Gypsy

Thanks but no thanks hun. :: hugs:: I plan to keep on trying. I applied for 2 more jobs today and I plan on continuing to bug them until I get somewhere!

Currently trying not to cry... I went in feeling great. Interview went awesome. Spoke with both HR and the manager for the radiology department. The Manager even said she had seen my file and asked for it to be pulled and have me called in. Remembered my name and whole nine yards. They even gave me the orientation packet and uniform requirements. I get home make calls to family and my phone goes off. It's HR. So I'm thinking, "WOOT!". Ya... someone from another hospital just called and wanted to transfer locations... He has the job. :: sighs and cries:: They asked if I wanted my file to be kept for a future opening I told them yes. The woman from HR said I was well liked and would have gotten it but the other guy has the experiance which gave him the edge... oh well. Off to curl up with some ice cream and hubby.

:: Puts on teacher hat:: Stranger danger and Safe Stranger are too great ones. It's great if they know not to talk to to a stranger but they need to do who they can talk to. Police, fire, ambo people etc. How to dail 911 and what info they will be asked. What is a fire danger? How to get out in a fire. These are all things all those ages can handle. Do mini senarios. Have a child be "hurt" and take care of them so they can see what to expect. Now don't go doing a trauma alert on the younger ones that might be alittle much pending how you do it. I'm a huge one for explaining what a vital sign is and what it tells me. Think meat and potatos hold the salt and butter. Take away the fear of, "Why are you doing this and what is that". You might be shocked at how much they can understand. ( No joke I have a 3 year old that knows if he's coughing alot and he can't breath to ask for his dino mask.... which is his nebulizer. ) With the older kids see if anyone has any conditions you can use. Even if you dont' use them directly. If Billy Bob is allergic to oh bees ( a common thing in Florida) then make a character that is and what you would do to help him if you got called to him after being stung. Water safety water safety water safety. This seriously can not be mentioned enough. It's summer time these guys are going to pool parties. Going over how to be safe in the water and what do to if someone is drowning would be very good ideas. Ask parents to take part. Make it an assignment to come up with a fire plan and emergency numbers. I"m sure if I sat down and really thought about it I could come up with more if not give you a flipping lesson plan. Ok that's my current 2 cents. Off to cook dinner.

OH I forgot the green candle! I have my God/dess and universe ones lit I forgot green. wow it's been too long. Herbie: OH ya I plan on being open for anything. This job is for transporter so running people around the radialogy wing I think... Not even sure right now. I don't honestly care where it's at. No matter where I get to go I'll be learning.

Ok so now that I am ALOT calmer and can type without bouncing in my seat. One of the jobs I had applied for months ago was for transporter. Now for those that haven't talked to me in the chat room this hospital is the hospital in Tampa. It runs almost all the medical buildings in the bay area. So ya it's made it very hard for me to get a job. I had kindof lost hope. From what I've been told they get about 800 applications per job. Most don't get looked at and they get to be as picky as they want. If you don't have everything they are looking for then don't hold your breath. The fact they actually called me yesterday just about sent me into shock. It's not the greatest shift in the world which might be why I'm one of the lucky ones to get a call back . It's 3 days a week including 16hour shifts on Saturday and Sundays. (Monster Java Irish Creams might become my best friend again.) It will also work beautifully with my school schedule for the prerecs I enrolled in for nursing. So OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG. :: dances around the room::

OMG OMG OMG Got a call back from St. Joesph hospital here in Tampa! So prayers, good thoughts, riturals, any combo there of lol. OMG OMG OMG

So far I haven't found anything I can't take. I've also not gotten alot of experiences though. For the people that have a problem with the smells that never seem to leave your nose here's a tip: coffee beans. Either whole or ground up. Just take a deep inhale of the smell of those and it will clear out our nose. This is actually a trick from perfume companies. My mom and I have very sensitive noses and my step dad who used to work at perfume world showed us that trick. It's prevented many migraines in my house. Just food for thought.

Wow just wow. Got to love some people. Sounds like a good one to post up on ertards.com.

That is awesome! I tip my hat to him and to the rest of the riders. (Forwards to mom who rides in the MS 150 every year.)

Well the ones that are obeying the law shouldn't be able to get into a head on since we ride with traffic not against. As for 3 feet from the curb that's a safety reason. Between car bits, glass, and dirt being close to the curb is suicide. I tend to ride 2 feet from the curb to give myself enough safe space out of the dirt but not into the traffic. Blow outs aren't fun even if you are only going 20mph on a bike. It isn't fun.

Well like it or not we're required to be on the road and can be fined a rather good amount if we're not. I"ve had to flirt myself out of a few tickets. One was $110 and the other would have been $80. We do have to follow the rules of the road just like any other vehical. Some do. Some don't. Just like any other person on the road though.

Florida and a handful of other states are required to give bicyclists 3 feet clearance on all sides. Mind you that rarely happens. I personally feel ( as does my mother) that we should be allowed to have a paintball gun and shoot at any car that comes to close. Though that would get expensive since paintballs aren't cheap. My shoulder blade has felt many side mirrors. http://www.3feetplease.com/ If you want to know more there's a link.

Eeps you'll be in bicycle radius from me (Which is 5 miles from my front door). Remember Florida is a 3foot state and don't be like some drivers and try to push me off the road. :: chuckles:: ( Being that one of the local trucks tried to do that again recently. After I took time to drop off that thank you book from my kids too. :: pouts:: )

Pinellas county is across the bay from Hillsborough. Now for the big question from the person in Hillsborough: What part of Hillsborough?

I sadly didn't get to know him as closely as alot of you. The times he and I would talk in the chatroom it was always both a fun time and a learning time for me. His family is in my thoughts and prayers as is his spirit. RIP Ret. Where ever you went.

Mr. Gypsy: Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th. Argh!