Meme Thread... no politics

In reply to KyAllroad :

The woman I'm seeing now teaches CPR, and lost her husband last year. In one of our initial conversations when she told me what she did I said that would have come in handy last year.  She said maybe not, those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.  
 

Scotland wins for clever salting/gritting machine names:

Wally (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to KyAllroad :

The woman I'm seeing now teaches CPR, and lost her husband last year. In one of our initial conversations when she told me what she did I said that would have come in handy last year.  She said maybe not, those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. 

When one of my friends woke up a couple years ago to find that his wife was, in fact, quite dead, after the initial shock (no, really?) he got their son, who was in EMT training, to do CPR while he was on the phone with emergency services.

Imagine being 16 and woken up early in the morning and told to try to revive your mom...

Anyway, point is, I don't share that meme.

Recon1342 said:

In reply to Ian F (Forum Supporter) :

Yes, yes it does. 
 

Much like performing CPR is to be done to the tune of "Another One Bites the Dust".

(Which, by the way, is absolutely the correct pace for chest compressions...)

I can tell you from somewhat recent experience (Summer, 2020), when your friend is having a heart attack on a gravel road in the middle of bumble-berk Pennsylvania, a Queen song does not immediately come to mind.  Pressing on his chest hard enough to break a dozen ribs does.  Fortunately, he was one of the 4%.

In reply to Ian F (Forum Supporter) :

In reply to Ian F (Forum Supporter) :

Nice job!

Pretty much, if you're not cracking ribs, it's not working.

eastsideTim said:

tuna55 said:

Appleseed said:

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

They shimmed the worn out bearings with a chunk of belt leather. I hated that dreary,  unfulfilling book with a passion.  But I remember being thoroughly engrossed in that roadside repair.

I did that on audiobook. I remember getting to work one day after listening on the commute, and being so depressed that I was not able to get out of the car right away.

It was definitely depressing.  However, I was amused to find out the movie version was banned in the Soviet Union because it showed that even poor people in America could afford a car.

I'd always heard it as the Germans objected and that lead to the People's Car

dates don't work out tho. 1937 VW, 1940 movie, so going to go with Soviet thing instead 

Ian F (Forum Supporter) said:

Recon1342 said:

In reply to Ian F (Forum Supporter) :

Yes, yes it does. 
 

Much like performing CPR is to be done to the tune of "Another One Bites the Dust".

(Which, by the way, is absolutely the correct pace for chest compressions...)

I can tell you from somewhat recent experience (Summer, 2020), when your friend is having a heart attack on a gravel road in the middle of bumble-berk Pennsylvania, a Queen song does not immediately come to mind.  Pressing on his chest hard enough to break a dozen ribs does.  Fortunately, he was one of the 4%.

It did, but you probably changed the lyrics.

E36 M3-E36 M3-E36 M3, E36 M3-E36 M3-E36 M3-E36 M3-BERK!

Ian F (Forum Supporter) said:

Recon1342 said:

In reply to Ian F (Forum Supporter) :

Yes, yes it does. 
 

Much like performing CPR is to be done to the tune of "Another One Bites the Dust".

(Which, by the way, is absolutely the correct pace for chest compressions...)

I can tell you from somewhat recent experience (Summer, 2020), when your friend is having a heart attack on a gravel road in the middle of bumble-berk Pennsylvania, a Queen song does not immediately come to mind.  Pressing on his chest hard enough to break a dozen ribs does.  Fortunately, he was one of the 4%.

Yeah, I know. As a paramedic, I had too much other E36 M3 going through my head to worry about songs. I did CPR probably 25-30 times over a two-year span. Two of them survived to discharge (got out of the hospital alive). I'm glad you were there for your friend. 4% is still a chance, and you were there to capitalize on it. 

Ian F (Forum Supporter) said:

Recon1342 said:

In reply to Ian F (Forum Supporter) :

Yes, yes it does. 
 

Much like performing CPR is to be done to the tune of "Another One Bites the Dust".

(Which, by the way, is absolutely the correct pace for chest compressions...)

I can tell you from somewhat recent experience (Summer, 2020), when your friend is having a heart attack on a gravel road in the middle of bumble-berk Pennsylvania, a Queen song does not immediately come to mind.  Pressing on his chest hard enough to break a dozen ribs does.  Fortunately, he was one of the 4%.

When I got CPR trained, I was told to do it to this...