Economy blues and What the hell happened?!? An Update. |
This economy: It sucks right? Well it does. I know. 6 months back, I was hired for my dream job as a firefighter with the city of Stockton. I reset my life. Moved to Stockton, quit paramedic school, q...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:59:00 GMT |
Breathing Easy...er |
California has amazed me once again. Some awesome feat of nature meeting with man has culminated in natural disaster that is just awe inspiring. For those of you nearby, you'll understand exactly what...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:57:00 GMT |
XY has done it. Its over. Or is it? |
I now hold in my hand, a conditional offer of employment with the City of Stockton, CA as a Firefighter Trainee. Firefighter Trainee because they are sending me through their fire academy, only ...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 18:46:00 GMT |
XY LOVES HIS JOB! Part 2 |
As most of you know, I have been trying to get into the fire service for years now. What a lot of people don’t understand is how competitie it can be. One of the best ways to get your foot in th...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:52:00 GMT |
XY LOVES HIS JOB! Part 1 |
So one of the things I love about my job is how interesting it always is. There’s always something interesting going on, and no two tasks are ever the same. Sure there are the routine call...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:58:00 GMT |
Would XY fight a bear? |
I was listening to the radio at work this morning (a cheesy radio morning show), and they were talking about a survey that revealed most men would rather fight a bear than "knock up" a girl....
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:30:00 GMT |
Great. Now they are building monuments to XYs failure. |
Let me explain a few things about my job. I run on a BLS ambulance. BLS stands for Basic Life Support. On a BLS ambulance most of our job consists of transporting people who are too sick to go an...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:15:00 GMT |
Why you should let XY hit you in the head with a stick. |
I was hitting my girlfriend in the head with a stick at lunch this afternoon, and she kept telling me to quit. I asked why, and started to hit her a little harder. She said because it was ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:41:00 GMT |
So... What EXACTLY are you screaming about? |
My trip through downtown was disrupted today by a swarm of angry illegal immigrants protesting to become citizens. As if driving downtown wasn't hard enough, right? I guess I should expect it, li...
Posted by on Tue, 01 May 2007 16:04:00 GMT |
If only all employee orientation videos were like this... |
As I just started a new job, you can imagine I've been watching a lot of employee orientation videos. Well you'd be wrong. I've been watching an ASS LOAD of employee orientation videos. How many...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:06:00 GMT |
