Can you hear me now?

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by justplugit

First JD, let me thank you for your EMT work in the inner city. Takes a special
kind of person to do that work under those conditions.
Having worked in the inner city for 32 years, i understand your
frustrations.

I would never be one to call myself wise. There are many with decades more wisdom than I will ever have. I do greatly appreciate your words though.

Sometimes (or quite often rather) the work makes you quite jaded. Working unprotected, one-on-one with people in the streets of Hartford provided me a lot of insight into another world I never would have seen otherwise, along with experiences I never would have had (and many I wish I had never had - assaulted by a crackhead patient for one, and 100 feet from a gang shootout as another).

I have another job now, but keep my medical credentials current. Not only as a just in case, but also because I overall enjoyed the work even with the negatives.

Don't thank me, as I am not worthy of it. Thank those like Swimmer and the other LEOs on the site along with the Firefighters that work everyday to keep us safer than we could ever be without them.