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RIP, Frankenhoopty: 2000-2010

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Yeah, that'll buff right out.

Yeah, that'll buff right out.

Sure was a good truck. The search for Frankenhoopty II continues…

Sorry no blog posts for the past couple of days. Amongst the searching for new vehicles and a lending company reckless compassionate enough to approve a financing agreement for me, tonight is the first shift in a very long while where my UHU stands a good chance of reaching 1.0.

For you non-EMS types, UHU means Unit Hour Utilization, which basically means I’ve transported a patient an hour for the past 12 hours. That’s in between responses where we got canceled en route, or got refusals, or just an endless series of post changes which had us wandering around the city like the dizzy kid playing Pin The Tail On The Donkey.

In other words, they’re riding my ass like a rented mule, folks. Hopefully I’ll post something meaningful this weekend…

  • Valerie DeFrance

    OMG- you and Katy ARE very lucky!
    I'll miss Frankenhoopty. :-( RIP

  • landlockedtxn

    Angels were watching out for you both! Good luck with the truck search!

  • Jay_Lee

    Dude, glad you both are okay

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Mueller/543351583 Bob Mueller

    Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.

    Seriously glad you guys are all right. Take care of life. We'uns out here will still be here when you get back.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-Mueller/543351583 Bob Mueller

    Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.

    Seriously glad you guys are all right. Take care of life. We'uns out here will still be here when you get back.

  • librarygryffon

    Dodge trucks are sturdy beasts. My father walked away from a front-end collision which totalled his truck when some “old” couple (Dad was already in his 70s when this happened so I hate to think what he was calling “old”) decided to turn left out of the gas station without looking to see if there was any traffic coming from the right…..

    And I'll second/third/umptheenth everyone else who has said they're glad you're both OK!

  • Old_NFO

    Glad y'all are okay- Hoopty III will come :-)

  • Old_NFO

    Glad y'all are okay- Hoopty III will come :-)

  • totwtytr

    That was a good truck and it gave it's life to save yours and KB's. I hope you find a worthy replacement.

  • On a Wing & a Whim

    I'm glad you n' KB are all right! Trucks can be replaced; people can't!

  • On a Wing & a Whim

    I'm glad you n' KB are all right! Trucks can be replaced; people can't!

  • bob

    $20.00 worth of bondo, two cans of Krylon and it'll be good as new

  • bob

    $20.00 worth of bondo, two cans of Krylon and it'll be good as new

  • perlhaqr

    That'll buff out.

  • perlhaqr

    That'll buff out.

  • perlhaqr

    That'll buff out.


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