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Cybyassociation said:
I've been wanting to get this off my chest but didn't know where to put it.

I teach high schoolers in Des Moines, that's all I'll say about where I work.

Today, two of the students I would least expect to step up, stepped up huge.

First period today (Thursday the 30th), I had a student tell me she was feeling ill and needed to go to the nurse. I had a bad feeling as she looked really green, but felt she was ok to go to the nurse. My intuition was dead wrong. I can't see my classroom door from where I sit. I had just pushed play on a short video we were watching. The young lady who had just asked to go to the nurse had fainted, fallen into the metal molding of the windows of my classroom which look into the hallway, and was on her way down to the ground. I have no idea how I was able to, but I managed to get out of my seat, catch her, and guide her down to the ground before smashing her head into a concrete pillar which was almost directly behind where she would have fallen.

Almost immediately, two students sprung into action. One student was almost out the door to the nurse's office before I could ask him to head down there to get her. The other student ran to the restroom to get a cold, wet, paper towel for head.

I've never had anything like this happen in my classroom. I've had fights. I've had ***holes , I've never had a "medical emergency". The two students who sprung into action are students I would not consider "high achievers" academically. However, their actions today have completely changed my views of them. It's probably not the most academic thing to do, but they will both be getting A's in my class for their actions (neither was failing and both were in B range).
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It kind of gives you hope for humanity
 
wxman1 said:
Missed my second FXB class in eight weeks this morning. Not terrible but I still feel guilty for over sleeping especially since eating has been up and down the last couple of weeks. Just need to buckle down the next two!
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Note to self, run the lake later today.

#workoutshamed
 
As soon as I saw pit bull in the first post of that dog aggression thread I knew that thread wouldn't disappoint.
 
wxman1 said:
You could have some pie and ice cream for me...
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Hey, I ain't no fat corgi!

Actually had highish blood pressure test at doctors office a couple weeks ago. I've never had a 130 in my life so it bugged me. So, have not been drinking and will do more exercise since bike season died. That pressure reading might have been from the sleeping pill I took the night before and ton-o-coffee that morning but still a moderated December is in order. I'll relapse with champagne come Christmas.

Actually some of my younger FB friends (the running mom's and others) inspire me some to keep at it. My age peers, not such much inspirational. :rolleyes: They are all broken down excuse makers. :(
 
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BoxsterCy said:
Wasn't talking about you. More my local guys, including my buddies who are only 50-something. Also I do get that I am lucky in that stuff just aches but isn't all that painful.
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When I was fifty we went on a week long sea-kayaking trip down College Fjord (from the glaciers down to Whittier). Now, not so much. :(
 
Time to stop watching golf and drinking coffee. Haven't been to a home improvement store since yesterday. Finished moving the big cold air return downstairs. Now need to box in some soffits to cover up all of the duct work that is in the little 5x5 half bath that is just roughed in. Kinda on a row...gotta keep it going.
 
ImJustKCClone said:
Given the right circumstances, kids can be pretty amazing. Was the girl okay?
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Yeah, she was dehydrated and incredibly embarrassed. Went home and to the doctor but was back in class today. Luckily there was enough other action all around school yesterday to overshadow her fainting.
 
jcyclonee said:
Doesn't sound like this one will end up a threesome like with that other friend of your wife.
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What, no faith in me? Actually these women are more boxster types. Taller than me, I prefer about 5 5 to 5 7 type height. Older also. The married woman who texted me usually has about 3-4 single women that always hangs with her and those women get hammered when out and about. I don't mind a woman getting a little loaded once and awhile but going through life drunk and stupid has left my attractive scale.
 
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BCClone said:
What, no faith in me? Actually these women are more boxster types. Taller than me, I prefer about 5 5 to 5 7 type height. Older also. The married woman who texted me usually has about 3-4 single women that always hangs with her and those women get hammered when out and about. I don't mind a woman getting a little loaded once and awhile but going through life drunk and stupid has left my attractive scale.
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Okay, Vernon.

 
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Is anyone else having issues seeing embedded videos today? I keep getting a "The connection was reset" error message.
 
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