Bluewing

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a paramedic⁩ ⁨⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, only once have I heard the whole ER seemingly go silent. It was when we brought in a young trauma victim, (car accident). The pandemonium of a 6 people working all at once, the voices calm but tense and a bit louder, and the er Doc standing in the corner watching and directing the action. We worked the code for maybe 5 or 6 minutes before the Doctor called it. Everything just stopped. People froze from what they were doing. And the whole ER was dead silent for what seemed like hours, but was only a few seconds before everything came back to real time.

  Only twice have I had to hear the agony of a mother. Once when I did a drowning. We were searching for the husband/father. I found him in about 6 feet of water. (my big toe went into his mouth-- a feeling I will never forget). My partner and I got him shallow water along the shore. And I did the math and estimated he’d been down 25 to 45 minutes. So we agreed to call it. So I started walking to the house, all soaking wet, to deliver the news. I can still hear her wail right now as I told her and her young son that daddy was never coming home again.

  The other time was when we were paged out to a 4-wheeler accident. And an 11-year-old boy somehow drove too close to a drainage ditch and rolled in about 20 feet down. I went down with a rope and found him pinned under the 4-wheeler face down in about 3 or 4 inches of water. He had been dead long enough to be beyond anybodies help. I climbed back up the ditch and explained to the mother her 11-year old son was gone. To this day I pray to whatever gods there are that he was dead before he drowned pinned face down under that 4-wheeler.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a paramedic⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  As an old and retired paramedic myself, there are definitely parts of me, as a human being, that will never grow back. And I worked in a rural area where you work on neighbors, family, and friends mostly. It was never easy to explain to the family that might be present that not me or god could fix what was wrong. I also did a few suicides over the years. Never easy and they leave a mark that won’t grow back by morning.

  The worst thing about any of it, was meeting a family member in a cafe or store in our small town. And they would invariably come up to me and give me a hug and tell me how grateful they were that I was there for them. Despite the fact I couldn’t do shit for the dead person beyond calling dispatch and telling them to send law enforcement to come and do their paperwork and secure the scene until the funeral home got there to haul the body away.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone get this?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep. He is doing the Rockefeller to buy his legacy. Tossing coins to children for photo ops and building libraries and schools to put his name on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast market⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, the consumer companies care. But they currently don’t matter anymore that we do. And let’s be honest, the if and when this AI bubble does pop and all the data centers have closed. The prices will drop enough for consumers to eat up the sudden surplus as if a dam broke because it will “feel cheap and a bargain”. There is no lose-lose here for DRAM manufacturers because consumers ain’t that bright.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast market⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  “60% of gamers have no plans to build a computer for the foreseeable future.” The unspoken part is, “and the hardware manufacturers don’t care”. Maybe they will after the bubble pops, or maybe not.

  I just bought a mini desktop-- Ryzen 5 with 16Gb memory and 1Tb SSD. It cost me almost $500US. It probably was $100 less last year. I’m not a gamer, but I do make heavy use of 3D CAD and sometimes with large assemblies. And my old Nitro 5 and 1650 nVidia had been starting to struggle.

  I do like my new little computer, with Aurora 44 installed, win11 was aborted on first boot, it’s a snappy little box despite the modest specs. The downside is, there isn’t enough time to make a cuppa tea while waiting on a model regen.

  And who knows, I may live long enough to afford another stick of ram, or I may win the lottery someday-- assuming I buy a lottery ticket first.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When traffic comes to a standstill, drivers instantly shift left and right to create a Rettungsgasse, an emergency corridor right down the middle, so ambulances⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They are enforced.

  Source: I spent nearly 20 years as a medic and a firefighter. And I have had cops arrest and ticket drivers for driving HUA, (Head Up Ass around emergency vehicles.) It’s an easy ticket.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When traffic comes to a standstill, drivers instantly shift left and right to create a Rettungsgasse, an emergency corridor right down the middle, so ambulances⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Even drivers in the US are good about it 99.9% of the time if there is anywhere to go, they do get out of the way and stay out of the way. There are heavy fines. And if the Amp-a-Lamps driver can get your plate number, the cops WILL go look for you.

  Source: I spent nearly 20 years in Amber-Lamps and fire trucks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨References: [1] out of his ass⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  String theory makes more sense if you take some LSD I think.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I only date virgins⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been married for many, many years, (the same woman too). And I can testify that there is a certain truth here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WTF is this???⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The only way to fix it is to lift the radiator cap and drive a new one under it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most could work on anyone really⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You missed the “everyone thinks you are there just to reach things for them”. Women in particular seem to feel entitled to my reach. The few men that ask are either walking with a cane or sitting in a wheelchair.

  Even my Wife, 5"4"/163cm has no problem interrupting me from whatever I’m doing to reach things for her. Despite having 3 step stools in the house just for her.

  But if it gets to be too much of a hassle and pisses me off, I start asking her to pick things up off the floor for me because she’s closer to it. She then has a fit because I’m making fun of her height, and then she stops asking me-- for a while.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Im a weekly showerer⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I cannot stand going to bed dirty. I always shower before bed. And if my day went poorly, and sometimes it did, fresh clothes and multiple showers during the day. But only once did I ever burn a set of clothes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your Truck is Stupid Big⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Do the math…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your Truck is Stupid Big⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It would be more than a “bit” more. There would be the purchase price of 2 trucks, license fees for plates, commercial insurance for 2 trucks, 2 trailers, and maintenance for 2 trucks and trailers. And it would be silly for just one crew of 3 or 4 people, which most small contractors are. So unless you have a real need to own multiples and have multiple crews all working at the same time, doubling your equipment always costs more.

  But for 2-man crews, there is no reason for a crew cab, and you don’t see them as a rule.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨🐙 Octopus is Octopus 🐙⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There is a difference in Octopussys here. One is slippery, the other is not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Struggle⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Relevant Dr Glaucemflecken

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨And no paper towels to use on the handle⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Meh, 5 second rule applies here.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Turbine go brrrr⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  At some point you are going to need steam to spin a turbine to generate enough energy to compress the CO2.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Hey, you gotta use what you got!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I would argue the flavor profile of balsamic vinegar in this use. Instead I would go with a red wine vinegar. A bit sharper on the tongue.

  But, that’s the cool thing about soup. There are few rules and you can do whatever pleases your palete.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  A little potato makes for a pretty good thickener in a soup.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m ready. Right here right now.

  A proper potato soup has nice spoon sized pieces of potato, celery, (and make sure you get some of the fresh celery leaves in there), onion, garlic, and carrot. And a not inconsiderable amount of bacon. (Pro Tip: Buy the cheaper bacon ends and trimmings for things like soups. They tend to be smokier and more bacon flavored). And for added flavor, tarragon and cilantro and black pepper.

  Thicken the soup by making a rue with butter and flour, dissolve in a cup of heavy cream, as that thickens a bit, add it to your soup to thicken the soup. Blend about half the soup to get that smooth creamy texture. And only takes about an hour start to finish.

  Beats anything you will ever get out of a can or restaurant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot actually. A good home made soup can bring not only great flavors, but textures and even comfort on a bad day. And they can be an inexpensive one pot meal that’s fast and easy to make.

  And the potato soup I made for supper yesterday, evidently contains anti-depresseants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨po-tay-toes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Good thing I made potato soup yesterday.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨crazy stuff⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A shoutout to steve1989! For eating US Civil War Hard Tack and Boer War canned Bully Beef! And every WW2 ration he can get.

  He sure can wax poetic about the flavors of each one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨crazy stuff⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The cost of chicken tendies vs lentils and rice has a lot more influence on whether people stop eating so much meat more than obnoxious vegans.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨crazy stuff⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There would be some few more, but it would probably be very doubtful of a lot more. People don’t care.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨IYKYK⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know what your problem is. You need to sand those fittings bright and shiny before you solder them anyway…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Motorcycle parts⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It Can Always Get Worse⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I worked as a medic to 15 years. There are 2 things I learned and lived by in EMS.

  1. If you think you know what is going, you haven’t been paying attention.

  2. There is no situation that is so bad it can’t get worse and probably will.