9/11

It’s true.  Not for twice my salary.  Throughout my career I have found two groups of individuals who have thankless, low-paying, difficult, and absolutely critical jobs.  The first are 9-1-1 dispatchers.  Think about this; they have to deal with all the idiocy that is my job, and yet they have no recourse.  No arrests, no pepper spray, no “driving away” because this moron won’t shut up.  They just get to listen.  And to boot, it is all on tape for later evaluation.  Brutal.

So I was pleased by this post on the outstanding 5150 world blog.  I have it listed on my sidebar, and recommend you check it out.  This post about the wildfires really hit home. Continue Reading