PSA

When drinking heavily, it is not advisable to go horseback riding. This is especially true if you are over 350lbs and have decided that a horse would be the best way to get from your house the the store.... at night... without much lighting outside.... and only another very drunk person to help you put the saddle on the horse. While I am glad that you didn't decide to drive, maybe you should have just called to order a pizza from the local pizza place instead of riding to the store to get snacks. When you realize that the cinch (the part that holds the saddle on said horse) is "breaking" (because you actually didn't secure it correctly so it just slid apart), it is normally better to just put your arms out and attempt to catch yourself (or try to land on a body part aside from your head). It is NOT advisable to try to hold on to the saddle horn and not attempt to stop yourself from hitting the ground. This is not a cartoon! You will NOT just be able to stay in the saddle while riding upside down underneath the horse. You WILL bust your head open and require a full trauma workup because you're on Coumadin and split your wig on the ground. This is the end of the PSA for the day. :-D

Hehehe

I love my partner... she's hilarious and has a little munchkin who is absolutely adorable. Of course, she also does a wonderful job as my partner, we think a lot alike, but we can also get the giggles sometimes. Today we had a lady that was deaf and had injured her back a few days ago. The patient could speak and could lip read. Okay, no biggie. My partner realizes (cause she's smart like that :D ) that shouting at the patient does not make her hear any better and actually makes it harder to read lips, a fact that some of the bystanders did not seem to understand (as we watched them shout at her, make wild gestures, and try to really enunciate every word). *facepalm* So, we load her up and get going to the hospital. My partner was in the back with her, asking her our general patient information questions. Keep in mind, in our area, many people don't have land lines, about half have cell phones, and there isn't much assistance for the hearing disabled. So, my partner, bless her heart, asks the patient "What's your phone number?" The patient repeats back the question to her and my partner says "yes, do you know your number?" The patient started laughing and stated "I'm deaf. I don't have a phone." My poor partner started apologizing profusely and was embarressed to say the least. She was still red when we got to the hospital (about 15-20 minutes). At least the patient had a good sense of humor!