Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Please....as I asked yesterday...what has been unprofessional?? What has been ugly?? Like I said, I have not seen anything in the debate about what if any differences there are between pre-hospital professionals who do different types of work that would make me think we were being unprofessional... I don't belong to lists?meant for?real estate professionals, but I am certain that the discussion there would at times cause non-real estate professionals to question the professionalism of real estate professionals who are debating issues that come up in that line of work...but I would hope that those debates wouldn't be stifled by one non-member of that profession expressing their opinion that they feel the discussion is unprofessional.? One of the nice things about technology and the internet is that it allows us to experience, learn, debate and discuss issues and ideas with people in volumes and venues that we never could do in person.? This is and will allow ALL professions to grow and expand further than ever thought possible...because it is?through the sharing of ideas and thoughts?that we all grow and expand ourselves and thus our sphere of influence.? BTW, political correctness is?a term applied to?language ideas, policies, or behavior seen as seeking to minimize offense.? I see that post by you as timely then and now...because attempting to stifle free speech in the name of political correctness is the same as attempting to stifle it in the name of professinalism... I thank you for your presence on our list, however I would ask that you please allow us as a very young profession to continue to talk, argue, and debate unabated amongst ourselves.? If you have?pieces to add to the discussion (like you did on PC) please share...we can always learn from the experiences of much more?tenured professions such as real estate...but please use caution in attempting to stifle a debate in the name of " professionalism " as you may very well prevent another lurker who was getting to the place where they would post their opinion and thoughts (for the very first time) that could shed light on a topic or expand someone's own beliefs leading to a better individual doing this job every day. Dudley?? Re: Houston Thanks for going back thru archives to dig up my then-one and only post and applying it to something that has vitually nothing to do with political correctness....futile at best. Call it what you want, but what I was referring to was the PERCEPTION of professionalism, Dudley, that the taxpayers that fund your service and other government-based ones will have as a result of reading this. By all means continue your " debates " ; I'll continue reading and laughing. Remember, reality itself doesn't bite...only the perception of it. ~Joan > >> > >> The Texas Real Estate Commission licenses all real estate agents. > > Not all real estate agents are REALTORS. Call a REALTOR a real > > estate agent and you will immediately be corrected and receive a > > glare of contempt. Now granted both REALTORS and real estate > > agents are licensed to perform the very same tasks (job description) > > such as writing contracts, herein lies the difference. I pay over > > $1,000 a year to the National Association, the Texas Assoc and my > > local board of REALTORS to differentiate myself from the others. I > > also have an entirely different code of ethics and bylaws that I have > > to abide by that real estate agents don't. Still, that makes me no > > better than my non-REALTOR counterparts because at the end of the day > > we all do the same thing; make a difference in someone's life. > >> > >> p.s. If you're wondering why the capitalization of " REALTOR " it is > > because it is a registered trademark and spelling it any other way is > > technically a violation of the aforementioned bylaws (yes, they are > > that anal). > >> > >> > >> ~Joan > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Thank you, Dr. Phil. Now that I am have finished laughing so hard and can see straight I am not going to even further dignify your post a response. ~Joan " We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends " ~ Luther King, Jr. > > >> > > >> The Texas Real Estate Commission licenses all real estate agents. > > > Not all real estate agents are REALTORS. Call a REALTOR a real > > > estate agent and you will immediately be corrected and receive a > > > glare of contempt. Now granted both REALTORS and real estate > > > agents are licensed to perform the very same tasks (job > description) > > > such as writing contracts, herein lies the difference. I pay over > > > $1,000 a year to the National Association, the Texas Assoc and my > > > local board of REALTORS to differentiate myself from the others. I > > > also have an entirely different code of ethics and bylaws that I > have > > > to abide by that real estate agents don't. Still, that makes me no > > > better than my non-REALTOR counterparts because at the end of the > day > > > we all do the same thing; make a difference in someone's life. > > >> > > >> p.s. If you're wondering why the capitalization of " REALTOR " it > is > > > because it is a registered trademark and spelling it any other > way is > > > technically a violation of the aforementioned bylaws (yes, they > are > > > that anal). > > >> > > >> > > >> ~Joan > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Andy, This is precisely what makes the difference.? Rick is correct that paramedics coming out of school are all the same....paramedics.? It is who they decide to go to work for and the effort those folks put into them that makes the difference...no matter if they go to work for an agency that does all 911, 911 and inter-facility or just inter-facility.? Honestly as dollars get more and more scarce, many of the 911 folks who have a tendency to look down their noses at the inter-facility crowd may find themselves doing inter-facilities as well to help make ends meet.... Dudley Re: Re: Houston In a message dated 1/1/2009 2:51:13 P.M. Central Standard Time, rick.moore@... writes: Bottom line: the training is the same, the proficiency exams are the same and the patch on the shoulder are the same whether the medic's dispatcher answered the phone " 911 what is your emergency " or " thank you for calling ABC EMS, how may we help you " . I totally disagree with Rob (not sure that I know who he is) but the above statement definitely does not hold true. This is a poor argument. Ask any of the medics that came to our service with a paramedic patch, if they are the same medic after NETP school with us. NETP stands for New Employee Training Program. It is a two week course and totally changes the outlook and training of paramedics. Also, no two Paramedic schools are equal in their teachings as the other. While I wish that the statement were true, it isn't. Rob does need to gain respect for all medics and try and realize that thinking like his, sets us back 25 years. Andy **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Um, the question was out of sarcasm and directed towards Rob. -Nate > > > Subject: Re: Houston > To: texasems-l > Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 8:21 PM > > > > > > > This topic only reinforces the the fact that our profession is not > united. There are 911 services that only do 911, there are services > that do 911 and transfers, and there are private services that do > transfers and mutual aid and/or primary 911 services. > > What should we do about the services that do both? > > -Nate > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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