Comments on: Back In The Day http://theemtspot.com/2009/11/12/back-in-the-day/ Medicine Moves Fast ... Keep Up. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:13:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Steve Whitehead http://theemtspot.com/2009/11/12/back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2616 Steve Whitehead Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:32:40 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=2015#comment-2616 I'm honored to have all of you show up and ride Chris around like a show pony. Thanks guys. @Chris The Dexter incident will live in my memory forever ... and come up at drunken story sessions for at least another few decades. I’m honored to have all of you show up and ride Chris around like a show pony. Thanks guys.

@Chris The Dexter incident will live in my memory forever … and come up at drunken story sessions for at least another few decades.

]]> By: Patrick Sperry http://theemtspot.com/2009/11/12/back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2476 Patrick Sperry Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:54:40 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=2015#comment-2476 Gads... Now I really am feeling old... Bobby talking about training Chris..? I can remember when Bobby... Naw,I won't go there! LMAO! Gads… Now I really am feeling old… Bobby talking about training Chris..? I can remember when Bobby… Naw,I won’t go there!

LMAO!

]]> By: Chris Framsted http://theemtspot.com/2009/11/12/back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2364 Chris Framsted Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:43:52 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=2015#comment-2364 Hi all- All I can say is WOW! I've written several articles for various publications over the years, and I can honestly say that writing this article was by far the most rewarding. It has been soooo fun to read what other "back in the day" memories folks had that I had either forgot or was too young to know about. I would like to address a couple issues that came up after reading all your comments. 1. To Tim McChesney: You are getting old....Deal with it! hahahah 2. It's amazing how a phrase like "remember where you came from" is such a simple phrase, but one that has great meaning and importance in your life. 3. "hide the ambulance from Chris", I cannot confirm or deny. I can say that it was a blast making it your goal in life to find the GPS tracking thing that was placed on the ambulances with the initials A...M...R...and wrapping them in tin foil. For anyone wondering...yes...it worked! 4. "G" sounded like Snoop Dog on the radio when he called Monty Hanson and I "ONE O DEUCE". 5. Number 8...I LOVED blowing the 6' flame out the tail pipe as we would do "drive-by's" on the bus stops along West Colfax at 2 am. 6. I'll never forget the first time I drove code 3. It was Tony Wheeler in the back (God rest his soul). We got to Central, Tony was a bit bruised, but didn't say a thing. We were given a transfer out going ack to a nursing home. Tony threw me in the back, and from Central to what felt like KANSAS, Tony proceeded to hit every curb, take every corner an screeching speeds, slam on the brakes til the pads were gone, etc... I was freaking DAMAGED when we go to our location! Never drove like that again! And lastly...A couple new "back in the day" memories.... 1. Megan: The porta-potty, "Garden Level", the monkey hat, and "Torch". 2. For the Pridemark folks.....THREE WORDS....1. LASER, 2. DEXTER, 3. ER. ENOUGH SAID!...I'm still healing! Thanks again folks! May the memories be forever in our minds and hearts. Framsted Hi all-
All I can say is WOW! I’ve written several articles for various publications over the years, and I can honestly say that writing this article was by far the most rewarding. It has been soooo fun to read what other “back in the day” memories folks had that I had either forgot or was too young to know about.

I would like to address a couple issues that came up after reading all your comments.
1. To Tim McChesney: You are getting old….Deal with it! hahahah
2. It’s amazing how a phrase like “remember where you came from” is such a simple phrase, but one that has great meaning and importance in your life.
3. “hide the ambulance from Chris”, I cannot confirm or deny. I can say that it was a blast making it your goal in life to find the GPS tracking thing that was placed on the ambulances with the initials A…M…R…and wrapping them in tin foil. For anyone wondering…yes…it worked!
4. “G” sounded like Snoop Dog on the radio when he called Monty Hanson and I “ONE O DEUCE”.
5. Number 8…I LOVED blowing the 6′ flame out the tail pipe as we would do “drive-by’s” on the bus stops along West Colfax at 2 am.
6. I’ll never forget the first time I drove code 3. It was Tony Wheeler in the back (God rest his soul). We got to Central, Tony was a bit bruised, but didn’t say a thing. We were given a transfer out going ack to a nursing home. Tony threw me in the back, and from Central to what felt like KANSAS, Tony proceeded to hit every curb, take every corner an screeching speeds, slam on the brakes til the pads were gone, etc… I was freaking DAMAGED when we go to our location! Never drove like that again!

And lastly…A couple new “back in the day” memories….

1. Megan: The porta-potty, “Garden Level”, the monkey hat, and “Torch”.

2. For the Pridemark folks…..THREE WORDS….1. LASER, 2. DEXTER, 3. ER. ENOUGH SAID!…I’m still healing!

Thanks again folks! May the memories be forever in our minds and hearts.

Framsted

]]> By: Bobby Putnam http://theemtspot.com/2009/11/12/back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2363 Bobby Putnam Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:12:42 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=2015#comment-2363 Wow, the good ol' days! I remember training Chris as a dispatcher and "G". G is a successful engineer on Rescue 1 and a part time paramedic with Denver Health. To this day he still says "remember" where you came from. Those were the days. People had integrity and desire to do this job because they enjoyed helping people and not because it was the popular thing to do! It's nice to see that good people are still out there doing good things! Chris nice article, thanks for the memory rush! Good luck and keep in touch! Bobby Putnam Wow, the good ol’ days! I remember training Chris as a dispatcher and “G”. G is a successful engineer on Rescue 1 and a part time paramedic with Denver Health. To this day he still says “remember” where you came from. Those were the days. People had integrity and desire to do this job because they enjoyed helping people and not because it was the popular thing to do! It’s nice to see that good people are still out there doing good things! Chris nice article, thanks for the memory rush! Good luck and keep in touch!

Bobby Putnam

]]> By: Patrick Sperry http://theemtspot.com/2009/11/12/back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2357 Patrick Sperry Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:38:01 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=2015#comment-2357 Sorry Chris, it was supposed to be "me an email" not mean! OOPS! As for the rest? Remember "Sic em' Chris?" That night at Jeffco Detox..? Sorry Chris, it was supposed to be “me an email” not mean! OOPS!

As for the rest? Remember “Sic em’ Chris?” That night at Jeffco Detox..?

]]> By: Dispatcher Chris http://theemtspot.com/2009/11/12/back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2342 Dispatcher Chris Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:39:07 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=2015#comment-2342 Patrick I was not trying to be mean and I need not remind everyone that you Mr. Sperry are the only person I know who can smoke a Camel in the 20 feet from Station one's front door and the drivers side of Paramedic 8. I too am from the Fire Ambulance 299 era, it was fun "Back in the Day" to watch steam come off the top of Rich Martins head on a cold day and to make fun of Jim Marsh's thumbs. Yes my friends we ate a lot of Taco Johns back then and when you were Patricks partner that was not a good thing. But Patrick's claim to fame is the great Buck Rutt incident of 1988, any of you know Bobby Colvin ask him about it and how long it took us to clean the puke out of Sperry's car. as for Rene, am I the only one who thought he looked a little like Al from Happy days, hell for the first 2 years I worked with him I thought his name was Ernie. I enjoyed my job most of the time even when I had to try to find Vern and Framstead when they would play the "Hide 29 from chris" game, yes they were the reason for my first "Break down" then along came the Reverend, Pat Ryan and squeeky dude named Kevin. Our little Mom and Pop companies were getting big and the worst part for me was that I had to start wearing a uniform even in Dispatch. I was a shorts and flip flops kinda guy and this was not cool. after a little while we became, we became, WE BECAME AMR!!!!!!! Sorry I just threw up a litte. I will rant more later all. Patrick I was not trying to be mean and I need not remind everyone that you Mr. Sperry are the only person I know who can smoke a Camel in the 20 feet from Station one’s front door and the drivers side of Paramedic 8. I too am from the Fire Ambulance 299 era, it was fun “Back in the Day” to watch steam come off the top of Rich Martins head on a cold day and to make fun of Jim Marsh’s thumbs. Yes my friends we ate a lot of Taco Johns back then and when you were Patricks partner that was not a good thing. But Patrick’s claim to fame is the great Buck Rutt incident of 1988, any of you know Bobby Colvin ask him about it and how long it took us to clean the puke out of Sperry’s car. as for Rene, am I the only one who thought he looked a little like Al from Happy days, hell for the first 2 years I worked with him I thought his name was Ernie. I enjoyed my job most of the time even when I had to try to find Vern and Framstead when they would play the “Hide 29 from chris” game, yes they were the reason for my first “Break down” then along came the Reverend, Pat Ryan and squeeky dude named Kevin. Our little Mom and Pop companies were getting big and the worst part for me was that I had to start wearing a uniform even in Dispatch. I was a shorts and flip flops kinda guy and this was not cool. after a little while we became, we became, WE BECAME AMR!!!!!!! Sorry I just threw up a litte. I will rant more later all.

]]> By: Patrick Sperry http://theemtspot.com/2009/11/12/back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2338 Patrick Sperry Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:08:45 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=2015#comment-2338 Great story! The one the only, Mister Christer sent mean email about the story. I could add a few things... Like Art "A Flipping" Flipin Paramedic, then of Paramedic One out of Fairmont Fire doing a Cor-Zero and humming Staying Alive by the Bee Gees... Now, it's recommended, but he caught heck about it at the time. Your "Paramexican" Renee? Ask him sometime about the blood thirsty "Cha Hua Hua" that he warned us about when we were on a call that he had dispatched when he was at Adcom... :D Last, but not least? I remember when it was FIRE AMBULANCE 299, and yes I am feeling a tad bit over the hill now! Patrick Sperry N.R.E.M.T. - Paramedic Retd. God Bless each and every one of you. Great story! The one the only, Mister Christer sent mean email about the story.

I could add a few things… Like Art “A Flipping” Flipin Paramedic, then of Paramedic One out of Fairmont Fire doing a Cor-Zero and humming Staying Alive by the Bee Gees… Now, it’s recommended, but he caught heck about it at the time.

Your “Paramexican” Renee? Ask him sometime about the blood thirsty “Cha Hua Hua” that he warned us about when we were on a call that he had dispatched when he was at Adcom… :D

Last, but not least? I remember when it was FIRE AMBULANCE 299, and yes I am feeling a tad bit over the hill now!

Patrick Sperry N.R.E.M.T. – Paramedic Retd.

God Bless each and every one of you.

]]> By: Charles Butler http://theemtspot.com/2009/11/12/back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2329 Charles Butler Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:08:03 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=2015#comment-2329 Great reading Chris. It brings back fond memories of Red River Ambulance Service and being 18 years old again. I know now that I am not 10 feet tall and bullet proof. Its amazing how time and milage does that to a man... Great reading Chris. It brings back fond memories of Red River Ambulance Service and being 18 years old again. I know now that I am not 10 feet tall and bullet proof. Its amazing how time and milage does that to a man…

]]> By: Dispatcher Chris http://theemtspot.com/2009/11/12/back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2324 Dispatcher Chris Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:27:45 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=2015#comment-2324 Listen "Spud" I never signed a waver so that you could use my name.....this one is gonna cost ya.....Chrispatch. Listen “Spud” I never signed a waver so that you could use my name…..this one is gonna cost ya…..Chrispatch.

]]> By: Ben Gaetz http://theemtspot.com/2009/11/12/back-in-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-2323 Ben Gaetz Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:29:22 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=2015#comment-2323 Chris, once again.....well done !! I worked for chris for approx. 5year's. I was very green when we met but my passion for EMS and my friendship with brought me along and soon I was teaching Chris everything he know's today...........Chris, you're welcome !! I am glad I could help !! I would like to start receiving residual's for all the training I gave you that you now use to make a living. On a serious note you are the most compatable partner I have had the privelage to work with. Keep up the good work and next time you write remember to tell how wonderful I am. Love ya buddy, Ben Chris, once again…..well done !! I worked for chris for approx. 5year’s. I was very green when we met but my passion for EMS and my friendship with brought me along and soon I was teaching Chris everything he know’s today………..Chris, you’re welcome !! I am glad I could help !! I would like to start receiving residual’s for all the training I gave you that you now use to make a living. On a serious note you are the most compatable partner I have had the privelage to work with. Keep up the good work and next time you write remember to tell how wonderful I am.

Love ya buddy,

Ben

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