I now have 36 hours of ride time, and only 2 contacts to show. The guys at the station have nick-named me "White Cloud". Apparently some other ride alongs are like "black clouds" and the fit hits the shan when they are there.
Not me...no, I am the opposite.
To prove my point, I was on for 4 hrs last night with no calls, but, as I was walking out to my truck after my time on, the tones sounded. It was past deptartment policy time to allow me to ride along, so I couldn't run back in and hop on. Had the tones gone off 2 minutes earlier, I would have been on the rig. (If I am on a call that takes me past policy time, that's accepted)
I need three more contacts, so I will need to schedule more time to ride, but working a full time job (50+ hrs) and a hectic family/home schedule allows for only 4 hrs each on Wednesday and Friday nights.
I had two days between Christmas and New Years, 12 hrs each with no contacts.
On the lighter side, I am making friends with the guys on all the shifts.
Not me...no, I am the opposite.
To prove my point, I was on for 4 hrs last night with no calls, but, as I was walking out to my truck after my time on, the tones sounded. It was past deptartment policy time to allow me to ride along, so I couldn't run back in and hop on. Had the tones gone off 2 minutes earlier, I would have been on the rig. (If I am on a call that takes me past policy time, that's accepted)
I need three more contacts, so I will need to schedule more time to ride, but working a full time job (50+ hrs) and a hectic family/home schedule allows for only 4 hrs each on Wednesday and Friday nights.
I had two days between Christmas and New Years, 12 hrs each with no contacts.
On the lighter side, I am making friends with the guys on all the shifts.