
(Long rambling segue follows)
When I was in EMS (late 80's, early 90's), my colleagues and I used to wish endlessly that there was a forum that would reach the public that would allow us to teach them (READ: Express our OUTRAGEOUS DISGUST) that they needed to PULL TO THE RIGHT when they saw emergency vehicles with lights and sirens behind them. Not: Pull to the left, STOP in the middle of the lane, drive faster to try to beat us or the most annoying and inexplicable of all: Drive SLOWER and try to teach that stupid ambulance behind them a lesson about driving the speed limit. I realize now that THIS is the medium we were looking for...a medium which would allow us to be both informative AND insulting at the same time. We seriously thought about putting a full page ad in the paper on this issue, but we agonized over the fact that we would be required to couch the whole thing in diplomatic terms, without such descriptive words as, "Frustrated" "Murderous Rage" or "Frigging IDIOTS!!!"
Now, my time is here. You are my captive audience, and although many of you look benign, friendly, maybe even attractive....ONE of you MUST be guilty of the sins above! If you are, consider yourself LAMBASTED! REPENT and Sin No MORE! When you see chocolate strawberries, you will take one and KEEP MOVING (or even better, don't take one...they're way too much sugar and people can spontaneously develop allergies to strawberries and/or chocolate--best to leave them to the professionals-me) If you see an emergency vehicle with lights and sirens coming up behind you, you will move safely to the right and STAY to the right until the vehicles pass you. You will then proceed as before WITHOUT trying to speed up and see who/what is going on in the back of the ambulance!
I've provided this forum as a sounding board for anyone frustrated with the above activities, but also for anyone who would like to confess their sins. Cmon now, don't be afraid. We'll be nice.

4 comments:
Today's Sin
7 Twizzlers.
I mean 9. Nine Twizzlers.
I find those to be self limiting...I mean,they're not really made of any organic substance that *I* can identify, are they? 7 or even 9 twizzlers sounds pretty reasonable, though...especially if they're the strawberry ones, and not the icky string cherry ones. bleh!
People are pigs, esp when it comes to free food. And chocolate-covered strawberries are just divine. I'll take my chances with allergies.
BTW, my M does have SJS. You called it.
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