Take care of one another, from the Heartland tonight.

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
08/04/2019 at 07:07 • Filed to: None

And now it’s our turn. Too early to know what’s happened, but a mass shooting in Dayton overnight has left at least 9 dead.

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It’s time for me to renew my expiring CPR certification, and learn more first aid. I’m not going to be able to take on a shooter in body armor, although I’d try, but maybe I can still save someone’s life.

DISCUSSION (18)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Just Jeepin'
08/04/2019 at 07:14

welp....tots n pears

Svend > Just Jeepin'
08/04/2019 at 07:23

When doing your refresher, ask (if they don’t already do it) to cover deep penetrating wounds and gunshot wounds.

Always keep several pairs of nitrile gloves with you and a face mask.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Just Jeepin'
08/04/2019 at 07:23

Are these copy cat shootings of the Wal mart one?

Just Jeepin' > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/04/2019 at 07:29

Don’t know.

Just Jeepin' > Svend
08/04/2019 at 07:30

I hate everything about this. I get squeamish just hearing about someone’s injury.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Just Jeepin'
08/04/2019 at 07:34

What a fucking thing to wake up to...

Rainbow > Just Jeepin'
08/04/2019 at 07:35

The other day, I walked into the gas station and immediately thought to myself, "what if I'm one of the victims of the QuikTrip Massacre today?" It's insane that society is so okay with this happening so often.

Just Jeepin' > Rainbow
08/04/2019 at 07:37

When we reached the point where school children were being massacred and not only did that not move the needle on gun control but the right wing started accusing the victims of being part of a hoax, that’s where I lost hope for any change until the GOP finally loses the demographics war.

Svend > Just Jeepin'
08/04/2019 at 07:43

You’ll be fine, once you get over the usual element it’ll come down to training.

You don’t need to carry much extra in your first aid kit either. Just a larger amount of gauze swabs to clean and dress the wound but also as a cushion for applying pressure to wounds or for packing wounds to help stem heavy blood loss.

If your around weapons I highly recommend carrying a couple of quick-clot packs and dressings.

Rainbow > Just Jeepin'
08/04/2019 at 07:53

Absolutely. I remember when gun control was just a matter of political opinion and not blatantly necessary. I don’t know what changed, but.... well actually....

I might sound like a nut right now, but I think this all started when we elected a black president. The far right lost their shit, and it gradually spread across the whole party.

TrickJos > Just Jeepin'
08/04/2019 at 08:25

I am so tired of this. Unfortunately, it is only a matter of time until it happens close to home. Today it happened in my community. Why is it so hard to get people on board with making changes? Something obviously needs to be fixed.

Kudos to you for keeping up on your cpr certification. You never know when it might be needed.

TrickJos > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
08/04/2019 at 08:27

I woke up to texts from friends making sure we were okay. Their concern means a lot, but it’s a terrible way to wake up.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > TrickJos
08/04/2019 at 08:34

Agree. For me it was a missed call from my mom, for the third time this summer...

Nick Has an Exocet > Rainbow
08/04/2019 at 09:05

Yes, you sound like a nut. As expected, these incidents have increased along with the increased glorification in the media and increased stress put on the public. Removing guns from a suicidal public is like providing everyone with a free rubber band for their flawed iPhone so they stop “holding it wrong”.

Rainbow > Nick Has an Exocet
08/04/2019 at 09:07

Who said anything about removing guns?

ttyymmnn > Just Jeepin'
08/04/2019 at 10:58

Well, the Suprene Court has basically said that gerrymandering is perfectly okay, so we may be in for many more years of this sort of shit.

MrSnrub > Rainbow
08/04/2019 at 11:29

I don’t think it started with Obama’s election but that certainly inflamed things. A milestone like a black president was always going to incite a reactionary backlash, just like Jim Crow after the Civil War or the “conservative revolution” after the civil rights movement. Two steps forward, one step back.

09GT - now boosted > Just Jeepin'
08/04/2019 at 11:35

I think we may be the only two people from Indiana who (publicly, at least) share those thoughts.