Made Me!
Firefighter/Paramedic Bob Bellingham watched as fellow paramedics Roy DeSoto and John Gage headed out of Rampart Hospital.
Bob looked at his paramedic Craig Brice and wondered how he ever ended up with Brice as a partner, not that he didn't know. It was due to Gage's and DeSoto's work related injuries. Not a deep thinker, suddenly something struck him.
"You know Brice," Bob pointed to the two retreating paramedics, "They made us possible," he pointed to himself and Craig.
Caught off guard, Brice looked at Bellingham like he had grown two heads, since he knew exactly who Gage and DeSoto were. He had worked with DeSoto when Gage had been injured by a hit and run driver.
"It's true Brice and you know. Gage and DeSoto were the first paramedics you know," Bellingham boasted, not as if every single paramedic in the county didn't know it already.
"I find that hard to believe Bellingham," Craig sneered, both men he felt were careless, fast and loose when it came to following procedures. DeSoto and Gage left their squad unlocked and seemed to laid back for his taste.
"Think about it Brice, if Gage and DeSoto weren't the best paramedics in the county the program would have died with them and we'd still be rescue men," Bob proclaimed proudly.
"I don't believe that at all Bellingham, sooner or later Los Angeles would have to it's senses," the well ordered paramedic thought. "They wouldn't let people die needlessly."
Bellingham smiled, knowing he had gotten to his by the book partner. "Sure Brice, of course they would, because DeSoto, Brackett and a few other well placed people would still push for the program. You ought to thank Roy and Johnny for them one of these days."
Craig turned red and looked like he just eaten a sour pickle. "Of course Bellingham, I'll be sure to thank them 'one of these days'. I'm done checking the drug box. I think we should go back in service."
"Yeah Brice, ya know if you didn't check the damn box after each run we sure could help a lot more people," Bob smiled as he trailed his partner, knowing Brice had rolled his eyes and was fuming inside.