Emergency Services

So many unsung heroes. ????

Me neither, mcem. It seems to be getting more common for even firefighters to be attacked on duty now. I have family members in the police and they are far too used to abuse - one had acid thrown in his eyes this year and the other was gouged by an addicted prostitute so had to worry about HIV. They only tell me about these things when they have injuries they can’t hide. Yet they still have outwardly respectable members of the public calling them pigs and complaining bitterly when they’re seen buying or eating a sandwich (because of course they shouldn’t eat when out and about on a 12 hour shift ).

My dear dad was a senior fire service officer. DGD has so enjoyed learning to drive (passing test first time!) that she is rethinking her long-held ambition to be a nurse and is looking into paramedic training.
SiL is a member of the local mountain rescue service.
Without RNLI my DiL couldn't have had a funeral for her brother who took his life.
I believe that our emergency services know how much we appreciate them but I 'll never understand why they are at times attacked while carrying out their duties.

These unsung heroes deserve their weight in gold .

I’d never heard of this Myym. What a wonderful thing for your husband and others to do, you must be very proud.
My son is a volunteer with the RNLI, I’m proud and scared at the same time, definitely more proud than scared

An unsung hero, Myym. I hadn’t known this. We can only imagine the emergency behind the calls your husband received.

Whilst on the subject of supporting our emergency services I'd like to give a shout of thanks to the volunteer blood bikers.
Many of you may not be aware of the volunteer motorbike riders who initially have to take advanced training at their own expense before being allowed to volunteer.
Volunteer Blood Bikers save the NHS thousands of pounds a year being on call 24/7 365 days a year transporting nationwide, emergency blood, platelets, vital samples and even breast milk for sick premature babies. All costs are met by the charity from fund raising by members. My husband was 'on call' new years day and called out twice.

My granddaughter is a call-handler for NHS Scotland Ambulance Service and her partner is a paramedic in Edinburgh.
When 999 calls come in, it’s possible that an ambulance may be required as far away as the South-west or North-east of Scotland, for instance, so the call handlers have to direct the call to that area, all the while supporting the caller through the health emergency, which might be an elderly person living alone in quite a remote area who has perhaps fallen, or someone whose partner is having a baby, talking them through what needs to be done until the ambulance arrives.
I’m very proud of them both. ☺️

People do but ours always threw them back .

So beautiful, in fact, that Teal get mentioned twice!

GabriellaG
You're way behind the times, the river Mersey is now one of the cleanest in the UK.
Admittedly, it was once a filthy cesspool, but is now a huge environmental success story.
There are now Salmon in the river, I personally saw some jumping at Woolston Weir last October. Atlantic grey seals venture into the estuary, along with harbour porpoise and bottlenose dolphins.
Otter pawprints have been seen on the banks.
Fishermen regularly catch Whiting, Plaice, Flounder, Cod and Mackerel.
The Mersey Estuary is a nature haven now, with Shelducks, Teal, Black Tailed Godwit, Teal, Dunlin, Pintails, Redshanks and Turnstones.
It may well be the Northwest, but it's beautiful!

Goodness! Fishing in the Mersey? Could you POSSIBLY eat anything caught in those murky waters? I'll refrain from commenting about 40 ft walls and fishing in freezing November. Glad he was ok. I support the RNLI, KSSAIR and the Sally Army.

We are very lucky to live in such a functioning and fantastic country and I am very grateful to all our emergency call out workers.

My hat off to all emergency services, Doctors and Nurses everyone who makes places safe and all who save lives, too many to mention. God Bless them all.

My son in law is a police officer. This year he had an early Christmas lunch at our house then left to deal with the murder of a young mother. Then on Boxing Day he was dealing with a drunk and was kicked in the chest and elbowed in the face. Not much good cheer for him over the festive season.

Want to add my thanks and admiration to all our nurses, doctors, paramedics, firefighters, police, soldiers, sailors, Air Force personnel, coast guards, RNLI, animal rescue, charities, carers, the list is endless. Only realised after I started just how many people we should be very grateful for. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Glad the owl survived x

So funny! A few days after we saw this we had our own bat in the kitchen. We’ve no idea how he got in. DH and I hid behind the door being encouraging while our very calm and competent DDIL ushered him out.

We're very lucky to have our emergency services. One of the things to consider if you decide to live out in the sticks is how long it would take them to get to you if you ever needed them.

Not quite the same as an owl, but I got sent this funny video last year about a bat in the kitchen of an Irish family's house. The adult son is hiding in the utility room and filming it on his phone. Excuse the bad language!

Bat in the kitchen

Hear hear they are blooming marvellous all of them. Hope the owl was ok.

We have had to use paramedic services on several occasions when my DD3 was pregnant, she is type 1 diabetic and pregnancy effects the diabetes very badly,combined with severe sickness lowering blood sugars dangerously! Thank heavens for the lovely ambulance crews who came out promptly and assisted with glucose drips and sat with us until she was well enough to be left.

Hear, hear! Due to DH's PD dementia (recently diagnosed) I have had cause to call an ambulance twice, and also the police on a separate occasion. They couldn't have been more pleasant and helpful. Like others, I felt guilty about calling, but they were very reassuring about it being the right thing to do.

Hooray for you Angharad56 and all your colleagues. We don't thank you enough. Happy New Year.

I work for the NHS and I’m on duty today. What a brilliant bunch of people I work with.

Total respect for the RNLI. Saved my DSs life when he fell 40ft off a wall fishing in the Mersey . Freezing November it was .

At the moment we have a girl missing in our area and the coastguard police and other bodies have been out in all weathers searching I think they are all wonderful