Re: 911:: stress relievers

[Guest guest]

Wish I lived close enough for that...

It's about a 10 mile 1-way commute for me.

I'd really love to be close enough to walk to work.

We have several dispatchers that live close enough to walk or bike to work.

Only one does.

And that's because she doesn't own a car. She hoofs it or takes a bus

everywhere.

Re: 911:: stress relievers

I commute back and forth to work on my bicycle. It's not far, about 2.5

miles each way, it's a great way to blow off steam after leaving work. Also

a good way to wake you up and clean off your mental slate before clocking

in. (I currently work 7a-3p, about to go back to 6a-2pm)

Mike

[Guest guest]

kbayer@... wrote:

>Gotta agree with that...

>And I knew you were joking about the alcoholic thing...

>That's the big joke around here... we need a margarita drip installed at

>each console.

>

>

Now I like the idea about the margarita drip .. where do we order that

accessory??? ;-)

Mike

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miked911@...

Mike Derryberry

Dispatcher II

Kern County Sheriff's Department

Bakersfield, CA

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[Guest guest]

The key there is to shower before you go, keep deodorant handy in your locker.

We do have a shower in our locker room so I have the option of using that.

Generally the ride to work for me is mostly downhill so I barely break a sweat.

Also, since we wear a full uniform (riding in a police uniform would make me a

tempting target!), I ride in wearing comfortable bike shorts (the baggy, non

spandex type) and T-shirt and keep my fresh uniforms in the locker.

Mike

Family wrote:

If I rode a bike to work I'd " offend " my co-workers with my.....odoriferous

personality.... after such strenuous activity in a Illinois summer..

Jim

Mr 911

TriCom

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[Guest guest]

This was so funny...reminded me of what our HR Director once said to me, when

she stated that if our job was so stressful, why weren't we paid more?

Just recently, the same woman told me when I joked about applying for an open

post in her department that I " don't need all the stress in the job! We have to

deal with so many strange people and maintain our calm manner. " When asked to

describe one of her most " stressful " situations...she talked about when one

little old man brought in a dead bird in a paper sack and sat it on the desk

demanding that it be tested for West Nile! We of course asked how they handled

it...they got the phone number for the environmental department of the county,

measured the bird and then had to tell the little old man that it was too small

to test! Now, guys...how's that for stress?!?!?!?!?!?!

As to what I do to reliever stress......nothing that works too well it seems. I

sometimes crochet, I take long hot bubbly baths and watch political shows! And,

I take my " happy pill " every day.

Freida

>

> > I am interested in how you guys go about blowing off steam to handle the

> stress

> > of the job.

>

> Stress? There's no stress in dispatching (ask anyone in Admin or Patrol!).

>

[Guest guest]

Morning M, sorry about the headache....as far as stress relief sign me up

for a spot at the drip.

Al

somewhere in the wilds of NH

just getting pumped for yet another midshift