Life sucks, emotional drama, society is a dystopia, and the guv'ment has done two stupid things in as many days that I really should yell at somebody about. They've probably done more. And I have no energy. :( And they probably won't listen to me anyway. >:( And I'm sick of being responsible for everyone and everyone else's emotional labor, and helpy people who tell me and everyone to do impossible things to solve problems. :|
We are living in interesting times, and I'm sure all of this will be either absolutely fascinating or totally irrelevant once we've thrown another couple decades at it, but right now it's a royal pain.
Thanks for the empathy. :)
>>It's not what I'd call a fancy class.<<
Last time I did anything like that I was skimming a first aid book and teaching medical terminology (stroke, rash, antihistamine...that sort of thing.) I have First Aid training, but am not a certified teacher - I was teaching the vocabulary so my student* could take a certifying class.
So, yeah, "fancy class" to me means "teacher with training/certifications and curriculum and possibly requiring fees" instead of "let's learn the English words for car parts with this picture dictionary!" or randomly teaching your friend to "Never ever say that again!" Yeah, I done both of those. And carpentry jargon...and janitorial stuff...and listing thigs for a baby wishlist. (Not a carpenter, parent, or janitor either FYI.)
*Funny story: were going over symptoms, one of which is common but not commonly discussed in casual conversation, so my student (who has small children) says "Oh! That's the word for it!" (I also explained the etiquette for discussing such symptoms.)
Hey, if nothing else, visits to the pediatrician will now be slightly easier, right?
>>Blinking is another.<<
Hunh. I may have to look into that.
>>Bear in mind, though, that human ambulance is a separate and pretty elite skill.<<
Fair enough - I bet a lot of them get recruited to big-city hospitals. I still think Reuben might make a good 'teleportwagon' ambulance driver. And he's a veteran, so if a couple of hotzone nary paramedics could be found, that might be an option for somewhere.
>>They're as slovenly with mental wounds as if they didn't bother washing physical ones.<<
Not just paramedics.
"I think there's a problem here-" "No there isn't, stop being a wuss."
And it's even worse when it's coached as any version of "I'm trying to help you and you need to..." Argh!
>>...because they expected him to need care after a case like that.<<
One day Imma write more of my story where one of the groups has the same response to emotional damage as we to to "Look Bob, I cut off my thumb!" Namely, "Okay, let's go find you a [cultural equivalent to doctor]."
>>That's an excellent idea. Come to think of it, the gang has a veterinarian in the loop, who is also part of their medical backup. I'm sure he could teach a class.<<
Have the vet offer to help with the class, ask teleport allies to help transport students, and you could get a decent-sized class. I think some of the Native tribes in the area might have some folk who would be interested in the offerings; ditto for Ashley's folk down South.
And I think the reaction of the centaurs meeting Hali would be fascinating - I bet the girls would adore her, and I think meeting, whatshername, Ariel?, might be the first time Hali has met anyone else with visible wings.
I forget - do Primals see it as an insult to visit a vet? An unpleasant necessity? Preferable? It varies depending on the person and/or quality of the vet?
>>One of my favorite quotes is from Suzette Haden Elgin: "No problem is bad that panic can't make it a lot worse."<<
Or stupidity.
>>After tasting one batch, the other bag had a red cross drawn on it.<<
These were the frozen peas of We Can't Afford This, But We Need It Anyway.
Actually, in retrospect, it was damn lucky that it happened when I was there with spoons and a first aid kit and a car to drive to the store. Small miracles, I guess?
>>Mostly true, or at least, close enough to be worth using.<<
We are the smart people who can argue "Water isn't wet because I submerged this duck and he's dry now," thereby amusing ourselves and confusing everyone else.
>>It is possible to change someone from revivifiable to nonrevivifiable, but there's only about 4 minutes of oxygen before the brain starts dying. It's better to do CPR than not, even if you're inept.<<
I think that was a rule of thumb to be used to get over the hurdle of "I can't break his ribs; that'll really hurt!"
Furthermore, I remember reading that they only started teaching CPR to the public after paramedics kept showing up and finding first responders trying to do CPR they'd learned from TV.
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Thanks.
Life sucks, emotional drama, society is a dystopia, and the guv'ment has done two stupid things in as many days that I really should yell at somebody about. They've probably done more. And I have no energy. :( And they probably won't listen to me anyway. >:( And I'm sick of being responsible for everyone and everyone else's emotional labor, and helpy people who tell me and everyone to do impossible things to solve problems. :|
We are living in interesting times, and I'm sure all of this will be either absolutely fascinating or totally irrelevant once we've thrown another couple decades at it, but right now it's a royal pain.
Thanks for the empathy. :)
>>It's not what I'd call a fancy class.<<
Last time I did anything like that I was skimming a first aid book and teaching medical terminology (stroke, rash, antihistamine...that sort of thing.) I have First Aid training, but am not a certified teacher - I was teaching the vocabulary so my student* could take a certifying class.
So, yeah, "fancy class" to me means "teacher with training/certifications and curriculum and possibly requiring fees" instead of "let's learn the English words for car parts with this picture dictionary!" or randomly teaching your friend to "Never ever say that again!" Yeah, I done both of those. And carpentry jargon...and janitorial stuff...and listing thigs for a baby wishlist. (Not a carpenter, parent, or janitor either FYI.)
*Funny story: were going over symptoms, one of which is common but not commonly discussed in casual conversation, so my student (who has small children) says "Oh! That's the word for it!" (I also explained the etiquette for discussing such symptoms.)
Hey, if nothing else, visits to the pediatrician will now be slightly easier, right?
>>Blinking is another.<<
Hunh. I may have to look into that.
>>Bear in mind, though, that human ambulance is a separate and pretty elite skill.<<
Fair enough - I bet a lot of them get recruited to big-city hospitals. I still think Reuben might make a good 'teleportwagon' ambulance driver. And he's a veteran, so if a couple of hotzone nary paramedics could be found, that might be an option for somewhere.
>>They're as slovenly with mental wounds as if they didn't bother washing physical ones.<<
Not just paramedics.
"I think there's a problem here-"
"No there isn't, stop being a wuss."
And it's even worse when it's coached as any version of "I'm trying to help you and you need to..." Argh!
>>...because they expected him to need care after a case like that.<<
One day Imma write more of my story where one of the groups has the same response to emotional damage as we to to "Look Bob, I cut off my thumb!" Namely, "Okay, let's go find you a [cultural equivalent to doctor]."
>>That's an excellent idea. Come to think of it, the gang has a veterinarian in the loop, who is also part of their medical backup. I'm sure he could teach a class.<<
Have the vet offer to help with the class, ask teleport allies to help transport students, and you could get a decent-sized class. I think some of the Native tribes in the area might have some folk who would be interested in the offerings; ditto for Ashley's folk down South.
And I think the reaction of the centaurs meeting Hali would be fascinating - I bet the girls would adore her, and I think meeting, whatshername, Ariel?, might be the first time Hali has met anyone else with visible wings.
I forget - do Primals see it as an insult to visit a vet? An unpleasant necessity? Preferable? It varies depending on the person and/or quality of the vet?
>>One of my favorite quotes is from Suzette Haden Elgin: "No problem is bad that panic can't make it a lot worse."<<
Or stupidity.
>>After tasting one batch, the other bag had a red cross drawn on it.<<
These were the frozen peas of We Can't Afford This, But We Need It Anyway.
Actually, in retrospect, it was damn lucky that it happened when I was there with spoons and a first aid kit and a car to drive to the store. Small miracles, I guess?
>>Mostly true, or at least, close enough to be worth using.<<
We are the smart people who can argue "Water isn't wet because I submerged this duck and he's dry now," thereby amusing ourselves and confusing everyone else.
>>It is possible to change someone from revivifiable to nonrevivifiable, but there's only about 4 minutes of oxygen before the brain starts dying. It's better to do CPR than not, even if you're inept.<<
I think that was a rule of thumb to be used to get over the hurdle of "I can't break his ribs; that'll really hurt!"
Furthermore, I remember reading that they only started teaching CPR to the public after paramedics kept showing up and finding first responders trying to do CPR they'd learned from TV.