If you've been following my cryptic (and not so) updates recently you may have picked up that I had some surgeries over the summer and am finally coming out of the tunnel and find myself off disability leave and on every Firefighter's fear:
Light Duty. Or, as they call it, "Temporary Modified Duty." I can't pick anything up over 15lbs, can't sit for too long or move for too long...I feel mostly useless.
Nothing messes up a firefighting family than being thrust onto a 40 hour work week. My drive home most days averages 2 hours but I've got a chance to actually be around when I need to talk to a vendor or answer an email from someone on the 40 hour work schedule.
Many moons ago I took the job at CQI and went to days with a tremendous opportunity to bring the system forward.
I'm not sure if I have that same opportunity here.
Because I was looking at taking another position just before the injury, my spot here at the airport was filled in. So here I am answering emails, answering phones, analyzing a predicted 55% increase in passenger traffic over the next decade and what EMS resources should be planned and deployed, and other stuff.
When I finally do get home, I grab a cold lemonade, sit here and fire up the internet to see what I may have missed.
A lot.
More to follow...
Light Duty. Or, as they call it, "Temporary Modified Duty." I can't pick anything up over 15lbs, can't sit for too long or move for too long...I feel mostly useless.
Nothing messes up a firefighting family than being thrust onto a 40 hour work week. My drive home most days averages 2 hours but I've got a chance to actually be around when I need to talk to a vendor or answer an email from someone on the 40 hour work schedule.
Many moons ago I took the job at CQI and went to days with a tremendous opportunity to bring the system forward.
I'm not sure if I have that same opportunity here.
Because I was looking at taking another position just before the injury, my spot here at the airport was filled in. So here I am answering emails, answering phones, analyzing a predicted 55% increase in passenger traffic over the next decade and what EMS resources should be planned and deployed, and other stuff.
When I finally do get home, I grab a cold lemonade, sit here and fire up the internet to see what I may have missed.
A lot.
More to follow...
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