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The official nightshift thread....

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  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Whish I could have seen that rant. :smile:
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    They were talking 4-8 inches of snow overnight but I don't think we have gotten more than 1 inch. I guess the night is still young.
  • bethanie0825
    bethanie0825 Posts: 1,498 Member
    Rant, it'll make you feel better :smile:

    That's an awesome pic!!!! No snow around my parts, suppose to be 80F today but I'm working so I'll just stare out the window and wish I was outside.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    More snow early today, although some sun later but staying at -6C. Boss asked me if I could take a shift tonight but we are stuck here until I can get to my tire changeover appointment on the 8th if the road doesn't melt in the next day or so. I AM scheduled for tomorrow night EEK! hope the road is ice free for then. At least the patrol car has its winter boots on already. And to think I made my appointment almost 3 weeks ago. The tire shops must be open 20 hrs a day right now to try to get the backlog done.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    My wife was feeling silly for changing to winter tires in early October. We've had snow twice since then. Now she looks like the smart one. :smile:
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    I just want to go home! A client just called. They don’t want to wait for their regular vet and said they will be here in 10 minutes. It’s 10 minutes before I’m supposed to leave.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Brrr, it got down to -14C early this morning on patrol. Thank goodness I'm holding steady with the weight because at least my longjohns fit under my uniform. With the sunshine and dry cold the roads have been pretty good. Sublimation, so no iciness at all. One more night to go on shift and then I'm off for 3.

    I hope your patient got there quickly, sufferlandrian, and that it was an easily solved problem that didn't keep you too long.

    Man, this forum is pretty quiet these days.... there can't be just 5 or 6 of us on nights.... Or maybe we are just the lucky ones that can access from work, bwahahahah.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    The cat from this morning did fine. It was a little upper respiratory from some refluxing she did when she was having the rock hard feces dislodged. She was already on antibiotics so she did well. I wish I could say the same for the dog from tonight. He couldn't urinate so the referring clinic stuck a needle in the bladder to run a urinalysis. However, by the time we got the dog and got it unblocked, there was a ton of urine in the abdomen. He developed an arrhythmia post surgical and passed. I hate making those phone calls.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Poor pup!
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    One more hour to go on shift, then 3 days off! Woohoo!!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    30 minutes left on the shift and then only six months until I get time off! Yeah!! :smile:
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Another month of classes, then Christmas break! Then I'll just be working for a month!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Biking in through 2" of snow was tougher than I thought. HR in the 160s for a fair bit of the trip.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    One thing about doing Necropsies, my patients can't get any deader.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    I hate when it rains on top of frozen ground. No outdoor biking for me.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Guess it's my turn to be sick. Thank heavens for cold meds. Better living through pharmacology.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Ugh, I'm sick too. My laryngitis was so bad last night I couldn't make a sound. Not effective on patrol plus I felt like crap anyhow so a co-worker took my shift. At least tonight I can speak out loud although it's a pretty weird voice. As I'm the central check in for the static sites they'd better be able to hear me over the phone. Rain tonight washing away the snow we had. Yucky.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Weather is about the same here. Cold and raining. I'm working on a head cold. 48 hour shifts and cold medication don't make for a good combination but thankfully another vet came in to help with the caseload. She doesn't have the experience so I was taking the tough cases and she was taking the simple cases. It's working so far.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Looks like enough of the snow melted that I'll be able to ride my bike to work again.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Glad you are getting some help even if they are less experienced. Perhaps you can mentor them through the tough cases. I've got a croupy sort of cough now. Attacked by the Mucous Monster. Pulling out the disinfecting wipes to swab down the car for my co-worker's shift tonight.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    I hate that croup stuff. Makes your throat sore after awhile. Glad my cold stayed up in the sinuses.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Finally got back on the bike and rode to work. Still have a little head congestion but it's manageable with medication. Better living through pharmacology. :smile:
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    I think I preferred the snow to the gravel. The gravel holds more crap. Got my first flat in over a year.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Wow, a year to get a flat?! That's pretty good, but then you ride a pretty tough little beastie of a bike, I think. I have a low end generic sort of mountain bike to toodle around with, but my real baby is a Nishiki Tri-A with skinny little tires to go fast on pavement.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Really? A Nishiki Tri-A? Isn't that a classic? Those were nice bikes in their day. I'm jealous. We have a ride here specifically for vintage bikes. How old is that Nishiki? Are they still making them? That last one I saw was from 1985. That would be way cool to ride around for fun. :smile:
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Two flats in two days. I haven’t had a flat in over a year! Guess it was my turn.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Every have one of those days when you just don't feel like talking to anyone? I would really love to just get a fire going in the fireplace, pull out the pumpkin pie, and watch stupid movies all night. :smile:
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Yep, 1985 would be about right :p . There are newer lighter bikes but nothing like my baby. My favorite stupid movies usually star Steve Martin. Sgt. Bilko, The Jerk, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.....
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Roxanne was another great one. :smile:
  • bethanie0825
    bethanie0825 Posts: 1,498 Member
    sufferlandrian wrote: »
    Every have one of those days when you just don't feel like talking to anyone? I would really love to just get a fire going in the fireplace, pull out the pumpkin pie, and watch stupid movies all night. :smile:

    Usually while I'm sitting at work lol

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