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Well at least they laughed as I explained using what I can only guess is not the correct terminology.
Sunday is coming home
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Really? How EXCITING.
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Is that a SPANISH beer, Ronald?
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Unsurprisingly my area has fallen into complete silence.
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I get it now. THIS is what the care reaction is for!
Stab him with a needle and tell him his badge doesn’t apply anymore
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What happened?
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START RUNNING, BITCH.
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Shit.
Walking along the coastal path between Teignmouth and Dawlish. The path is quite high above the sea, with steps down every 100m or so. Tide comes in quite close, so only little sections of beach at intervals. Noticed what looked like an older person sitting in the water, only about a few metres out - you could see her chest and shoulders. She was wearing some sort of blouse which seemed odd.
As I got closer, a f/m couple coming the other way were clearly looking down at her. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but clearly looking down at her. He ran down the stairs and over to the woman, but turned away, shrugging at the woman. She then ran down. As I got to the top of the stairs she was calling up to me to help.
She said that they had asked the woman if she needed help, but she refused it. He was on the phone to 999 at that point. The tide was coming in all the time, so I said we needed to get her out, regardless of what she said. So me and the guy get her out and carry her up to the back of the beach where there are long concrete benches. She was fully dressed - a blouse, jeans and trainers, but had a swimming costume on under her blouse.
She kept saying she felt sick but never was. I thought we should put her in the recovery position initially, but she said she wanted to be upright (I guess because she felt sick) so we sat her up but had to sort of hold her up as she kept slumping forward at first. It took about 30 minutes for the lifeguard to come and get her - the nearest road is about 2km away I guess at that point.
She told us her name after about 10 minutes, but was very confused - I asked if there was anyone we could call for her. She at first said there wasn't anyone, but then said nobody would care.
After the lifeguard took her, I walked back, and thought I'd walk to the lifeboat station as its only around the corner from our Airbnb. I guessed by that point she'd probably be gone as it took me about 30 minutes I guess, but the ambulance was still there. I saw one of the RNLI guys who recognised me and come to speak to me. He said she was doing okay, but had early stages of hypothermia and probably wouldn't have survived much longer had we not got her out. Her husband was with her at that point, and apparently she has multiple sclerosis.
I've had a few gins already.
Walking along the coastal path between Teignmouth and Dawlish. The path is quite high above the sea, with steps down every 100m or so. Tide comes in quite close, so only little sections of beach at intervals. Noticed what looked like an older person sitting in the water, only about a few metres out - you could see her chest and shoulders. She was wearing some sort of blouse which seemed odd.
As I got closer, a f/m couple coming the other way were clearly looking down at her. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but clearly looking down at her. He ran down the stairs and over to the woman, but turned away, shrugging at the woman. She then ran down. As I got to the top of the stairs she was calling up to me to help.
She said that they had asked the woman if she needed help, but she refused it. He was on the phone to 999 at that point. The tide was coming in all the time, so I said we needed to get her out, regardless of what she said. So me and the guy get her out and carry her up to the back of the beach where there are long concrete benches. She was fully dressed - a blouse, jeans and trainers, but had a swimming costume on under her blouse.
She kept saying she felt sick but never was. I thought we should put her in the recovery position initially, but she said she wanted to be upright (I guess because she felt sick) so we sat her up but had to sort of hold her up as she kept slumping forward at first. It took about 30 minutes for the lifeguard to come and get her - the nearest road is about 2km away I guess at that point.
She told us her name after about 10 minutes, but was very confused - I asked if there was anyone we could call for her. She at first said there wasn't anyone, but then said nobody would care.
After the lifeguard took her, I walked back, and thought I'd walk to the lifeboat station as its only around the corner from our Airbnb. I guessed by that point she'd probably be gone as it took me about 30 minutes I guess, but the ambulance was still there. I saw one of the RNLI guys who recognised me and come to speak to me. He said she was doing okay, but had early stages of hypothermia and probably wouldn't have survived much longer had we not got her out. Her husband was with her at that point, and apparently she has multiple sclerosis.
I've had a few gins already.