Re: National Class A Uniform

[Guest guest]

<williams4033@s...> wrote:

> If you go back to the very beginning of the program, and look at the

> reasons we were creatred in a reaction to the white papers,

> " Accidental death and disability, the forgotten disease of modern man "

> We were created to offset that problem, and that is public safety.

Doctors, nurses, OSHA and FDA inspectors, water quality inspectors,

microbiologists, entymologists, civil engineers, industrial hygienists

are all concerned with public safety, but they do not wear badges and

patches or demand special license plates for themselves. When I speak

of divorcing ourselves from " public safety, " I am speaking very

specifically of the IMAGE of the police and fire services, not the

DUTY of caring for the public. I thought I made that abundantly clear.

The fire and police services have been here since almost the beginning

of American society. They are established. They are not progressing

professionally. The public knows what they do and the public has

decided what that is worth. If we lump ourselves in with them simply

because we both have lights and sirens, we are establishing a ceiling

over our profession which we will never be able to breech. The public

is never going to pay us any better than them if we are considered to

be the of the same ilk. And equally significant is that the medical

profession will never accept us into their ranks if they too consider

us to be in the ranks of " public safety. "

Rob

[Guest guest]

<williams4033@s...> wrote:

> If you go back to the very beginning of the program, and look at the

> reasons we were creatred in a reaction to the white papers,

> " Accidental death and disability, the forgotten disease of modern man "

> We were created to offset that problem, and that is public safety.

Doctors, nurses, OSHA and FDA inspectors, water quality inspectors,

microbiologists, entymologists, civil engineers, industrial hygienists

are all concerned with public safety, but they do not wear badges and

patches or demand special license plates for themselves. When I speak

of divorcing ourselves from " public safety, " I am speaking very

specifically of the IMAGE of the police and fire services, not the

DUTY of caring for the public. I thought I made that abundantly clear.

The fire and police services have been here since almost the beginning

of American society. They are established. They are not progressing

professionally. The public knows what they do and the public has

decided what that is worth. If we lump ourselves in with them simply

because we both have lights and sirens, we are establishing a ceiling

over our profession which we will never be able to breech. The public

is never going to pay us any better than them if we are considered to

be the of the same ilk. And equally significant is that the medical

profession will never accept us into their ranks if they too consider

us to be in the ranks of " public safety. "

Rob

[Guest guest]

<williams4033@s...> wrote:

> If you go back to the very beginning of the program, and look at the

> reasons we were creatred in a reaction to the white papers,

> " Accidental death and disability, the forgotten disease of modern man "

> We were created to offset that problem, and that is public safety.

Doctors, nurses, OSHA and FDA inspectors, water quality inspectors,

microbiologists, entymologists, civil engineers, industrial hygienists

are all concerned with public safety, but they do not wear badges and

patches or demand special license plates for themselves. When I speak

of divorcing ourselves from " public safety, " I am speaking very

specifically of the IMAGE of the police and fire services, not the

DUTY of caring for the public. I thought I made that abundantly clear.

The fire and police services have been here since almost the beginning

of American society. They are established. They are not progressing

professionally. The public knows what they do and the public has

decided what that is worth. If we lump ourselves in with them simply

because we both have lights and sirens, we are establishing a ceiling

over our profession which we will never be able to breech. The public

is never going to pay us any better than them if we are considered to

be the of the same ilk. And equally significant is that the medical

profession will never accept us into their ranks if they too consider

us to be in the ranks of " public safety. "

Rob

[Guest guest]

You were quite clear, and I did understand what you meant. It's just that I am

sometimes amiss to explain myself clearly. What I am trying to say is you can't

play the game with-out getting the name. I have been in EMS for over 30 years,

and I have seen many times that the badge and uniform made the difference in

doing my job safely, and not being able to do my job.

People are not an ignorant as some would lead you to believe. Most people no

the difference between fire, Police, and EMS uniforms. They recognize that we

are there for their public safety.

For me, personally, it probably will make no difference as I retired in Sept.

but EMS is still something I care about and have great hopes for.

dustdevil31 wrote:

<williams4033@s...> wrote:

> If you go back to the very beginning of the program, and look at the

> reasons we were creatred in a reaction to the white papers,

> " Accidental death and disability, the forgotten disease of modern man "

> We were created to offset that problem, and that is public safety.

Doctors, nurses, OSHA and FDA inspectors, water quality inspectors,

microbiologists, entymologists, civil engineers, industrial hygienists

are all concerned with public safety, but they do not wear badges and

patches or demand special license plates for themselves. When I speak

of divorcing ourselves from " public safety, " I am speaking very

specifically of the IMAGE of the police and fire services, not the

DUTY of caring for the public. I thought I made that abundantly clear.

The fire and police services have been here since almost the beginning

of American society. They are established. They are not progressing

professionally. The public knows what they do and the public has

decided what that is worth. If we lump ourselves in with them simply

because we both have lights and sirens, we are establishing a ceiling

over our profession which we will never be able to breech. The public

is never going to pay us any better than them if we are considered to

be the of the same ilk. And equally significant is that the medical

profession will never accept us into their ranks if they too consider

us to be in the ranks of " public safety. "

Rob

[Guest guest]

You were quite clear, and I did understand what you meant. It's just that I am

sometimes amiss to explain myself clearly. What I am trying to say is you can't

play the game with-out getting the name. I have been in EMS for over 30 years,

and I have seen many times that the badge and uniform made the difference in

doing my job safely, and not being able to do my job.

People are not an ignorant as some would lead you to believe. Most people no

the difference between fire, Police, and EMS uniforms. They recognize that we

are there for their public safety.

For me, personally, it probably will make no difference as I retired in Sept.

but EMS is still something I care about and have great hopes for.

dustdevil31 wrote:

<williams4033@s...> wrote:

> If you go back to the very beginning of the program, and look at the

> reasons we were creatred in a reaction to the white papers,

> " Accidental death and disability, the forgotten disease of modern man "

> We were created to offset that problem, and that is public safety.

Doctors, nurses, OSHA and FDA inspectors, water quality inspectors,

microbiologists, entymologists, civil engineers, industrial hygienists

are all concerned with public safety, but they do not wear badges and

patches or demand special license plates for themselves. When I speak

of divorcing ourselves from " public safety, " I am speaking very

specifically of the IMAGE of the police and fire services, not the

DUTY of caring for the public. I thought I made that abundantly clear.

The fire and police services have been here since almost the beginning

of American society. They are established. They are not progressing

professionally. The public knows what they do and the public has

decided what that is worth. If we lump ourselves in with them simply

because we both have lights and sirens, we are establishing a ceiling

over our profession which we will never be able to breech. The public

is never going to pay us any better than them if we are considered to

be the of the same ilk. And equally significant is that the medical

profession will never accept us into their ranks if they too consider

us to be in the ranks of " public safety. "

Rob

[Guest guest]

You were quite clear, and I did understand what you meant. It's just that I am

sometimes amiss to explain myself clearly. What I am trying to say is you can't

play the game with-out getting the name. I have been in EMS for over 30 years,

and I have seen many times that the badge and uniform made the difference in

doing my job safely, and not being able to do my job.

People are not an ignorant as some would lead you to believe. Most people no

the difference between fire, Police, and EMS uniforms. They recognize that we

are there for their public safety.

For me, personally, it probably will make no difference as I retired in Sept.

but EMS is still something I care about and have great hopes for.

dustdevil31 wrote:

<williams4033@s...> wrote:

> If you go back to the very beginning of the program, and look at the

> reasons we were creatred in a reaction to the white papers,

> " Accidental death and disability, the forgotten disease of modern man "

> We were created to offset that problem, and that is public safety.

Doctors, nurses, OSHA and FDA inspectors, water quality inspectors,

microbiologists, entymologists, civil engineers, industrial hygienists

are all concerned with public safety, but they do not wear badges and

patches or demand special license plates for themselves. When I speak

of divorcing ourselves from " public safety, " I am speaking very

specifically of the IMAGE of the police and fire services, not the

DUTY of caring for the public. I thought I made that abundantly clear.

The fire and police services have been here since almost the beginning

of American society. They are established. They are not progressing

professionally. The public knows what they do and the public has

decided what that is worth. If we lump ourselves in with them simply

because we both have lights and sirens, we are establishing a ceiling

over our profession which we will never be able to breech. The public

is never going to pay us any better than them if we are considered to

be the of the same ilk. And equally significant is that the medical

profession will never accept us into their ranks if they too consider

us to be in the ranks of " public safety. "

Rob

[Guest guest]

I haven't waded in on this, but now I guess I will.

The idea of a Class A Uniform for EMS based upon a fire department suit is

not only silly, it is not needed, and few if any folks who do not already work

for fire departments and already have a Class A suit will buy it.

Nobody else will buy it, and I cannot think of a single private service that

would pay $500 for a suit for each medic to be worn on maybe one occasion

every three years.

Why did NAEMT come out with this? You need to know Mr. Bouvier, the

President. That's all I intend to say.

What's the Class A uniform for a board certified trauma surgeon? An ACEP

physician? A family practice PA? A CEN nurse?

Reminds me of those folks who wear their uniforms to the Texas EMS

Conference, with merit badges dripping from each sleeve, the chest, and on their

gimmie

caps, with eleven pairs of hemostats, a laryngoscope, six ET tubes, a bunch of

14 gauge caths, and a flashlight and box of gloves around their waist.

According to USA Today last Friday, EMS has received only 4% of the money

allotted by Congress for bioterrorism preparedness. Now we've got NAEMT

proposing that we all go out and spend $500 for a Class A uniform.

Go figure. Spend $0.37 on a stamp and write your Congressman about the

failure of EMS to receive its share of homeland security funding and save your

$500 for a Class A uniform. You'll have a lot more impact.

Just my opinion.

Mr. Grady,

a/k/a Gene Gandy, Resident Cynic, Class A, with scrambled eggs on the hat,

epaulets, 5 gold stars on each shoulder, medals for each and every alphabet

course, stripes on the sleeve for years as a Paramedic, more stripes on each

sleeve for each year as an educator, a sunburst medal for being a Lawyer, Sash,

Sword, and Napoleanic Over-The-Knee Boots with Platinum spurs.

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...

[Guest guest]

I haven't waded in on this, but now I guess I will.

The idea of a Class A Uniform for EMS based upon a fire department suit is

not only silly, it is not needed, and few if any folks who do not already work

for fire departments and already have a Class A suit will buy it.

Nobody else will buy it, and I cannot think of a single private service that

would pay $500 for a suit for each medic to be worn on maybe one occasion

every three years.

Why did NAEMT come out with this? You need to know Mr. Bouvier, the

President. That's all I intend to say.

What's the Class A uniform for a board certified trauma surgeon? An ACEP

physician? A family practice PA? A CEN nurse?

Reminds me of those folks who wear their uniforms to the Texas EMS

Conference, with merit badges dripping from each sleeve, the chest, and on their

gimmie

caps, with eleven pairs of hemostats, a laryngoscope, six ET tubes, a bunch of

14 gauge caths, and a flashlight and box of gloves around their waist.

According to USA Today last Friday, EMS has received only 4% of the money

allotted by Congress for bioterrorism preparedness. Now we've got NAEMT

proposing that we all go out and spend $500 for a Class A uniform.

Go figure. Spend $0.37 on a stamp and write your Congressman about the

failure of EMS to receive its share of homeland security funding and save your

$500 for a Class A uniform. You'll have a lot more impact.

Just my opinion.

Mr. Grady,

a/k/a Gene Gandy, Resident Cynic, Class A, with scrambled eggs on the hat,

epaulets, 5 gold stars on each shoulder, medals for each and every alphabet

course, stripes on the sleeve for years as a Paramedic, more stripes on each

sleeve for each year as an educator, a sunburst medal for being a Lawyer, Sash,

Sword, and Napoleanic Over-The-Knee Boots with Platinum spurs.

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...

[Guest guest]

I haven't waded in on this, but now I guess I will.

The idea of a Class A Uniform for EMS based upon a fire department suit is

not only silly, it is not needed, and few if any folks who do not already work

for fire departments and already have a Class A suit will buy it.

Nobody else will buy it, and I cannot think of a single private service that

would pay $500 for a suit for each medic to be worn on maybe one occasion

every three years.

Why did NAEMT come out with this? You need to know Mr. Bouvier, the

President. That's all I intend to say.

What's the Class A uniform for a board certified trauma surgeon? An ACEP

physician? A family practice PA? A CEN nurse?

Reminds me of those folks who wear their uniforms to the Texas EMS

Conference, with merit badges dripping from each sleeve, the chest, and on their

gimmie

caps, with eleven pairs of hemostats, a laryngoscope, six ET tubes, a bunch of

14 gauge caths, and a flashlight and box of gloves around their waist.

According to USA Today last Friday, EMS has received only 4% of the money

allotted by Congress for bioterrorism preparedness. Now we've got NAEMT

proposing that we all go out and spend $500 for a Class A uniform.

Go figure. Spend $0.37 on a stamp and write your Congressman about the

failure of EMS to receive its share of homeland security funding and save your

$500 for a Class A uniform. You'll have a lot more impact.

Just my opinion.

Mr. Grady,

a/k/a Gene Gandy, Resident Cynic, Class A, with scrambled eggs on the hat,

epaulets, 5 gold stars on each shoulder, medals for each and every alphabet

course, stripes on the sleeve for years as a Paramedic, more stripes on each

sleeve for each year as an educator, a sunburst medal for being a Lawyer, Sash,

Sword, and Napoleanic Over-The-Knee Boots with Platinum spurs.

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...

[Guest guest]

Terry,

Well, thank you for reading. I use humor to poke fun at some folks who may

be a little too pompous for their own good. And uniform freaks are fair

game, to me. I'm with you on what we need to wear for funerals, about the only

time a Class A would ever be used. Me, I'll go with a pair of starched

Wranglers, a starched white shirt, my best black hat, and my best boots.

I don't give a shit how they do it in New York, Louisiana, or Chicago. I'm

from Texas.

Kinky for Governor!

Gene

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...

[Guest guest]

Terry,

Well, thank you for reading. I use humor to poke fun at some folks who may

be a little too pompous for their own good. And uniform freaks are fair

game, to me. I'm with you on what we need to wear for funerals, about the only

time a Class A would ever be used. Me, I'll go with a pair of starched

Wranglers, a starched white shirt, my best black hat, and my best boots.

I don't give a shit how they do it in New York, Louisiana, or Chicago. I'm

from Texas.

Kinky for Governor!

Gene

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...

[Guest guest]

Terry,

Well, thank you for reading. I use humor to poke fun at some folks who may

be a little too pompous for their own good. And uniform freaks are fair

game, to me. I'm with you on what we need to wear for funerals, about the only

time a Class A would ever be used. Me, I'll go with a pair of starched

Wranglers, a starched white shirt, my best black hat, and my best boots.

I don't give a shit how they do it in New York, Louisiana, or Chicago. I'm

from Texas.

Kinky for Governor!

Gene

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...

[Guest guest]

Class A suits! who wants them? i can remember back then the EMS use to wear

the police sam browne duty belt with all the medical supplies attached to them

and the class a uniforms reminds me of that.. but the class a uniforms are for

maybe for the northern parts or wherever, but not here in texas, i am happy with

just pair of ems pants, golf shirt with dept,name,positions embroider on

them,name tg (I.D.badge) and ball cap........i even would just settle for just

settle for a pair of ems jump suit for the entire occasions,it would be easier.

im not looking for fancy stuff, just something comfortable and show

professionalism........oh well everbody has there own opinion........i do see

what your saying mr.gandy.....and it was funny, i had to save that one...

TERRY W.RICHARDSON,

FIREFIGHTER/EMT

Re: Re: National Class A Uniform

I haven't waded in on this, but now I guess I will.

The idea of a Class A Uniform for EMS based upon a fire department suit is

not only silly, it is not needed, and few if any folks who do not already work

for fire departments and already have a Class A suit will buy it.

Nobody else will buy it, and I cannot think of a single private service that

would pay $500 for a suit for each medic to be worn on maybe one occasion

every three years.

Why did NAEMT come out with this? You need to know Mr. Bouvier, the

President. That's all I intend to say.

What's the Class A uniform for a board certified trauma surgeon? An ACEP

physician? A family practice PA? A CEN nurse?

Reminds me of those folks who wear their uniforms to the Texas EMS

Conference, with merit badges dripping from each sleeve, the chest, and on their

gimmie

caps, with eleven pairs of hemostats, a laryngoscope, six ET tubes, a bunch of

14 gauge caths, and a flashlight and box of gloves around their waist.

According to USA Today last Friday, EMS has received only 4% of the money

allotted by Congress for bioterrorism preparedness. Now we've got NAEMT

proposing that we all go out and spend $500 for a Class A uniform.

Go figure. Spend $0.37 on a stamp and write your Congressman about the

failure of EMS to receive its share of homeland security funding and save your

$500 for a Class A uniform. You'll have a lot more impact.

Just my opinion.

Mr. Grady,

a/k/a Gene Gandy, Resident Cynic, Class A, with scrambled eggs on the hat,

epaulets, 5 gold stars on each shoulder, medals for each and every alphabet

course, stripes on the sleeve for years as a Paramedic, more stripes on each

sleeve for each year as an educator, a sunburst medal for being a Lawyer, Sash,

Sword, and Napoleanic Over-The-Knee Boots with Platinum spurs.

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...

[Guest guest]

Class A suits! who wants them? i can remember back then the EMS use to wear

the police sam browne duty belt with all the medical supplies attached to them

and the class a uniforms reminds me of that.. but the class a uniforms are for

maybe for the northern parts or wherever, but not here in texas, i am happy with

just pair of ems pants, golf shirt with dept,name,positions embroider on

them,name tg (I.D.badge) and ball cap........i even would just settle for just

settle for a pair of ems jump suit for the entire occasions,it would be easier.

im not looking for fancy stuff, just something comfortable and show

professionalism........oh well everbody has there own opinion........i do see

what your saying mr.gandy.....and it was funny, i had to save that one...

TERRY W.RICHARDSON,

FIREFIGHTER/EMT

Re: Re: National Class A Uniform

I haven't waded in on this, but now I guess I will.

The idea of a Class A Uniform for EMS based upon a fire department suit is

not only silly, it is not needed, and few if any folks who do not already work

for fire departments and already have a Class A suit will buy it.

Nobody else will buy it, and I cannot think of a single private service that

would pay $500 for a suit for each medic to be worn on maybe one occasion

every three years.

Why did NAEMT come out with this? You need to know Mr. Bouvier, the

President. That's all I intend to say.

What's the Class A uniform for a board certified trauma surgeon? An ACEP

physician? A family practice PA? A CEN nurse?

Reminds me of those folks who wear their uniforms to the Texas EMS

Conference, with merit badges dripping from each sleeve, the chest, and on their

gimmie

caps, with eleven pairs of hemostats, a laryngoscope, six ET tubes, a bunch of

14 gauge caths, and a flashlight and box of gloves around their waist.

According to USA Today last Friday, EMS has received only 4% of the money

allotted by Congress for bioterrorism preparedness. Now we've got NAEMT

proposing that we all go out and spend $500 for a Class A uniform.

Go figure. Spend $0.37 on a stamp and write your Congressman about the

failure of EMS to receive its share of homeland security funding and save your

$500 for a Class A uniform. You'll have a lot more impact.

Just my opinion.

Mr. Grady,

a/k/a Gene Gandy, Resident Cynic, Class A, with scrambled eggs on the hat,

epaulets, 5 gold stars on each shoulder, medals for each and every alphabet

course, stripes on the sleeve for years as a Paramedic, more stripes on each

sleeve for each year as an educator, a sunburst medal for being a Lawyer, Sash,

Sword, and Napoleanic Over-The-Knee Boots with Platinum spurs.

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...

[Guest guest]

Class A suits! who wants them? i can remember back then the EMS use to wear

the police sam browne duty belt with all the medical supplies attached to them

and the class a uniforms reminds me of that.. but the class a uniforms are for

maybe for the northern parts or wherever, but not here in texas, i am happy with

just pair of ems pants, golf shirt with dept,name,positions embroider on

them,name tg (I.D.badge) and ball cap........i even would just settle for just

settle for a pair of ems jump suit for the entire occasions,it would be easier.

im not looking for fancy stuff, just something comfortable and show

professionalism........oh well everbody has there own opinion........i do see

what your saying mr.gandy.....and it was funny, i had to save that one...

TERRY W.RICHARDSON,

FIREFIGHTER/EMT

Re: Re: National Class A Uniform

I haven't waded in on this, but now I guess I will.

The idea of a Class A Uniform for EMS based upon a fire department suit is

not only silly, it is not needed, and few if any folks who do not already work

for fire departments and already have a Class A suit will buy it.

Nobody else will buy it, and I cannot think of a single private service that

would pay $500 for a suit for each medic to be worn on maybe one occasion

every three years.

Why did NAEMT come out with this? You need to know Mr. Bouvier, the

President. That's all I intend to say.

What's the Class A uniform for a board certified trauma surgeon? An ACEP

physician? A family practice PA? A CEN nurse?

Reminds me of those folks who wear their uniforms to the Texas EMS

Conference, with merit badges dripping from each sleeve, the chest, and on their

gimmie

caps, with eleven pairs of hemostats, a laryngoscope, six ET tubes, a bunch of

14 gauge caths, and a flashlight and box of gloves around their waist.

According to USA Today last Friday, EMS has received only 4% of the money

allotted by Congress for bioterrorism preparedness. Now we've got NAEMT

proposing that we all go out and spend $500 for a Class A uniform.

Go figure. Spend $0.37 on a stamp and write your Congressman about the

failure of EMS to receive its share of homeland security funding and save your

$500 for a Class A uniform. You'll have a lot more impact.

Just my opinion.

Mr. Grady,

a/k/a Gene Gandy, Resident Cynic, Class A, with scrambled eggs on the hat,

epaulets, 5 gold stars on each shoulder, medals for each and every alphabet

course, stripes on the sleeve for years as a Paramedic, more stripes on each

sleeve for each year as an educator, a sunburst medal for being a Lawyer, Sash,

Sword, and Napoleanic Over-The-Knee Boots with Platinum spurs.

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...

[Guest guest]

Mr. Grady-

Like I said, I could be wrong......but I like a little

pomp and circumstance now and then........and I gave up

caring how we did it in Noo Yawk the day I left and was

officially " Gone to Texas "

July 5, 1976

Kinky for Governer!

TD

> Terry,

>

> Well, thank you for reading. I use humor to poke fun at

> some folks who may be a little too pompous for their own

> good. And uniform freaks are fair game, to me. I'm

> with you on what we need to wear for funerals, about the

> only time a Class A would ever be used. Me, I'll go

> with a pair of starched Wranglers, a starched white shirt

> , my best black hat, and my best boots.

>

> I don't give a shit how they do it in New York, Louisiana,

> or Chicago. I'm from Texas.

>

> Kinky for Governor!

>

> Gene

>

>

>

> E.(Gene) Gandy

> POB 1651

> Albany, TX 76430

> wegandy1938@...

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/14/2005 7:00:26 A.M. Central Standard Time,

bpate717@... writes:

Don't forget the stork pin for each baby delivered,

the heart pin for each CPR save, the helicopter pin

for each patient flown, and the logo pin for each

professional organization in which you have

membership.

Maxine Pate

---- Original message ----

Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:03:34 EST

From: wegandy1938@...

Subject: Re: Re: National Class A

Uniform

To:

>

>a/k/a Gene Gandy, Resident Cynic, Class A, with

scrambled eggs on the hat,

>epaulets, 5 gold stars on each shoulder, medals

for each and every alphabet

>course, stripes on the sleeve for years as a

Paramedic, more stripes on each

>sleeve for each year as an educator, a sunburst

medal for being a Lawyer, Sash,

>Sword, and Napoleanic Over-The-Knee Boots with

Platinum spurs.

>

When you call NAEMT for your " Class A " uniform, be sure to ask for the Idi

Amin package deal.

-Wes Ogilvie

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/14/2005 7:00:26 A.M. Central Standard Time,

bpate717@... writes:

Don't forget the stork pin for each baby delivered,

the heart pin for each CPR save, the helicopter pin

for each patient flown, and the logo pin for each

professional organization in which you have

membership.

Maxine Pate

---- Original message ----

Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:03:34 EST

From: wegandy1938@...

Subject: Re: Re: National Class A

Uniform

To:

>

>a/k/a Gene Gandy, Resident Cynic, Class A, with

scrambled eggs on the hat,

>epaulets, 5 gold stars on each shoulder, medals

for each and every alphabet

>course, stripes on the sleeve for years as a

Paramedic, more stripes on each

>sleeve for each year as an educator, a sunburst

medal for being a Lawyer, Sash,

>Sword, and Napoleanic Over-The-Knee Boots with

Platinum spurs.

>

When you call NAEMT for your " Class A " uniform, be sure to ask for the Idi

Amin package deal.

-Wes Ogilvie

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/14/2005 7:00:26 A.M. Central Standard Time,

bpate717@... writes:

Don't forget the stork pin for each baby delivered,

the heart pin for each CPR save, the helicopter pin

for each patient flown, and the logo pin for each

professional organization in which you have

membership.

Maxine Pate

---- Original message ----

Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:03:34 EST

From: wegandy1938@...

Subject: Re: Re: National Class A

Uniform

To:

>

>a/k/a Gene Gandy, Resident Cynic, Class A, with

scrambled eggs on the hat,

>epaulets, 5 gold stars on each shoulder, medals

for each and every alphabet

>course, stripes on the sleeve for years as a

Paramedic, more stripes on each

>sleeve for each year as an educator, a sunburst

medal for being a Lawyer, Sash,

>Sword, and Napoleanic Over-The-Knee Boots with

Platinum spurs.

>

When you call NAEMT for your " Class A " uniform, be sure to ask for the Idi

Amin package deal.

-Wes Ogilvie

[Guest guest]

Don't forget the stork pin for each baby delivered,

the heart pin for each CPR save, the helicopter pin

for each patient flown, and the logo pin for each

professional organization in which you have

membership.

Maxine Pate

---- Original message ----

Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:03:34 EST

From: wegandy1938@...

Subject: Re: Re: National Class A

Uniform

To:

>

>a/k/a Gene Gandy, Resident Cynic, Class A, with

scrambled eggs on the hat,

>epaulets, 5 gold stars on each shoulder, medals

for each and every alphabet

>course, stripes on the sleeve for years as a

Paramedic, more stripes on each

>sleeve for each year as an educator, a sunburst

medal for being a Lawyer, Sash,

>Sword, and Napoleanic Over-The-Knee Boots with

Platinum spurs.

>

[Guest guest]

Nah, not a pin for each. One medal, like the military, with " clusters "

for the others. You know a tiny bronze stork for one, a brass for two,

etc. That way, you can have racks and racks of ribbons on your

chest, which look splashy and provide bullet proofing from small

arms fire.

Carol

>

> Don't forget the stork pin for each baby delivered,

> the heart pin for each CPR save, the helicopter pin

> for each patient flown, and the logo pin for each

> professional organization in which you have

> membership.

>

> Maxine Pate

>

> ---- Original message ----

>

> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:03:34 EST

> From: wegandy1938@...

> Subject: Re: Re: National Class A

> Uniform

> To:

>

> >

> >a/k/a Gene Gandy, Resident Cynic, Class A, with

> scrambled eggs on the hat,

> >epaulets, 5 gold stars on each shoulder, medals

> for each and every alphabet

> >course, stripes on the sleeve for years as a

> Paramedic, more stripes on each

> >sleeve for each year as an educator, a sunburst

> medal for being a Lawyer, Sash,

> >Sword, and Napoleanic Over-The-Knee Boots with

> Platinum spurs.

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That bullet proofing idea makes sense! Maybe a

splash-and-dash uniform is the way to go.

Maxine Pate

---- Original message ----

Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 07:03:02 -0600

Subject: Re: Re: National Class A

Uniform

To:

>

>Nah, not a pin for each. One medal, like the

military, with " clusters "

>for the others. You know a tiny bronze stork for

one, a brass for two,

>etc. That way, you can have racks and racks of

ribbons on your

>chest, which look splashy and provide bullet

proofing from small

>arms fire.

>

>Carol

>

[Guest guest]

When you really get to thinking about it, one of the largest branches of the

military, the US Navy had no class A uniform for in-listed men through grade of

E-6 until the early 70's or late 60's.

A class

a uniform should be used for ceremonial occasions only. That would quite an

expense for a service or medic to comply with.

wegandy1938@... wrote:

Terry,

Well, thank you for reading. I use humor to poke fun at some folks who may

be a little too pompous for their own good. And uniform freaks are fair

game, to me. I'm with you on what we need to wear for funerals, about the only

time a Class A would ever be used. Me, I'll go with a pair of starched

Wranglers, a starched white shirt, my best black hat, and my best boots.

I don't give a shit how they do it in New York, Louisiana, or Chicago. I'm

from Texas.

Kinky for Governor!

Gene

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...

[Guest guest]

When you really get to thinking about it, one of the largest branches of the

military, the US Navy had no class A uniform for in-listed men through grade of

E-6 until the early 70's or late 60's.

A class

a uniform should be used for ceremonial occasions only. That would quite an

expense for a service or medic to comply with.

wegandy1938@... wrote:

Terry,

Well, thank you for reading. I use humor to poke fun at some folks who may

be a little too pompous for their own good. And uniform freaks are fair

game, to me. I'm with you on what we need to wear for funerals, about the only

time a Class A would ever be used. Me, I'll go with a pair of starched

Wranglers, a starched white shirt, my best black hat, and my best boots.

I don't give a shit how they do it in New York, Louisiana, or Chicago. I'm

from Texas.

Kinky for Governor!

Gene

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...

[Guest guest]

When you really get to thinking about it, one of the largest branches of the

military, the US Navy had no class A uniform for in-listed men through grade of

E-6 until the early 70's or late 60's.

A class

a uniform should be used for ceremonial occasions only. That would quite an

expense for a service or medic to comply with.

wegandy1938@... wrote:

Terry,

Well, thank you for reading. I use humor to poke fun at some folks who may

be a little too pompous for their own good. And uniform freaks are fair

game, to me. I'm with you on what we need to wear for funerals, about the only

time a Class A would ever be used. Me, I'll go with a pair of starched

Wranglers, a starched white shirt, my best black hat, and my best boots.

I don't give a shit how they do it in New York, Louisiana, or Chicago. I'm

from Texas.

Kinky for Governor!

Gene

E.(Gene) Gandy

POB 1651

Albany, TX 76430

wegandy1938@...