Sometimes it really sucks....

[Gravekeeper]

Not always fun and games.

I'm currently handling calls from emergency crews for:

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ne...8b82b8&k=45382

[JustADude]

That... sucks. That really, really sucks. I just hope there are no fatalities or permanent maimings from that.

[Seshat]

Oh dear.

Hang in there, and know you're doing a job that's really important right now. People need you. (And at least you're not selling pink camo to 867.)

[Gravekeeper]

Oh dear.

Hang in there, and know you're doing a job that's really important right now. People need you. (And at least you're not selling pink camo to 867.)

My only real task in all this is notifying the clean up crews so to speak. But I usually get the entire story across several calls/client lines as I'm basically a kog in the lines of communication between different agencies.

Suck side is its 2 fatalities, 11 injured now. =/

[Becks]

Poor GK. *hugs*

[Brighid45]

This is tough to deal with. At least you're able to help everyone communicate, something that's of vital importance in an emergency like this one. Good work Gravekeeper. Hang in there.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

That's awful. Just awful. I'm amazed nobody in the campground died.

[Lil Bunny]

OH my gosh! This really creeps me out due to the fact that DB and I were supposed to go with his grandma tomorrow on a hot air baloon ride. They canceled at the last minute due to the possible bad weather out here (we've had a TON of storms).

Massive hugs to ya GK, bad things like this I can't even imagine dealing with.

[Seshat]

My only real task in all this is notifying the clean up crews so to speak. But I usually get the entire story across several calls/client lines as I'm basically a kog in the lines of communication between different agencies.

Suck side is its 2 fatalities, 11 injured now. =/

That's still important and necessary work, GK. And ... well. Sorry to hear about the fatalities and serious injuries.

[wagegoth]

I'm sorry, GK. My husband does alarm monitoring and dispatch for a school district. His goal is to never have any of his officers ever get hurt or worse -- so far, he's succeeded. The officers prefer to have him on dispatch. He could get a job with a police department, but he and I both know the stress would kill him.

[Gravekeeper]

I'm sorry, GK. My husband does alarm monitoring and dispatch for a school district. His goal is to never have any of his officers ever get hurt or worse -- so far, he's succeeded. The officers prefer to have him on dispatch. He could get a job with a police department, but he and I both know the stress would kill him.

Yeah, I could do that kind of job since I have a ridiculous "calm" threshold, but I certainly wouldn't like it. Its bad enough we handle all the coroner's offices in the lower mainland here. Since whenever that line pops up it means someone's dead, and it pop ups a few times a night. =/

[Kara]

Yikes. I read that story this morning from my usual news portal and wondered if you had seen it. Obviously, you're closer to it than anyone wanted.

{{{hugs}}}

[Shabo]

Hang in there GK!

Also saw this at the end of the article...

"Everything's gone," John said. "I got one lousy pair of jeans left. We just got back from our cruise -- and this is what we come back to."

Jerk. Total f-in jerk. People died, others were seriously injured, and a few people lost their homes. And all he can say is that.