And why not, half the time I’m on the road. Why not some tales.

So, Tales #1…

It’s god damned hard core Viking Death Wish cold. 0F, blowing snow and arctic. The windchill is -15F below here in NW PA.

The drive to was going to be ice and cold, get the Benz warmed up, put on some Dead and have a AJ Fernandez New World, ease into the never-ending unpredictability that is my assignment in the only ER/Trauma out in the stix. A shark-Caddie would not function well if at all in this environment, nor would the Miata. A butt-warmer in a fast, well-shod German SUV is never a bad thing. The 520HP AMG AWD package doesn’t hurt either. A fast Teutonic war-chariot would be needed, indeed. The beast is fast from 0-60, but, it is brain-bendingly fast from 70-120mph…and that is where it counts. It passes the $20 bill test.

I knew that I was headed out to the stix again, I could feel it in my bones. My last assignment was as an assassin, I don’t relish those; write reports, recommend firing for failure,. I did it in my past life. The boss wanted me back in the field after the massacre to clear the blood and and get back to what I like. I’m still doing the paper work of the assassinations. For some reason, corporate thinks it’s easier to send a guy to assassinate…sexist? I think so. The incompetent had to go.

So, I get to back to a non-descript ER in NW PA. I had a great pie and a beer here .

Last time I was here, I had the single most terrifying hour of my ER life. TNK given for back to back STEMIs and there were no helicopters flying…and I had two Students with me…