#disaster week

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[shes-an-oddbird]

911 Lone Star Tag Game: Disasters

Thank you @lonestar-s5countdown for tagging me. @ladytessa74 and @lemonlyman-dotcom thank you for tagging me last week! I will tag you this week in return!

(1) What is your favorite 911 Lone Star disaster or emergency?

The snowstorm is by far their most well done disaster/disaster arc. I love that there are several individual stories going on and despite the 126 being spread out everyone is still crossing paths and working together. The tornado, solar storm and the dust storm I thought were also well done. I think the biggest disappointment to me was the heat burst. It just wasn’t as intense as I had hoped it would be.

(2) Is there a disaster the show hasn't already done that you'd like to see?

I like that they always pick these outrageous disasters for lone star but something mundane might be nice too. Maybe a proper heatwave or drought. Instead of all the emergencies happening at once, just continuous endless calls that run the team ragged. Alternatively, I’d really like to see them do some water rescues. Flooding can be extremely common, maybe after days and days of excessive rain a river overflows. And it starts with small calls, little calls that are almost annoying to the team but eventually it escalates into something devastating.

(3) If you're keeping up with BTS/spoilers, which season 5 disaster are you most looking forward to?

I need to know what’s going on with the train wreck/chlorine gas incident and how they are connected beyond the obvious source of the gas. The promo implies that they are happening at the same time but not all at the same location? At least I don’t think so? The train wreck appears to be in a more rural area and Marjan is the one who discovers it, in the middle of the train wreck, but it seems like Tommy and Nancy (and presumably TK but definitely a third paramedic) are not there but in some sort of classroom? And there have been a few more bts videos/photos that look like the team in a school hallway, so did they get called to a different scene? Are there high winds spreading the giant cloud of death or is there just a school in the neighboring area of the wedding venue. Not to mention Wyatt is already working at dispatch when it happens so how long has Owen been putting off picking someone to replace Judd?

(4) Which three main characters would you want with you in the event of a massive natural disaster and why?

Tommy for sure because she is calm under pressure and has the medical knowledge. Judd because he’s got the leadership and firefighter skills. I feel like I can’t go wrong with Paul, Marjan or Mateo as the third pick. We know from the dust storm Mateo can also keep a level head in an emergency and is very resourceful, but I think I have to pick Marjan. It sounds like she specifically has the most natural disaster experience, being from Florida of course, so probably exceptionally good to have around if one occurred.

(5) Which three main characters would you least want with you in the event of a massive natural disaster and why?

Owen and TK for sure. Obviously they would know what to do and that’s great but they are magnets for trouble and I would not want skew my odds of survival by having them around. It’s probably cheating to say but definitely Grace as my third pick. She needs to be on the other end of the phone with google or Wikipedia pulled up to help save us from far far away.

[afiendishthingynisba]

Who has the gif set of jokes about TK almost dying/being a disaster magnet? My favorite is when Owen told Judd that tk couldn’t go to California and Judd said “because he’s bad luck on airplanes?” Which is really unfair, Owen was on that flight too 😂😂😂

[thecatladyknits]

weird week (scroll by; it gets long)

the windows in our condo were being replaced this week (wednesday) so last weekend, we took down all the blinds and curtains and moved things away from the windows. D had to travel for work on monday-wednesday so i was by myself. on tuesday, i put away all the wall hangings and anything left out on the various side tables in the bedroom and whatnot. the bedroom was eerily empty and felt big. it made me sad, but in a way it was also really good. a sign of finality and progress and moving on. it’s a complete coincidence that the timing of the windows and the move are so close, but that’s how the place will look when we leave for Seattle.

wednesday was a bizarre day. i thought i would be able to at least do my morning conference call, but the construction guys arrived at about 7:50 (i figured they wouldn’t be here until 9 and the notice from the building didn’t say about time). so i scrambled to get out of their way, tell my team i had to cut out early (they knew i would be off most of the day already so it was nbd) and then wrangle the cats into the bathroom while 12 construction guys truck in with equipment and drop cloths and stuff. they were all pretty nice guys and said my cats were cute :) 

so i get out of their way, out of the condo, etc. i came back at 11:30 to check on the cats and give them a chance to use the litter box, which is in a closet (dumb story about why it’s not with them in the bathroom, not relevant) and i take out my tortie first. she does fine, doesn’t try to run off, though she doesn’t like being held, she deals with it. i take my tabby out next and she FREAKS out. she managed to jump out of my arms and i lunge for her but i crash land onto the stone floor on my knees and land on left arm, smashing my hand against the wall and 2 of my fingernails get bent back (just the tips, not the whole nail). i’m racing around the house in a panic bc ALL THE WINDOWS ARE OUT. we live on the 10th floor and have relatively big windows, plus a full sliding glass balcony door, so i’m convinced that kitty might get out and fall off the building. i can’t find her for a solid 5 minutes. there’s equipment and drop cloths and shit everywhere so it’s really hard to look for her. finally i spot her under our bed and definitely can’t reach her so i’m poking at her with a broom, trying to coax her with treats, etc. i finally get her and put her back in the bathroom and sit there for awhile.

once i’m in there, i can fully realize how much pain i’m in. nothing is broken, but my arm is shaking, my fingers, knees and elbow are absolutely throbbing. doing anything with my arm pretty much hurts, like putting too much weight on it, or pulling open a door, etc. 

D comes home in the evening, and he’s absolutely raging about his boss being a dick and makes me listen to a phone call they had that he recorded so i can validate that his boss is wrong and a dick. also the new windows are in, but there’s still work to be done since there are no window ledges or finishing. literally just the windows in place. he’s wandering around the house being critical of everything, like uneven caulking and shit and he wants me to help him to measure things bc he’s sure they put things in crooked. frankly i’m exhausted, in pain, and don’t give a shit about the windows, but i’m trying to help him. he’s putting the measuring tape up to stuff and going back and forth and trying to get my confirmation on the measurements and i’m like they look the same to me (they do, it’s close enough plus or minus like millimeters). he snaps at me about like not really being very helpful and i stop talking and like have tears in my eyes. he keeps going and i don’t say anything and then he’s like “are you okay?” and i’m like NO I’M NOT OKAY I HAD A REALLY STRESSFUL DAY AND NOW YOU’RE SNAPPING AT ME ABOUT THE WINDOWS AND IT’S NOT MY FAULT. so then we have this argument and he’s like “how was i supposed to know you were so stressed out about the cat, you played it off like it was a joke” and i’m like “i was trying not to be overly panicky about it bc it ended up fine and it bothers you when i get excessively panicky, but i legitimately got pretty hurt and i was really scared about the cat” and he’s like “well you could have told me that you were really stressed” and i’m like “....when did i have time to tell you???? you came in ranting about work and had me listen to the call with your boss and i wanted to be supportive to you, and then you immediately told me you had to do a bunch more work and then you went into being mad about the windows!!!!”

we made up and apologized for snapping, but i’m still miffed about it. i feel like he snaps at me really unnecessarily and expects my support but isn’t always there to support me (emotionally). i know a million things are stressing him out and i’m also stressed, but it just feels unequal. i think we’ll both chill out once the move is done but for fuck’s sake, hopefully we make it that far. 

all right, so then thursday.  i can’t sleep on my left side which is the side i normally sleep on and it hurts to straighten or stretch my arm. knees hurt and are starting to bruise. fingernails starting to bruise. the construction guys come back to finish the windows (also not in the notice that it would take 2 full day, thanks condo building). we wrangle the cats again. i can’t take the day off work again; so i work from the building lobby. the day pretty much goes fine, though i’m in a fair amount of pain. not unbearable, but i legitimately have not been this injured in a long time. we come back in the evening, there’s a winter storm raging, D is still mad about the windows bc they didn’t come out the way he would have liked. and now, bonus time... one is leaking pretty substantially. i don’t blame him for being mad, but i still don’t care very much and i’m not upset. i patiently help him take photos and video though he does snap at me about putting a towel down (i was putting it on the floor; he thought i was going to wipe off the ledge before he took pictures). whatever man. 

today i’m working from home again bc weather predicted like 13 inches of snow. fortunately, we have almost nothing. the cats seem to have forgiven me. i’m still pretty sore overall, but i think i’m getting better. i still don’t think anything is severely injured, just banged up. i have almost no work today (thank goodness). i can just chill. 

this week was a bit of a mess yet also pretty productive. i’m glad it’s over. one week closer. 

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'Suzuka's hair smells really good, today... Maybe it's her shampoo?'

So distracted by her gay thoughts, that she forgot to move up in the pack-

[sassy-coweyes]

Disaster Week!

Thank you for the tags @lightningboltreader and @corsage !

What is your favorite 911 Lone Star disaster or emergency?

Like everyone else, I can’t not say the ice storm!! All the arcs, the emotions, the way it involved everyone, and of course how it was resolved in the legendary episode Push😌

BUT, I will mention the solar storm as next best - so crazy and silly and epic and how they tried to make it grandeur in a way - the story of the astronaut being so far out, but also so heartbreaking, how Grace beings brings him together over the phone to say goodbye to his family😭 and of course, added bonuses: the spookiness of technology in this time and age suddenly going wonky and out of control, Tarlos getting together (hand on thigh, gOod TEaM RigHt? HAND ON THIGH- sorry I’m wonky technology now), and I think one of the first montages where we see where all the members of the 126 end up after the chaos?

And then also just all the smaller natural and non-natural disasters, I love them all! That scritchy-scratchy sound before “911, what’s your emergency” makes me 🤭 every time and I’m always excited to see what silliness they’ll come up with now and I can’t wait to see what they’ll come up with in season 5, although I still can’t fathom that it won’t be Grace’s voice saying those words, but that’s another talk.

I love the Texas-focuses ones in the beginning emphasizing the Lone Star of it all, and ‘city slickers’ TK and Owen having to learn new stuff and get used to working in Texas - the bull, the tornados, the corn silo, etc. - also how it brought out all the team members different experiences from being firefighters in different states.

Is there a disaster the show hasn’t already done that you’d like to see?

I can’t even say anything original here, a lot of people mentioned water-based, one even mentioned flooding, and seeing Marjan shine in that type of emergency, which would be so cool! Something boat-related even could be cool but I know that maybe unlikely in Texas.. I also hope to see TK and Nancy show off their competences more while Tommy’s away an for Mateo to show off a bit as well since is no longer a probie and still has that kind of sometimes silly funny side character role that doesn’t do the character entirely justice I think. And I want more of Paul doing ‘THE THING’!

If you’re keeping up with BTS/spoilers, which season 5 disaster are you most looking forward to?

I only really knew about the train and poisonous cloud things, which both look soo cool, but then I heard something about a meteor?👀 that sounds crazy and I’m excited to see how they’ll go about that. We know the Lone Star writers can get very unhinged with these things😂

Which three main characters would you want with you in the event of a massive natural disaster and why.

Tommy! She literally does miracles by saving people very beyond saving realistically speaking and I don’t wanna die in case I get almost decapitated lol. I was going to say Judd bc he basically counts for two bc he has Grave and her building plans and Wikipedia search expertise on speed dial, but then I think @lightningboltreader was like “I don’t want my leg cut off with an axe”🤣 and while I definitely respect Judd’s rationale I’m trying to abide by protocol and keep his crew alive, I would want them to not do that and still survive by some miracle if it was my leg that was stuck😌 so I’m going with Paul and Marjan bc they’re badass and relentless and will go to great lengths to save everybody!!!

Which three main characters would you not want with you in a massive natural disaster and why.

Hm.. Owen because I don’t want a building to fall on my head, TK because I’d be doing the CPR at some point, and Carlos because as @lemonlyman-dotcom he’s probably not actually that good in an emergency and as @lightningboltreader said, he’s literally too beautiful, I’d get distracted and be unable to focus on surviving the disaster😅

[nawilla]

Well, I made it a whole two days without injuring myself.  Yay Friday.  Here’s a nice picture of M the Cat being very reasonable and explaining how I can be a smarter human.  Or something.  This is from before he developed diabetes, so he’s thinner now, but he’s doing much better than he was this spring.  He looks so trustworthy here.  Would you buy insurance from this face?

[nawilla]

Second Verse, Same as the First

I did it again.  I hurt my foot again.  I was not paying close enough attention when I was walking and because of the sprain my foot isn’t rising as high as I think it is when I walk.  My foot ran into the ground a few times when I was walking up the hill this morning, and when I was rushing to catch my bus tonight, I didn’t raise my foot high enough and caught my foot on the curb and ended up falling and skinning my hands and knees on the concrete sidewalk.  I did this right outside the emergency room (I work at a research hospital) and ended up swarmed with first responders very concerned I had hit my head.  (I didn’t, just got a little stunned) and everything I was carrying got flung every which way because I threw my hands out to catch myself.

When I got home, N the cat took one look at me, said ‘you did it again?’ and walked away.  Nurse M the cat followed me to the couch, fussing at me, then jumped up on me and licked my face.  (You can’t hide your inner dog, M).  D the cat also joined in with headbutting, but it was clear she wasn’t sure why it was headbutting time.

I am loved, and covered in cat hair.  (N will come around, but she doesn’t reward stupidity).