The official nightshift thread....

sufferlandrian

I don’t think my parents could convince me I was doing ok so I don’t know why I think I can convince him.

nossmf

Almost done with my first home night shift, aka first "day" off before my next graveyard shift on Friday. It was VERY quiet with everybody else sleeping, nobody talking or computers beeping or industrial air conditioning blowing.

Not sure if it's just because this was night #8 in a row staying up, but it wasn't even that hard last night... no caffeine, no 5-Hr Energy. Of course, surfing the internet for hours on end is always easier to stay alert rather than staring at a work computer monitor just waiting for something to happen to justify being there 24-7-365...

sufferlandrian

Sounds like an IT job. When nothing happens it couldn’t be more boring. When something happens they want you to have it fixed yesterday. 🤪

bethanie0825

sufferlandrian wrote: »

I don’t think my parents could convince me I was doing ok so I don’t know why I think I can convince him.

Nah, my parents couldn't tell me either lol and my stepson doesn't listen

NoHookUpZone

Getting ready to head home. Almost 12:30am, and my stomach is growling. I know I can't eat this late, which is what makes this even worse.

sufferlandrian

I can't eat certain foods before bed but things like eggs or a protein bar I can eat. Dinner rolls are right out.

sufferlandrian

Last night off. So far it’s a good one. 😊

sufferlandrian

Slow board these days. Back to work. Had a client who's dog wasn't doing well last night. We called a dozen times and couldn't get her to answer or call back. She shows up this morning and luckily we hit a combo of drugs that got the dog doing better. We even called her cell while she was standing at the front desk and it didn't ring. I thought for sure we were going to have her show up to a dead dog. One of the nice things about an emergency clinic is you get to send them back to their regular vet in the morning. Hopefully the little bounder does well enough to not need to come back tonight.

bethanie0825

NoHookUpZone wrote: »

Getting ready to head home. Almost 12:30am, and my stomach is growling. I know I can't eat this late, which is what makes this even worse.

If I have to eat after midnight, I'll grab one of the Ore-Ida or Jimmy Dean Scrambles or a protein bar, if I have one in my bag.

@sufferlandrian Hope the doggo is doing better and doesn't come back tonight

sufferlandrian

Heard from the referring vet. We got the dog through the night but the owner decided after taking him back to his regular vet that he was suffering too much and put him down.

bethanie0825

Poor guy, at least he isn't suffering

sufferlandrian

Not a good time of year for pets. I'm not sure why, but fall always brings an increased number of euthanasias for us.

canadjineh

Makes it easier if you've planned a getaway to Hawaii or Mexico.... (it's my noir humour)

sufferlandrian

That is a real thing around Christmas. I had an owner want me to do CPR for an hour Christmas Eve just so he could say his dog made it to Christmas.

bethanie0825

@sufferlandrian I think I remember you telling us that. I think it's so very selfish

NoHookUpZone

Going home early. Well not really since I came in early for a meeting. These people getting on my nerves today.

canadjineh

Yeah, lots of weirdness this past weekend.... packs of people roaming around the streets getting into mischief etc. There were even young couples out taking their toddlers for a walk with another in the strollers at 1:30 in the morning! Yes, more than one couple. Others putting soap into the fountain (which totally screws with the pumps and costs the city a fair amount to clean out the system), putting business sandwich boards out in the middle of the lanes on the road, also taking the tall pylons for road construction off site and strewing them across other roads. WTH! It wasn't even full moon.

sufferlandrian

@Jineh - Wow! That a lot of hooligans for your part of the world. I get that you are a bit city, but Vancouver isn't know for hooligans. That's a London kind of problem.

sufferlandrian

@NoHookUpZone - I certainly get the people getting on your nerves. One of the staff from the other clinic we share a building with came up to me at the end of the shift and complained that my crew left 5 minutes early. WHAT??? Like we are going to see an emergency in five minutes flat. You have my permission to leave early. Sometimes you need that break.

bethanie0825

It's been weird in 911 in my little town too. We usually aren't busy at all but we've had some crazy stuff and more dead people than usual, with crazy circumstances. Maybe it's in the water lol

jennifer_417

Whew, things have been just a wee bit crazy 'round here! I moved, started a new relationship, quit my job, and got a kitten. My apartment still looks like I moved in yesterday, so there's that. I'm trying to get caught up on schoolwork and recover from a gnarly back problem, so I'm trying to be ok with it.

bethanie0825

That kitten is adorable!

sufferlandrian

You quit your job? Do you have another one lined up?

canadjineh

Hoooo-eee! Everything at once, eh Jenn?? Congrats on new beau, kitten, apartment - and maybe new job? Moving probably didn't help your back problem either. Be good to yourself, it's a lot to deal with!

jennifer_417

@sufferlandrian - I'm working towards self-employment right now!

@canadjineh - thanks! It is a lot, but I'm adjusting! My back is much better now but it plagued me all summer!

sufferlandrian

So much for the massive snow storm they were predicting. Just like the previous three years, there is enough snow in the hills to make them beautiful and nothing here on the valley floor. I'll take it.

sufferlandrian

One of the beautiful things about the Flathead Valley. While the east side of Montana was getting hammered with snow, we still have bare ground and clear roads.

sufferlandrian

My view as I left the clinic this morning.

bethanie0825

What a view

sufferlandrian

It was better in real life.