# RN in NYC- Sandy has screwed me bad **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 30, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301 "2012-10-30T04:38:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Cloud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@Little\_Cloud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Cloud)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/1 "2012-10-30T04:38:27Z")
Can’t leave hospital probably til Wednesday 16 hours on 8 hours sleep MAYBE Food bad and not enuf Not enuf staff Now gonna get more patients from hospitals that have lost power and flooded emergency generators Fuck me Miss my hubby, kids, cats, and bed Gotta go ---
**Author:** ![duchessofdork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@duchessofdork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duchessofdork)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/2 "2012-10-30T04:44:51Z")
Oh no. Do you at least know your family is safe? Hell, are you guys safe? I’ll cross my fingers that things become more bearable for you. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/3 "2012-10-30T06:39:39Z")
> [@Little\_Cloud](#): > > Can’t leave hospital probably til Wednesday > 16 hours on 8 hours sleep MAYBE > Food bad and not enuf > Not enuf staff > Now gonna get more patients from hospitals that have lost power and flooded emergency generators > Fuck me > Miss my hubby, kids, cats, and bed > Gotta go Bet you there are several hundred Paramedics and EMT’s who would kill for the roof over your head and slogging through a half flooded city to do it for half your pay rate. Yes it sucks, and it comes with the territory. Cowboy the fuck up . Drach - ex-emt ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/4 "2012-10-30T07:15:27Z")
> [@Little\_Cloud](#): > > Can’t leave hospital probably til Wednesday > 16 hours on 8 hours sleep MAYBE > Food bad and not enuf > Not enuf staff > Now gonna get more patients from hospitals that have lost power and flooded emergency generators > Fuck me > Miss my hubby, kids, cats, and bed > Gotta go Has Little Cloud developed an inferiority complex towards Hurricane Sandy? ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/5 "2012-10-30T10:43:20Z")
Just try to remember that every patient needs your best effort. They can’t help how many others there are, or how little sleep you’ve had, or anything else. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/6 "2012-10-30T12:47:13Z")
listen, thank you for the work you do - and all the EMTs and everyone else - and hope you get home soon. home and dry! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/7 "2012-10-30T13:03:23Z")
The food is _bad_, and you can’t\* get enough\*? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/8 "2012-10-30T13:13:39Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > The food is _bad_, and you can’t\* get enough\*? One can starve on inadequate bad food as well as inadequate good food, after all. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/9 "2012-10-30T14:52:48Z")
I very much appreciate the work that you do, I know it’s gotta be tough at times like this. Just be happy you are probably making a lot more money than I do. Try not to take it out on the patients, they don’t want to be there either but you gotta make the best of it. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/10 "2012-10-30T15:01:46Z")
Frankly, I’d rather the OP complain here, vent frustration, then go back to work than stew in silence or vent at work. Sure, some surely have it worse. That doesn’t mean his/her situation doesn’t suck. Your broken leg might be more serious than my broken finger, but my finger still hurts, you know? Tired, hungry, and stressed just isn’t fun under any circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/11 "2012-10-30T15:16:43Z")
What **Broomstick** said. Something can fucking suck even if people elsewhere have it way worse. Go on and vent, chin up for the rest of it, and I hope everyone at your hospital pulls together just fine and kicks some ass out there. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/12 "2012-10-30T16:44:32Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > One can starve on inadequate bad food as well as inadequate good food, after all. Yes, but not gonna happen in 3 days, not even close. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/13 "2012-10-30T16:56:00Z")
No fun! Sending supporting thoughts your way. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/14 "2012-10-30T17:09:56Z")
> [@drachillix](#): > > Bet you there are several hundred Paramedics and EMT’s who would kill for the roof over your head and slogging through a half flooded city to do it for half your pay rate. Yes it sucks, and it comes with the territory. Cowboy the fuck up . > > Drach - ex-emt Ex? What’s the matter - couldn’t hack it? Which is to say, quit being a dick. She’s doing a necessary job under lousy conditions. Let her vent. Good luck, **Little Cloud**! ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/15 "2012-10-30T17:58:31Z")
Here’s hoping you get some great OT paychecks coming, and that your family is safe and secure. -Algher _son a Nurse volunteer firefighter_ ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/16 "2012-10-30T18:14:19Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Ex? What’s the matter - couldn’t hack it? > > Which is to say, quit being a dick. She’s doing a necessary job under lousy conditions. Let her vent. A variety of family drama that was interfering with me getting to work on time, and got fired for it. Hacking it was never the problem. Since she is part of the same “system” that is dealing with this, its kinda the metaphorical equivalent of the guys back at base bitching about how hard it is on base while ignoring the guys fighting on the front lines. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/17 "2012-10-30T19:52:58Z")
It’s days like these that toughen up one’s character and makes the other days a blessing. You can do it, **Little Cloud**! Go be a kick-ass (and _bad-ass_) nurse! ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/18 "2012-10-30T20:01:19Z")
> [@drachillix](#): > > A variety of family drama that was interfering with me getting to work on time, and got fired for it. There’s a phrase for that: not hacking it. Leave the OP alone. She didn’t say jack shit about emts so you can shove that chip on your shoulder up your ass considering you’re not even an emt. ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/19 "2012-10-30T20:13:32Z")
> [@drachillix](#): > > Since she is part of the same “system” that is dealing with this, its kinda the metaphorical equivalent of the guys back at base bitching about how hard it is on base while ignoring the guys fighting on the front lines. So? This doesn’t make sense. Only _one_ person (or group) in the world is allowed to complain, ever? ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301/20 "2012-10-31T00:44:50Z")
> [@drachillix](#): > > Since she is part of the same “system” that is dealing with this, its kinda the metaphorical equivalent of the guys back at base bitching about how hard it is on base while ignoring the guys fighting on the front lines. She’s got it a hell of a lot tougher than us armchair quarterbacks sitting in our nice warm dry houses elsewhere in the country right now. As someone upthread said, vent here, and do your best out on the floor. Good luck. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rn-in-nyc-sandy-has-screwed-me-bad/639301.md?page=2)