What you always thought you knew about Dispatchers......

[unknown]

T-shirt slogans for dispatch.........

.. I'm busy. You're ugly. Have a nice day.

.. Warning : I have an attitude and I know how to use it.

.. Remember my name - you'll be screaming it later.

.. Why do people with closed minds always open their mouths?

.. I'm a multi-tasker : I can talk and piss you off at the same time.

.. Do NOT start with me. You will NOT win.

.. You have the right to remain silent, so please SHUT UP.

.. Don't @iss me off! I'm running out of places to hide the bodies.

.. Guys have feelings too. But, like . . . who cares?

.. I don't believe in miracles. I rely on them.

.. Next mood swing : 6 minutes and counting.

.. I hate everybody, and you're next.

.. Please don't make me kill you.

.. And your point is . . .

.. I used to be schizophrenic, but we're OK now.

.. All stressed out and no one to choke.

.. I'm one of those bad things that happen to good people.

.. How can I miss you if you won't go away?

.. They aren't hot flashes, they're power surges!

.. Of course I don't look busy . . . I did it right the first time.

[firedoc5]

..Do I look like someone who cares?

..Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.

..Don't look at me in that tone of voice.

..I'm not as think as you confused I am.

[mrmeaner]

What you thought you always knew about [s:812dd25109]dispatchers[/s:812dd25109] women. :wink: The only thing missing was a reference to chocolate.

[Asysin2leads]

I came up with one:

Those who can, do. Those who can't, dispatch.

Its funny when women come up with slogans that make them sound like PMSing teen drama queens, and then wonder why they're single. I say pair them up with those guys who wear the "Beer drinkers make better lover." stuff

[unknown]

What you thought you always knew about [s:fe0eada625]dispatchers[/s:fe0eada625] women. :wink: The only thing missing was a reference to chocolate.

OOHHH What a SMART SMART MAN! :wink:

Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate or White Chocolate--- and Hershey's Chocolate Syrup in the CAN not the plastic bottle-- there IS a difference!!!!!

[unknown]

I came up with one:

Its funny when women come up with slogans that make them sound like PMSing teen drama queens, and then wonder why they're single. I say pair them up with those guys who wear the "Beer drinkers make better lover." stuff

OH Tisk Tisk... FOR your information this was sent to me by a fellow Communicator/ Dispatcher who was MALE.... It was meant to be FUNNY, not derogative in any way-- and WHO said all dispatchers where Female??

OH BRENT, he is implying all dispatchers are Female-- so Where or WHAT does that leave you??

Those who can, do. Those who can't, dispatch.

AND just what is THIS suppose to mean??

OK I will take you ON with this one. I will have you know I keep my NREMTB just as well as anybody- I can work the truck same as you or any one-- IT is not my forte, NO. DISPATCH IS. I AM a Certified EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHER and my Certificate of completion states WITH HONORS in GOLD across the upper Right hand corner.. that means I scored a perfect score on the test... GUESS that means I know what I am doing and it isn't just answering a PHONE either!!!!!! Yeah I know YOU don't care- BUT I am proud of that fact YES I am an over achiever but when I have lives at risk that I am responsible for.... OVER ACHIEVE AWAY I WILL EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.

OH and LETS not for get CERTIFIED FLIGHT COMMUNICATOR with National Association of Airmedical Communication Specialist........So yeah, I read METARS and TAFS if keep up with FAA regulations, Do you know the difference between part 135 and part 91? Probably doesn't mean much to you unless you dabble in aviation, might mean as much to you as D.I.C. means to me (oh but what I DO know what DIC means....)

So don't allow me to continue to ramble on here- I could for DAYS- Did you know that when ON Star calls in an accident they use Degree Decimals for Latitude Longitude Coordinates?

Did you also know that they must be transposed... Do you know how to do that? Universal is Degrees Minutes Decimals, We use Degrees Minutes... Do you understand what that means?? In today's age where GPS and GARMIN are every day words we here- if you are called to the scene of an accident and a First Responder is giving you Degrees Decimals and you can't use them in your unit are you going to try to change setting and transpose while you run hot OR are you going to call upon "THOSE WHO CANT", Dispatch, to help you?!

Mr if you where trying to be funny-- notice I didn't Laugh!!

[firedoc5]

Dispatchers always tells you where to go.

[GBFDEMS174]

Dispatchers always tells you where to go.

But they may send you in the wrong direction

had that happen to my station before it took her three shots before she got the right street address

[unknown]

Dispatchers always tells you where to go.

And lest you for get-- How to get there...........

[Asysin2leads]

The decimal in a latitude or longitude coordinates, is the representation of hours, minutes, and seconds commonly used in cartography, and I believe, without looking, that it is the decimal representation of the numerator in terms of seconds or minutes divided by 60. Thus, 70 degrees, 45 minutes east becomes 70.75, as 45 is three quarters of 60. We get latitude and longitude coordinates on our KDT when someone calls from a cell phone. Not that we can use them, but we get them anyway.

And if someone gave me decimals when I asked where to respond to, first I would tell them to stop screwing around and ask for a cross street or a landmark. Then I would use a map. Its fun!

That comment about females came not from my believing that all dispatchers are female, but because usually men don't say things like ".. Next mood swing : 6 minutes and counting." That guy has some Barbara Streisand records underneath the bed, if you get my drift. BTW Hershey's is crap. I use Ghiradelli when cooking.

But thank you for reinforcing my stereotype of dispatchers sitting around with gay men eating chocolate.