. I rolled over and went back to sleep. I then woke up around 08:30 hours when I heard a loud crash out in the bays. I sat up on the couch and saw 6-4 going out the bay door, so I thought Jim hit something with it, which wouldn't surprise me at all. I got up and got the stuff back in my belt and put my boots back on and put my pillow away. I then went out in the bay and helped Jim back 6-3 in as we had to switch units around. I then went back in and sat down on the couch and watched TV. I then laid down again and fell asleep again and woke up around 10:30 hours. Jim then said he needed to get something to eat for lunch. So we got in 6-4 and I ran him down to Tower Mini Mart and he got something to eat and we headed back to the station. I then sat back down on the couch to watch TV. Zach then came in around 11:35 hours and I clocked out, got my stuff together and then left. I got in my car and stopped at the Susquehanna Bank in Eville and cashed my check and then headed up to Swab's. I stopped in to see how things were coming along on the body and they had two compartments welded together, so it was a little bit more then when I stopped Friday morning. I then went over to the main office and got myself one of the new t-shirts for $10.00 and then I headed on home. Once at home I changed into my home clothes and then ate lunch and then read the paper. I then uploaded pictures onto a CD for Troy and then made a copy of the one set of minutes from July for Robin. I then got in my car and headed up tp Robin's house to drop the minutes off, but no one was home, so I headed back home. I had passed my mother as I was heading up to Robin's hosue and when I got back I helped her take a few things in from her van. She then told me what all is new with my grandmother, and it is not good. On top of what she all has, she now has a collapsed lung. Also they can't start radation until the Penumonia and blood clots clear up, which might be awhile. Plus the cancer doctor and my grandmother talked and my grandmother might not do the radation, since all it well do it make her comfortable until her time comes. They also said about calling Hospis once she gets out of the hospital to help take care of her at home. So, as hard as it is to say, I for one feel that there is nothing more that can be done, but I am taking a positive outlook onto this. Anyway, I then got back on the computer and played that game some more and then ate dinner while I watched MASH on TV. I then got my shoes on and headed back up to Robin's house to drop that paper off. I got up there and Robby's truck and LeeAnn's vehicle were parked behind the fire house and Lonny's car was parked down at Bubba's. I parked on the right side of the old fire house and then went down to the house. Jess let me in and I gave her the paper. Lonny was sitting there watching TV and Jaz was on the computer. Robin then came out of the other room and I started talking to her about my grandmother and some other things. They then left to headed into town and I left and made a stop to see about fruit, but the person wasn't home. I then headed on home. Once at home I took a shower and am now getting ready to hit the old email and surf the net. I will be on late tonight so if any sexy ladies want to talk to me, just give me a buzz.

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