jumping doris

I think they are all volunteers here, too. They do a lot of fundraising.

another bloody yank

Same here. We were at the elementary school "Spring Program" when a call came over the radio they all wear. Half the men and a couple women jumped up and ran out the door.


I think it was prearranged...

TouristTrap

I took my kindergarten class to the fire station in May I think it was, and I kid you not when I say I had more fun than they did!! They were sick of my questions by the end of the morning. And yes, they're all trained paramedics

Rete

Not true. They have to take you with or without insurance. It is not a question that is asked prior to medical assistance being given.

Elvira

They do indeed have to take them.

However, it is not unusual for people to refuse - and even sign the waiver - because they are afraid of the costs they would incur.

Lycanthrop

Yeah.........what she said.

Question: Why is it.......that the insurance companies aren't involved in the educational system here?........after all, its a "socialised system" isn't it?

Answer: There's no money in it.

Yet the US accepts state schools as a given.........so whats the difference?

..........sorry, I forget I'm preaching to the choir Elsie.

fatbrit

You do not understand, Rete. The injured person makes the choice, not the paramedic. S/he refuses to be treated by the ambulance because they know that what little they have will be swallowed by the inflated prices of a trip to the emergency room in an ambulance. Hence, the fire service offers paramedic services at the scene.

If they refuse to take you, of course your horse has just come in! But I wasn't talking about that.

Elvira

Now then Matt, you know perfectly well that people who bastardise my beautiful name get spanked very thoroughly...

Eh....... ........




x

Lycanthrop

..........editorial correction.

Still get spanked tho, right?

Rete

Interestingly, there is another UK poster in the marriage-based section that is returning to the UK without her husband. He might or might not join her there and she is aware that if he doesn't join her that the marriage is over. She, too, is very unhappy in the US (Florida) but admits to other problems within the marriage but that they do love each other.

So PS, you're not alone.

JohnStang

With all due respect, you are probably better off out of America anyway. I think Bush and Cheney are both nuts.

Lycanthrop

No-one ever claimed they were sane..........consider the US electoral process.

How can a normal man ever make it to those offices?

homesicklysue

hello, I am new here and have viewed because I am in a kinda similar situation, I have been here 3 years with hubby and 3 kids and I hate it, I want to go home. Hubby loves it and said, wait 2 years, then wait another year ..... he is just stalling too like Devin I guess. I realised that just recently and do not know what to do? I desperately want to go where I have family, old friends, I know the legal system, I am entitiled to benefits if I need them, I dont get asked if I am Australian every time I open my mouth.... I really do sympathise with Partystar, and if she feels like me, waiting another week for citizenship, or going home now, no contest!

Mallory

If your OH is British, can't you just take the kids and leave?

Partystar is married to an American, and has a dual-nationality child, which makes it more complicated.

homesicklysue

Of course I can, but is it the right thing to do? Should I put my happiness on hold for the sake of family unity. If I go when do I go? Can I get my half of the business and house out? Do I just pack a bag and leave a note? Should I wait one more year???? See that is why I said I dont know what to do? It is not a usual scenario, I love my husband just not the place we live. Truly if I could afford to go home a week a month I would then we would both be happy ..... I was sympathising with Partystar emotionally ........