My wife is a retired nurse and a Christian and she has been a positive influence on me from day one. Congratulations on your life journey as well. It sounds as though you have grown and helped scores of people. I am sure that your dad is very proud. Thank you for being a minister, people need spiritual guidance these days more than ever.
We never had any real criticism or scrutiny directed our way. In fact I was able to get away with all sorts of things that would have gotten others in difficulty because of my reputation for trying to help people.
One time we showed up for a lady who called in and said she was feeling sick. When we got there she was laying on her bed completely naked in a sexy sort of pose. She was in her mid 20s and attractive. So my third man went over to start taking vitals and I was starting a report. My driver stood there with his mouth hanging open. My third man yelled at him, “Bill, go get a towel or something!”. He came back with a wash cloth.
So she said she was riding her exercise bicycle and she got all hot and sweaty and felt like she was going to faint. So she laid down on her bed. Bill interrupted my questioning for the report and asked if she was riding her exercise bicycle naked. And she said, “No silly I took my clothes off after I got on the bed.” My third man scowled at Bill.
She recently had lost a lot of weight and had cosmetic surgery. Since it was her first experience with near syncope our protocol dictated that we should advise her to go in and get it checked out. But I felt fairly certain that what she was really looking for was attention and approval. She probably thought she would get three good looking young firemen instead of three older tired looking guys.
As we rolled her into the back of the ambulance, I said, “I just want to congratulate you on your weight loss and cosmetic surgery, you look spectacular.” My crew just about dropped over dead, because we are professionals and not suppose to notice such things. But she was so grateful she started crying and couldn't stop thinking me for noticing.
So on the way back to the station my crew was irritated and telling me that anyone else would be fired for making a sexist comment like that, but because it was me, nothing would happen.
“So on the way back to the station my crew was irritated and telling me that anyone else would be fired for making a sexist comment like that, but because it was me, nothing would happen.”
That’s funny, :) Because it would have been considered a polite and courteous compliment if she had clothes on. In their warped minds because she was naked it was sexist. See how easy it is for things to be misconstrued and taken out of context? Can’t even give a naked lady a polite compliment anymore. lol