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| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(op): 3:27am On Jul 08, 2018*. Modified: 8:54am On Jul 08, 2018 |
So like I was saying, some days back, I was scheduled to work a double shift 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm, then 11:00pm to 7:00 am. Towards the end of the 3-11 shift, I went to do my rounds (to make sure the residents are in their rooms). The fire alarm started going off, it wasn't much of a big deal because most times, the residents mess with the alarm out of boredom. Next thing I heard over the public address system was "CODE RED!! CODE RED on the fourth floor"!! In my mind, I said "Is this person joking? code red? ![]() I continued doing my rounds. The public address system boomed again "ALL STAFF PLEASE REPORT TO THE FOURTH FLOOR!! CODE RED ON THE FOURTH FLOOR!!" Mind you, this floor is filled with residents who can't even get move or get out of bed by themselves. I stopped what I was doing and ran to the stairs. I got to the fourth floor, opened it up and tried to rush in. Thick black smoke pushed me back. i fell back coughing. Another staff member ran up the stairs and met me there, we both rushed to the third floor, grabbed some towels, soaked it in water so as to cover our nostrils from the smoke and ran back upstairs. We met other staff members strategizing on what to do, we knew if we let don't pull the residents from the floor, they would die from c02 poisoning and/or fire. Honestly, everything happened so fvcking fast. Someone came with a fire extinguisher, another person was grabbing pitchers of water and towels, someone else was yelling, someone was crying. It was chaos. with each second that passed, the chances of the residents coming out alive diminished. We decided to do what we can, one guy covered his nose with the wet towel and rushed in, I followed him with a wheelchair. Thick black smoke was everywhere, we couldn't see, we couldn't breathe. We were basically groping in the dark, once you feel a human hand or leg, pull the person into the hallway and towards the stairs; that was the plan. I managed to pull two people when I ran out of steam, I sat on the staircase catching my breath when I heard the welcome blare of sirens which meant fire service, police and ambulance were close by. In no time, they pulled up and took over. The fire was contained and put out, nobody died. But a lot of people were sent out to the hospital for medical evaluation.. The story later filtered around that the fire was started by a female resident who was angry with another resident. She threatened to fvck him up, so she waited till he was in bed, took a knife, cut open his mattress (foam) and set it on fire from the inside.
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| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by jimikata(m): 7:23am On Jul 08, 2018 |
@ frank, is the hospital a psychiatric home? or why would a resident want to set it on fire.? |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Nobody: 7:44am On Jul 08, 2018*. Modified: 9:07am On Jul 31, 2018 |
jimikata:One of the highest paying places to work in the health-care system but at the end of the day u will start questioning your sanity. |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by vizkiz: 8:28am On Jul 08, 2018 |
sassysure:Lol... This is so true. FrankNetter, was the resident (who started the fire) dismissed to another (Psych) floor? |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by kylexy61(m): 8:43am On Jul 08, 2018 |
achilex:Sorry to hear about this. This is surprising. Canadian visa applicants with full tuition waiver and stipend hardly ever get rejected. I also had a full tuition waiver and stipend and was approved. I can see someone has given you the link to the USA visa thread. Study the thread religiously and write the GRE. I wish you the best of luck in all your academic endeavors. Cheers |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(op): 8:43am On Jul 08, 2018 |
sassysure:You know wassup ![]() vizkiz:Nah bro. She was totally evicted from the facility. |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by vizkiz: 8:48am On Jul 08, 2018 |
FrankNetter:Best decision. I wonder what the deal is with white women and tears in situations like this. They break down and start crying. |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(op): 8:52am On Jul 08, 2018 |
Holocene:They don’t call Chicago “chiraq” for no reason. Every single day, every 24 hours more than 10 people (even children) are killed from gun violence. Chicago is no joke bro. Fist fights don’t happen anymore, guns rule these streets. Yesterday, 7/7/2018 protesters came out and blocked a major expressway to protest the violence. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/07/07/us/chicago-gun-violence-protest/index.html |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(op): 8:57am On Jul 08, 2018 |
Regarding my previous post about my tuition being paid by UPS, I’ve completed the application, been invited for an interview and I’m currently awaiting my start date. I have also put in my two weeks notice at my current CNA job. |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Nobody: 1:52pm On Jul 08, 2018 |
Who funds these? FrankNetter: |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Hadampson(m): 5:24pm On Jul 08, 2018 |
kylexy61:Can i send you PM bro?? |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by kylexy61(m): 10:51pm On Jul 08, 2018 |
Hadampson:Sure |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by daamazing(m): 11:18pm On Jul 08, 2018 |
Read the updates and anticipating the rest already Franknetter big Ups! |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Hadampson(m): 11:27pm On Jul 08, 2018 |
kylexy61:Bro, i'm finding it hard to send you an email through nairaland mail system.... Can you please gimme your email? I just want to ask you on Canada scholarship stuff |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Hadampson(m): 11:31pm On Jul 08, 2018 |
FrankNetter:Wish you success bro cc: franknetter My first mentor on this section |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Originalsly: 1:06am On Jul 09, 2018 |
FrankNetter:I do hope you move to this new job or any other job as fast as possible.....history has it that when you remain working too long with psych patients...you all soon see eye to eye and become just like them! I live opposite the psych section of a hospital....high fence keeping them in.... see them strolling in the large neat compound from time to time...one man conversations...one man arguments etc. There is a basketball court and I always wondered why. One day..just one day..I saw an attendant going to the court with a group of patients..I had to...had to stop and see how he would organize this game or what! He didn't. ..he just let them in...and threw the ball on the court...it rolled to a stop..no one noticed...then I guess one not so mad again...took it up...held it for like forever...then dashed it towards the backboard and walked away ..not waiting to see if his shot was good... or get the ball again...and no one else even noticed him shooting nor the ball...each in his own world. I salute you guys that work with such people! |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Lhimeet(m): 2:21am On Jul 09, 2018 |
FrankNetter:Psychopath .. Damn! Thank God for your life Bro ![]() |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Lhimeet(m): 2:27am On Jul 09, 2018 |
Originalsly:Hilarious scene.. Lol ![]() |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Nobody: 7:43am On Jul 09, 2018 |
Originalsly:Exactly like we see in their movies. |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by vizkiz: 8:06am On Jul 09, 2018 |
Originalsly:I felt like I was reading a novel. ![]() |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Crystallss: 10:02am On Jul 09, 2018 |
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| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by investorD: 9:47pm On Jul 09, 2018 |
FrankNetter:I'm wondering why u decided to switch to nursing. Why didn't u gun for medicine instead since that was what u were studying before you left 9ja ??Wouldn't that have been be better paying and less stressful at the end of the day compared to nursing ?? |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Clefayomide: 7:55am On Jul 10, 2018 |
FrankNetter:Hmmm....pretty standard |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Austine567(m): 10:53am On Jul 10, 2018 |
nice thread, good people ,all protocol observed franknetter you too much |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Austine567(m): 11:04am On Jul 10, 2018 |
am flabbergasted with the different between yankee and home especially in dating,most of em would prefer hooking up once in a while or one night stand after that everybody goes home happy no strings attach,most of them i came across dont want anything long term . |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Austine567(m): 3:46pm On Jul 10, 2018 |
Originalsly:nawa ooo |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by twayne01(m): 6:37pm On Jul 10, 2018 |
Austine567:Eskiss sir, so you went all the way to tidy. ![]() Well, you deserve it! |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by tboibamz: 2:15pm On Jul 11, 2018 |
Austine567:It's called fornication. |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by 1Rebel: 12:34am On Jul 14, 2018 |
where's this boy? |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by tall2ce(m): 1:39am On Jul 14, 2018 |
Franknetter Pls answer this question Please if someone is listed under his/her parents America Visa Lottery application. Is that child eligible to travel to USA anytime before he/she gets married? And are they exemptions? |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Holocene(m): 6:43am On Jul 16, 2018 |
tall2ce:This question is best answered at the US immigrant visa section. Frank ain't a visa officer |
| Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Addy9: 7:59pm On Jul 17, 2018 |
Hello house, am a newbie here and I have a question to ask. Please is it possible for a US university to send an applicant’s transcript or certificate to WES for evaluation? Thanks in anticipation. |
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