Battle of the Badges Blood Drive

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Welcome to Protect and Connect, the podcast that brings you behind the badge and into the heart of our community.
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Join us as we share stories, conversations, and insights from the men and women serving our city every day.
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Welcome everybody to Protect and Connect.
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I'm your host, Chucky Marlowe, along with Running Lankinship.
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And hey, here today we are packed the studio.
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We've got Blue Eye Studios packed with representatives from law enforcement, EMA, fire department, the hospital, nurses.
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And to it's normally when we have this many uniforms in one place, there's something that's happening, right?
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But today we're here to talk about the uh Battle of the Badges.
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Ron, you want to how you want to how you want to do this today?
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Let's let everybody go around and introduce themselves.
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Tammy, let's start with you.
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Just kind of introduce who you are, what agency you're with.
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Tammy Anderson, Bedford County Emergency Management.
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Hello, Lori Martin, CNO that Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital.
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Captain James Wilkerson, Shelbyville Police Department.
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Captain Rodney Schmidt, Bedford County EMS.
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Chris Brown, Bedford County Sheriff's Office.
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Lieutenant Clint Smotherman, Shelbyville Fire Department.
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Welcome everybody.
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Welcome to Blue Line Studios and the Protect and Connect podcast.
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We're so glad to have you.
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And here we're talking about the Battle of the Maggie's blood drive.
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Absolutely.
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But I think before we actually get to the serious business of what the uh blood drive represents, I think we need to establish something important.
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Who is going to win this thing this year?
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Law enforcement.
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Y'all tell me who's going to win it?
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Shouldn't the police department win this year?
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Should the police department win?
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Yes.
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All right.
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EMS made it last year, so I think.
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EMS won last year?
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Yeah.
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If Brian Bruce would be here, that's right.
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Brian Bruce's wife counted.
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So that's how they won.
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Is that what you can say?
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That's how they win.
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All right.
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So uh what I guess you said EMS won last year because Brian has everybody recovered emotionally from the from the loss last year?
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I haven't.
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You haven't?
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What about fire?
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Have they?
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Oh no.
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Was there anything spectacular happened last year?
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Like did anybody pass?
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I think we'll get into that here a little bit, Ryan.
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We'll talk about that here a little bit.
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But how successful was last year's event?
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Well, we had 228 donors, and that equals out to 295 products because when you donate double reds or plasma or platelets, that counts as two.
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So we ended up with 295 products, as they call it.
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Our goal was 250.
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The goal was 250.
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We don't almost 250.
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Almost 300.
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And also here is she also challenged us too because she said normally when you have a second battle of the badges, it doesn't do as well.
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So we really have to make sure that we prove her wrong that we're going to do it as well.
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That's right.
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The goal this year is to beat what we did last year.
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Yes, or at least as much, yes.
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And we're behind right now.
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We only have 33 people signed up.
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All right.
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Well, Captain Wilson.
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You still sergeant right now, right?
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I am.
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All right, Sergeant Brown.
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Um are you actually on the same team during this, or are y'all going to be in separate corners?
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Uh we're I think we're definitely in in separate corners on that.
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Uh we've worked together, of course.
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We've known each other for 30 plus years now, but when it comes to something like this, it is just um time to show who's who, I think.
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A little good competition.
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It is.
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Oh, plus you're a bottle there, Captain.
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Oh, no doubt.
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I I'd run him off the road if I could have a chance to help him get out afterwards.
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Oh, well, you know what?
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That brands you.
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I mean, the next question would be would either you pull somebody over just to remind him to donate, but if you're running, if you're running Chris off the road just to you know get there first, I think that definitely I'll pull people over just to get them to donate.
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I would almost call in something uh false in the city long enough that all guys can get up here and give some blood.
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All right, what about the uh fire department?
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Um have you prepared your excuse in case you lose?
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Oh no, no, we're not losing.
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We're not losing the county fire.
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There's a big difference between city fire and county fire.
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Everybody knows it.
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They don't even have a representative here today, so uh just call you out like that, but it is what it is.
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There you go.
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Hey, so which fire department has the better chance of winning?
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The one with the best recruiting effort or the one with the most free time at the station?
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Oh, come on.
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Free time at the station doesn't that's not up to us.
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Um it's it's city fire, no doubt.
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All day, every day, twice on Sunday.
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I have a question for EMS.
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EMS, we know that you guys deal with needles uh for a living.
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Does that mean that nobody from EMS is allowed to complain about the donation needle?
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Oh no.
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I hate needles.
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I don't mind sticking them without a hate.
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So if somebody from Fire passes out giving blood, are you gonna help them or are you gonna take a picture first?
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A picture first?
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Picture always first.
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I have evidence.
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Fire will make fun of fire for that.
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Yeah.
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So y'all gonna take a picture before you help them.
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So who complains more when they uh see the needle, the cops or the fireman?
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Um I say it's both about down the middle of the middle.
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I just say men.
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I say men in general.
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It's just men.
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I mean in general, men in general.
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Well, I'm sure that before this uh episode is over that Captain Wilkinson's gonna tell a funny story about Chucky, so we'll wait till we get there before he tells that one.
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Um go ahead, Ryan.
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You want to ask EMA.
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So uh we have a question for EMA.
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Is there an emergen is there an emergency operation plan for what happens when somebody loses or refuse to accept the results of this uh blood drive battle of the back?
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No, I guess we're gonna need to to uh prepare for that because we do not have to.
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We should have learned from last year that we really need to have one of those, but we will work on that.
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Okay.
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So Adam, all the agencies representative represented, which one would be the hardest to manage if they lose?
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Which one do you think will be the hardest to manage?
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Oh, law enforcement.
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Law enforcement?
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Law enforcement.
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She's biased.
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I was gonna go with County Fire because uh the first year they didn't like the results on the first one, so they wanted to extend it to go to the school.
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Oh wow.
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And then they gave out free sweatshirts with the fire department name on it so they could get people to sign up for this.
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Yeah.
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So we know EMA works with everybody, they work with all branches, so um, so you should know who complains the most.
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Who would you say complains the most out of all the agencies that y'all that y'all work with?
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As far as incidents or incidents or everything.
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Well, I guess they're not here represented either.
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The troopers are in our office, so I guess I I hear most of them, so I would say the highway patrol, maybe.
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Yeah, where is Trooper?
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They got their time mixed up.
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So yeah.
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All right.
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Well, you know, if they showed here, showed up, the only thing they would have done was you know try to supervise everybody here.
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They're probably with county fires somewhere.
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Yeah, yeah.
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So you ready?
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You want to talk to you on ask the go ahead.
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All right, so we got one for the hospital.
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Are you prepared to treat the hurt feelings of whichever agency loses the battle of the badges?
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We have a special place out back for that.
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So special trauma room.
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So you've dealt with probably with police officers, firefighters, deputies, troopers, and EMS personnel as patients, I'm assuming.
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Who's the biggest baby?
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Definitely police officers.
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Police officers, I can see it.
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I ain't I'm not even gonna argue that one.
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Um, and so who are the worst patients then?
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In that group?
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Yeah.
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I think definitely the officers are, and I love police officers, but they do make for um challenging patients for sure.
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This lady's a straight shooter.
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All right, so I think we're ready for round two.
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That was round one.
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So now we're gonna talk about what is the battle of the bridge.
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So let's let's get into that.
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And and and as as everybody can see, we we all come together.
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It's good camaraderie.
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We love poking fun at one another and the different agencies, but when it gets down to it, we all really do take the job seriously and we do get in and get the job done, and we and we care about it.
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Um we've talked about the competition, but Battle of Badges obviously about more than just bragging rights.
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Each of you represent an organization that responds when people in our community are having some of their worst days of their life, and we all have responded to that.
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So let's talk about why this blood drive matters from a first responder perspective.
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And we can just do around the table.
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Yeah, well, first of all, somebody give me an explanation for for somebody hearing about the battle of the badges for the first time.
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Let's just say that that that for whatever reason they don't nobody know, they don't know what the battle of the badges is, and they're hearing about it for the first time.
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Somebody give me an explanation or a definition of what exactly is it?
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So, this battle of the badges is probably the most unique uh special event.
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We are approaching the 25th anniversary of September the 11th.
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That was one of the darkest days in our history where we lost several thousand uh people that day.
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We we lost uh close to 400 firefighters, uh just out of 100 officers that particular day who was rushing to the scene to try to save people.
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And those those those people are heroes, and the battle of the badges is to represent, not forget, uh to commemorate those heroes on that day.
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Uh, since that time, I think we're around 700 firemen and around 600 officers have died as a result of 9-11.
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So that's what makes this Battle of the Badges so much different than all before.
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Okay, all right, and we do have a segment where we're gonna talk a little bit about uh the September 11th.
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And I think uh, Captain, you you answered that from your perspective why supporting a blood drive like this is so important.
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And I I think it really uh impacts our community, not just our community, but it goes beyond our borders uh for the blood drives that we do because we never know when hey, that life-changing event may happen and somebody's in need for blood and it's going to sustain their life.
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So um let's go over to the sheriff's office.
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Uh your deputy serve people throughout the county and see firsthand how quickly an ordinary day can turn into an emergency.
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Why did the sheriff's office or why did your department want to be a part of the this battle of the badges?
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Well, I think um for me personally, uh I have to uh um tell my people, you know, uh how important this is and get them on board we're going to uh to participate in this, but I I have like a personal reason for me, uh, which I think does trickle down to maybe people I supervise and and other people too.
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Um but what's personal for me is I I had my stepfather who was, you know, I had him since I was five, so all my life, uh, he had a blood cancer, and it one of the things he always done was uh if you looked at him, you'd be, you would think he's not somebody that that looks like he probably goes out and and gives blood.
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But man, he was just religious about it.
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And he would go and and could not wait until he got to the uh, I think it's the five-gallon mark, is what he he just couldn't wait for.
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So he was able to do that uh you know through his lifetime, he got to this five-gallon mark, but then he got cancer, and then it was just like uh uh all the blood that he had gave suddenly started coming back uh because he had to have transfusions over and over and over again.
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So that was what was just really important for me.
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So that's when if I have an influence on um sheriff's department employees, that's the story I tell them.
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Yeah, I think you're getting a little emotional here, man.
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So that's what that, ladies and gentlemen, is the seriousness of what the Battle of the Badges is about and about giving blood.
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So uh, you know, that's just I appreciate you uh opening yourself up for that.
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So uh thank you for sharing that.
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City fire.
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People think about firemen and firefighters running into burning buildings, but you re but you actually respond to all types of medical emergencies and serious crashes.
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How does what you see on those calls reinforce the importance of donating blood?
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Well, yeah, you you hit on it there.
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It's uh bottom line is it's just about serving, right?
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So uh well I mean we I'm not gonna sit here and tell war war stories, but we've all seen the horrible uh scenes and uh unimaginable traumas and whatnot.
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So we we know firsthand the need that's out there for that.
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And uh, you know, what what better way to serve than to give part of yourself?
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You know, um I think we're all willing to sacrifice of ourselves to a certain extent there and to do something like this blood drive, it's just uh it's just a way for us to serve.
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That's what c comes to mind when someone takes to the fire department.
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Law enforcement can't say so much, they're not always there to help.
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But with certainly with EMS EMA and fire, um, we're there to help, uh, there to serve.
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And so seeing the need firsthand uh just reinforces uh that instinct to serve and to give, and and giving part of yourself literally is a great way to do that.
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Absolutely, and I think what you said about giving your yourself and self-sacrifice with that, I think that's very important, and I think that's a driving force for all of us to to be here and to support uh such a worthy cause of the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive.
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Uh EMS.
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Go ahead, Chris, yeah.
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Well, Chucky, I was just gonna add uh to you, like one of the selling points I try to do is tell the officers.
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Uh, I say, you know, you will run into a uh a place where you know people are shooting at you, you know, you know all this is happening.
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You'll volunteer for all that, but you won't go give a little bit of blood.
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So that seems to be a pretty good selling point, you know.
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Uh it is the truth.
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Very good, very good point.
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Um, all good things.
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And EMS, you're caring for the patient from the scene all the way to the hospital.
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From an EMS perspective, how quickly can someone's condition change from serious to just life-threatening?
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It can happen pretty quickly.
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You know, that uh people go into shock when they lose large amounts of blood, and uh the only thing you can replace that with is with more blood.
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So uh having an ample amount of appropriate type blood that there are, you know, different types is very important.
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And you know, this is also a way that people of the public who do not get to be in our type roles where we're servants of the community and stuff like that.
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This is a way for them to be able to come in and step in and have a part in being a servant to the community by donating the blood like that so that they can assure that someone else might, you know, might be a family member like with Chris, you know, we've had people in our department that's had cancer and have had to have blood transfusions.
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It might be one of our family members, you know, our immediate family.
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So you know, it's it's something great to see us as a community and first responders working on, but also be able to bring in outside people for the public, you know, to be able to have them help serve with the long weakness.
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Absolutely.
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It's it's it can happen in an instant.
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Somebody go from a serious injury to a life-threatening injury.
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Um so now we'll switch over to the the hospital and nurses, and because you guys see the other side of that call.
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Uh, first responders bring the patient through the door, but then your team takes over.
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Um, from the hospital perspective, what does having blood available mean when you have a when you're threatening, when you're threatened with a critical injury or a seriously ill patient?
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Right.
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So us being prepared is critical for the entire community, having the blood reserves and our blood bank ready to go, um, you know, certain types that you don't have to match so that you can infuse rapidly.
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And then we also serve, so that's for the trauma patients, patients coming in through the ER that we treat.
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We may stabilize them and ship them downtown for further treatment.
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And then we also treat outpatients, like you guys have mentioned a couple times, people getting long-term cancer therapy that need outpatient blood infusions and those types of services.
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So us having all of that on hand ready to go is critical for the community.
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Absolutely, absolutely.
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Um, and I think you brought up a very good point.
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It's not always just the the ones that come in, the ER, there's some inpatient people who have ongoing care that's going to need that supply as well.
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So a huge need, huge need.
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EMA.
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I have a question here.
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Your job involves preparing the community for emergencies before they happen.
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Is there a connection between the idea of preparedness for blood donations and making sure the resources is there before the emergency occurs?
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Well, I know um blood assurance, you know, they always stress, you know, they that the hospitals rely on the blood.
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And blood assurance, their blood stays local.
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They're the primary um blood supplier for local hospitals, Vanderbilt, you know, downtown Nashville and all that.
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Um I just believe, like, you know, they've said to the service and being part of the community helping out to know that you know, when they come and donate, one uh donation saves three lives.
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So just being able to help help work with all y'all and gather everybody together to have this big event, it's it's really special.
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Absolutely.
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So, and you made a hold on before we go, go ahead.
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You made a very good comment there, is that with blood assurance, the blood stays local to this area, whereas nothing against Red Cross but the people that we use for the Battle of Blood Drives, that we know that our community uh is getting the benefit of what we are giving.
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Is that correct?
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Correct, yes.
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If blood assurance donates more blood in the state of Tennessee than Red Cross does, they they they're a larger donor to the hospitals than Red Cross is.
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All right.
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And folks, we're gonna go to a break and we'll be right back.
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Um, and as we go to this break, we're gonna put up the the flyer for the Battle of the Badges blood drive.
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Please scan that QR code and register.
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You can also go to www.bloodassurance.org and stay with us, we'll be right back.
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Well, Ronnie, you want to explain how to do it?
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Absolutely.
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You see the QR code that's posted right up here, take out your cell phone, open that QR code up, it's gonna open up an email, drop us an email, give us your suggestions, your comments, your feedback, uh, and that'll come straight to us and we'll be able to answer them on the show.
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And welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to the Protect and Connect podcast.
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We're here with members from our community, um, from everybody from EMS, police, fire, hospital, EMA, and we're here talking about the Battle of the Badges blood drive that's coming up really, really soon.
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It's gonna be actually Tuesday, September the 22nd, and they're gonna be running that from 9 a.m.
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until 6 p.m.
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And that's gonna be at the Cooper Still Arena at 7.21 with Horn Street here in Shelbyville.
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So we're so glad you should come back with us, and we're gonna continue on with the our questions about the Battle of the Badgers blood drive.
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Yeah, I think we're gonna move into uh something I want to call blood donation miss.
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All right, miss, not M-I-S-S, I know miss, M-Y-T-H-S, for those of y'all that can't understand me.
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Say it right.
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Miss.
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See?
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It's just me.
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I don't know.
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So so we're gonna throw out some things that people actually say about donating blood.
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And you tell us whether it's a fact, a myth, or somebody just making an excuse for not wanting to give blood.
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Alrighty?
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You already?
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And whoever wants to answer it, just answer.
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Um, I'm afraid of needles.
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That's a fact.
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It's a fact.
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Facts.
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Does everybody say fact?
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Fact.
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Well, somebody don't bother you?
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No.
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What about excuse?
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I don't have enough excuse, you said it's an excuse, too.
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I don't have enough time.
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People probably use that excuse, but uh, you can make time.
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So it's an excuse.
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It's an excuse.
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That's the plan.
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How long does it take normally?
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What's the process look like from start to finish time-wise?
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For somebody to be able to do that.
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So in 30 minutes, we can be should be able to be in and out.
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If they schedule an appointment, right?
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Well, Wilkie's gonna tell a story.
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It didn't happen like that.
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It didn't happen like that for the state.
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We're gonna tell a story.
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We'll tell a story.
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I'll let Wilkie tell it.
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So the the next one is they don't need my blood type.
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Is that a myth?
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Fact or an excuse?
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That's a myth.
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Myth.
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Oh yeah, I got a little myth on that one.
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Myth?
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I agree.
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I've never donated before, so I wouldn't know what to do.
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Excuse.
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Excuse?
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Yeah.
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I might pass out.
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Fact.
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Excuse and a fact.
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Yeah.
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Giving blood hurts.
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Myth.
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Excuse.
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It can be true, but they use it as an excuse.
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Yeah, I'm with you.
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Excuse.
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You have to know what your blood type is before you can donate.
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The myth is if you have high blood pressure, you automatically can't donate blood.
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That's true.
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Depends on how high.
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That's what I was going to say.
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That's true, but it's I guess.
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So a person can still have a little bit of high blood pressure and still be able to give blood as long as it's not like a stroke level.
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I mean, that should lower the blood pressure, right?
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Decrease the volume in the pie and the pressure comes down.
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So they do a blood pressure check when you get there for your appointment, right?
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And then they uh they'll tell you what your blood pressure is.
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And usually, if you like me, it's gonna be up when you get there anyway.
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So you have diabetes, you can't donate blood.
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Is that a myth?
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I don't know.
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I'm not sure about that.
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Don't know.
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I don't know, no.
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I think that's a myth, yeah.
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I don't know, those cops have that hyperglycemic blood from all those donuts.
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Especially right now with the horse show going on.
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Don't buy on their buddy, they send it to you.
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If you're taking prescription medication, you cannot donate.
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There are I think there are some aspirins.
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They'll ask you if you have aspirin within 48 hours.
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And most times they will still take it anyways.
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No.
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Uh getting a tattoo means you can't donate blood for a long period of time.
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So they don't answer that one.
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That's a myth.
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I believe as long as it's in like an established legit tattoo shop.
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It may be a few months, but it's, I believe.
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Did you ask antibiotics a while ago?
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I just said prescription medication.
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Now antibiotics, you're on antibiotics, they won't take your blood if you're taking antibiotics.
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And they have a a list too of different medicines if you've got if you've been on that you can't donate.
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Uh if you've recently traveled outside of the United States, you can't donate.
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That may be a good idea.
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Yeah, that's on there, but I'll have to do that.
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If you don't have old negative blood, your donation isn't as important as false.
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Yeah, there are different I know according to your blood type, I don't know exactly what they are, but you know, if you have this type, it's better if you donate plasma, and they go over that with you whenever you sign up.
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If you have a certain type that they would like, you know, they'll say, Can you donate, or would you mind donating to this?
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Because that they may need a specific type, but I don't know exactly what those are.
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Your body takes a long time to replace the blood you donate.
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Myth.
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Myth.
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Myth.
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Myth.
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You can donate blood only once or twice a year.
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You can donate every 56 days.
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Every 56 days?
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Yes.
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Uh older adults can't donate blood.
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Myth or fat.
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Myth.
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Willie, you're I think you're our elder here, aren't you?
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I've only did several games.
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Um if you've had certain cancers in the past, you'll never be able to donate blood again.
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Sure.
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I believe they told you, I believe they said if you are cancer free for a year that you can donate.
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Okay.
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If you're afraid of needles, blood assurance has a special extra small needle just for public service safety offering.
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Sure.
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Sure.
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Just don't look at it.
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I know that's being told.
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That's that's being true.
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Uh who in this room right here talks the toughest, but is secretly the most afraid of the needle?
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Well.
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I thought it might be him.
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And who in here would probably need somebody to hold their hand?
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Not me.
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It'd definitely be fire, senior county fire.
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You the designated hand holder?
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Yep.
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You're just gonna stand there and hold hands the whole time.
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Yep.
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All right, so those are just some questions, some random questions about I've got one more thing to add to the menu.
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Add to it.
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So, in this room surrounded by everybody, I got thinking technically, only the sheriff's office and the police department will be qualified as first responders.
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So either they're gonna be first or second, and vice versa, because we have to get on scene to make sure it's secure before they can show up.
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So technically they are second responders because the first responders have to get on scene, secure it to make sure the scene's secure.
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That's a great point.
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Great point, Wookiee.
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Uh you agree with that?
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Uh 100%.
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Ding ding.
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Shots have been fired.
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The city would just issue us firearms, there'd be no need for you to even be.
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Handcuffs, tasers, we want it all.
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All right, you ready for another round?
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So as we go into this next round, this is just rapid fire.
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Don't think about the answers, just whatever first comes to your comes to mind, just everybody just blurt it out, alright?
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So don't think about it.
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First answer comes to your mind.
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Coffee or energy drinks?
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Coffee.
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Energy drink.
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Alright, so coffee.
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Who drinks in here hot coffee or cold coffee?
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I do.
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Both.
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Both.
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I can't do both.
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Why would you put ice in coffee?
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I don't I've never figured that out.
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Have you tried it?
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I have not.
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That's the problem.
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I don't even drink coffee anyway, so I drink coffee.
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I know we all have worked in uh weird schedules in our in our career, but day shift or night shift?
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Both.
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I'm 24, so you're getting days and nights.
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Yeah.
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All right.
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Well, wait a minute.
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No, go ahead.
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What did the fireman say?
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Both?
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Do I actually work at night shift?
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Oh yeah.
00:28:50.960 --> 00:28:52.240
Well, we're working at night.
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It's like you said, something is going on.
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On the Xbox.
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Hot call or paperwork?
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Hot call.
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Hot call.
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Hot call?
00:29:09.119 --> 00:29:09.759
Absolutely.
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Yeah.
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Summer uniform or winter uniform.
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We have the same, so you have the same?
00:29:17.359 --> 00:29:18.319
Yeah, we don't get the choice.
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Well, we yeah, we used to have to go from long sleeve to short sleeves, but now we just let the officer make a decision.
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I mean, they know if they're hot or cold.
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They can put on long sleeve, short sleeve.
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Wear a jacket, don't wear one.
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Morning person or not out.
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Morning.
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Morning.
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Not out.
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Not out.
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Alright.
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Cook at the station or eat out.
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Cooking's usually better.
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Cooking would be better, but in EMS we don't have the luxury because we don't have time to cook a lot of time.
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We don't either.
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We don't have the police part.
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We don't have time to cook.
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We don't have time.
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We don't either.
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I have to say eat out.
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What about the hospital in EMA?
00:29:59.519 --> 00:30:00.480
We eat out.
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Yeah, we order out.
00:30:01.839 --> 00:30:03.359
Well out DoorDash.
00:30:04.079 --> 00:30:05.279
Cafeteria food?
00:30:05.519 --> 00:30:07.359
Sometimes, but usually DoorDash.
00:30:07.519 --> 00:30:08.000
Door Dash.
00:30:08.160 --> 00:30:08.640
DoorDash.
00:30:08.960 --> 00:30:12.079
Alright, here's another question for our beverages.
00:30:12.240 --> 00:30:13.599
Sweet tea or coffee?
00:30:14.319 --> 00:30:14.720
Sweet tea.
00:30:14.880 --> 00:30:15.279
Sweet tea.
00:30:15.440 --> 00:30:15.839
Sweet tea.
00:30:16.480 --> 00:30:18.319
Coffee's last on any question, okay?
00:30:18.799 --> 00:30:20.000
Coffee's last, huh?
00:30:20.079 --> 00:30:20.480
Yes.
00:30:21.200 --> 00:30:22.559
Dogs or cats?
00:30:22.880 --> 00:30:23.279
Dogs.
00:30:23.599 --> 00:30:24.000
Cats.
00:30:24.319 --> 00:30:25.119
Who said cats?
00:30:25.599 --> 00:30:26.240
I said cats.
00:30:26.799 --> 00:30:27.519
I will own that.
00:30:28.640 --> 00:30:29.839
He says I'll own it.
00:30:31.200 --> 00:30:32.400
Cats are cleaner.
00:30:32.559 --> 00:30:34.000
They're better hunters.
00:30:34.400 --> 00:30:35.440
Easier to take care of.
00:30:35.680 --> 00:30:36.799
Easier to take care of, yeah.
00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:38.079
But not very friendly, though.
00:30:38.720 --> 00:30:42.400
Well, hey, you know, always something licking his butt and then licking me.
00:30:44.880 --> 00:30:45.680
Get that to yourself.
00:30:47.039 --> 00:30:50.079
Okay, so if you're going on vacation, the mountains or the beach?
00:30:50.400 --> 00:30:51.680
Mountains, beach, beach.
00:30:52.319 --> 00:30:52.640
Beach?
00:30:53.359 --> 00:30:53.759
Mountains?
00:30:54.160 --> 00:30:56.319
Mountains, but I'm outroaded, so we go to the beach.
00:30:57.359 --> 00:30:58.160
That's what I was saying.
00:30:58.240 --> 00:31:00.880
I would rather go to the mountains, but we go to the beach.
00:31:01.279 --> 00:31:02.559
Got a few more here.
00:31:02.799 --> 00:31:04.079
Football or baseball?
00:31:04.319 --> 00:31:06.480
Football, football, football, football.
00:31:08.160 --> 00:31:09.039
Man, I love both, bro.
00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:10.160
Yeah, I love both.
00:31:10.319 --> 00:31:12.640
I couldn't only pick one.
00:31:14.000 --> 00:31:14.559
All right.
00:31:15.039 --> 00:31:17.839
Not to be a point of contention, but police are fired.
00:31:18.079 --> 00:31:18.720
Oh police.
00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:19.440
Police.
00:31:22.480 --> 00:31:24.319
We got to hold this jury, okay?
00:31:25.680 --> 00:31:27.119
Right here, police are fired.
00:31:27.759 --> 00:31:28.400
Right here.
00:31:28.640 --> 00:31:30.079
Even if police are fired.
00:31:33.440 --> 00:31:33.920
Oh my god.
00:31:34.720 --> 00:31:36.480
Luke, I know what you're gonna say.
00:31:36.640 --> 00:31:38.640
Oh they're bad together.
00:31:40.400 --> 00:31:42.480
But you got children that are fired.
00:31:43.519 --> 00:31:44.400
Well, yeah.
00:31:44.720 --> 00:31:46.079
So that's true.
00:31:46.240 --> 00:31:52.720
I had two I have two sons, and I just knew that one of the two would probably grow up to be a policeman one day.
00:31:52.960 --> 00:31:58.079
But I guess they could have so much of their mother's genes in them that they could only muster up a fireman.
00:32:01.599 --> 00:32:02.400
That's a bad fire.
00:32:03.759 --> 00:32:04.720
I'll have to go police.
00:32:04.799 --> 00:32:05.119
Police?
00:32:05.359 --> 00:32:05.680
Police?
00:32:05.920 --> 00:32:06.400
Email?
00:32:06.559 --> 00:32:10.880
I'll have to say fire because my great-grandfather was the fire chief over in Columbia.
00:32:14.799 --> 00:32:15.119
I am.
00:32:15.359 --> 00:32:17.119
I got a lot to say about this question.
00:32:20.559 --> 00:32:22.319
It's gotta start with Rodney.
00:32:23.039 --> 00:32:31.200
So my question to Rodney would be Have you ever called fire to go clear the scene for you so you can get in and do your job?
00:32:35.680 --> 00:32:38.960
I answered fire because they respond with us on all the calls.
00:32:39.039 --> 00:32:40.079
So that's why.
00:32:40.480 --> 00:32:42.079
Wilkie help me out a little bit.
00:32:42.640 --> 00:32:44.640
I'm more member next time we're gonna call it.
00:32:49.440 --> 00:32:52.000
Alright, folks, thank you for that quick fire round there.
00:32:52.079 --> 00:32:53.039
We're gonna move on.
00:32:53.759 --> 00:32:54.400
I do have one.
00:32:55.119 --> 00:32:55.759
Go ahead, go ahead.
00:32:56.000 --> 00:32:56.960
THP hat.
00:32:57.279 --> 00:32:58.720
Cool or intimidating?
00:32:58.960 --> 00:32:59.759
Intimidating.
00:32:59.920 --> 00:33:00.480
Intimidating?
00:33:00.880 --> 00:33:02.559
Yeah, it's pretty intimidating.
00:33:02.799 --> 00:33:04.480
Will be oh very intimidating.
00:33:04.640 --> 00:33:05.279
Very intimidating.
00:33:05.440 --> 00:33:07.200
Yeah, I'm excited to work for that.
00:33:07.279 --> 00:33:07.680
I don't like it.
00:33:08.880 --> 00:33:09.039
Alright.
00:33:09.279 --> 00:33:11.359
Alright, I just wanted to do that.
00:33:13.839 --> 00:33:17.759
So now let's um talk about last year blood drive story questions.
00:33:18.079 --> 00:33:19.839
I got a few here we'll go through.
00:33:20.000 --> 00:33:24.319
Um we're getting close uh to wrapping up the podcast here.
00:33:24.400 --> 00:33:26.640
We just got a couple more things we want to talk about.
00:33:26.960 --> 00:33:30.960
Who gave blood last year and then acted like they deserved a medal afterward?
00:33:31.119 --> 00:33:34.559
Can you name anybody, or do you know who that was, or was there anybody?
00:33:35.599 --> 00:33:37.680
I don't know that there was anybody.
00:33:37.920 --> 00:33:39.519
I know we had some mishaps.
00:33:39.599 --> 00:33:42.240
Uh poor Simons, he went and gave blood.
00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:43.920
First time he ever gave blood in his life.
00:33:44.000 --> 00:33:48.079
He was scared to death, and just as they picked up the bag, it busted.
00:33:48.640 --> 00:33:49.759
Lost every bit of his.
00:33:51.039 --> 00:33:52.480
So yeah, he was he was upset.
00:33:52.720 --> 00:33:56.559
So and that was I'm gonna ask, is there any memorable stories from last year's Battle of the Badges?
00:33:56.720 --> 00:33:58.480
So Willky, go ahead.
00:33:58.960 --> 00:34:00.319
You tell it like nobody's business.
00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:02.000
So I just want to tell the truth.
00:34:02.480 --> 00:34:02.960
Just tell the truth.
00:34:03.200 --> 00:34:04.319
That's all I'm asking, just the truth.
00:34:04.559 --> 00:34:07.279
But uh, I was there in support of Major Merlot.
00:34:07.359 --> 00:34:19.760
He had never gave blood before, and I'd coaxed him into it, kind of shamed him into it to go and and uh so he did, and it was funny, the the phlebotomist or whatever she is, she was there to take the blood.
00:34:19.920 --> 00:34:23.199
And she looked at him just so serious, she said, Hey, don't be scared.
00:34:23.360 --> 00:34:28.079
Uh well, he said to her, says, I'm scared, so this is the first time I've ever gave blood in my life.
00:34:28.159 --> 00:34:32.000
She said, Well, hey, don't be scared, it's the first time I've ever drawn blood in my life.
00:34:33.519 --> 00:34:39.280
You can see the beads of sweat start breaking out over his head there, and I'm standing there watching.
00:34:39.840 --> 00:34:46.880
Well, y'all, she goes to stick in that needle in his arm, and she starts poking and she's priding.
00:34:47.039 --> 00:34:50.880
He's working like a worm in hot ash, and she's telling him to stand still.
00:34:51.039 --> 00:34:57.840
I've already got my phone out because I figured he's about to pass out here, and I already told everybody they're not doing nothing until I get a good video of him in the floor.
00:34:58.800 --> 00:35:01.519
Finally, they have to get another lady over there.
00:35:01.679 --> 00:35:03.199
How many times do they stick themselves?
00:35:03.760 --> 00:35:04.239
No, I don't know.
00:35:04.320 --> 00:35:07.599
But I know that they got it going first and then they quit pumping, if you remember.
00:35:07.920 --> 00:35:09.840
Yes, they quit, they quit they quit pumping.
00:35:10.159 --> 00:35:10.960
Two times, I think.
00:35:11.119 --> 00:35:17.840
Yeah, so then they came over and they turned it, I pulled it halfway out, spin it, turn it back in, pull it out, spin it, turn it back in.
00:35:18.159 --> 00:35:20.000
What I don't know what I tell that lady.
00:35:20.239 --> 00:35:23.119
She you told her said, if it don't work this time, I'm done.
00:35:23.280 --> 00:35:25.039
I don't care what y'all got to say, I'm done.
00:35:30.800 --> 00:35:32.079
I put the phone out, I was prepared.
00:35:32.800 --> 00:35:35.920
He was gonna let them go forward, he was gonna take a picture, that's no doubt.
00:35:36.079 --> 00:35:40.639
So that was my uh uh story uh from giving blood last year.
00:35:40.719 --> 00:35:47.440
So did anybody else have any author did, but I said I was gonna say I saw him the other day, he was like, Yeah, y'all tried to kill me.
00:35:48.480 --> 00:35:52.320
Well, I got just one question about Chucky's uh blood.
00:35:52.480 --> 00:35:56.800
When they come out in the bag, was it crimson or was it orange?
00:35:57.039 --> 00:35:58.559
Oh, it was defty crimson.
00:36:04.639 --> 00:36:05.599
Roll tight.
00:36:12.239 --> 00:36:14.159
I don't even I don't even have any words for that.
00:36:14.239 --> 00:36:15.280
I don't even know what to say.
00:36:15.360 --> 00:36:17.679
I think I'm gonna vote back for officer.
00:36:27.280 --> 00:36:29.199
I believe because you know I believe hard.
00:36:29.360 --> 00:36:29.840
I can't help it.
00:36:30.159 --> 00:36:34.800
Maybe we should point to know that mishaps are very few and far between.
00:36:35.199 --> 00:36:41.199
Yes, and it's definitely not the norm because I all the times I've given blood, I've never seen or experienced a mishap at all.
00:36:41.920 --> 00:36:42.159
That's true.
00:36:42.239 --> 00:36:42.719
That's a true point.
00:36:43.920 --> 00:36:44.960
No mistakes.
00:36:45.519 --> 00:36:49.280
Actually, because if you think how many did you say we had 295 or 290?
00:36:49.599 --> 00:36:51.199
228 donors, yes.
00:36:51.519 --> 00:36:55.440
228 donors, and I think you can count on one hand anything.
00:36:55.519 --> 00:36:59.360
I know uh Simon's and me were probably the only two that I know of.
00:37:00.480 --> 00:37:03.679
We had quite a quite a few that got turned away, if you remember.
00:37:03.760 --> 00:37:08.159
Uh they was using the blood pressure cuff and it was showing the blood pressure's too high on it.
00:37:08.239 --> 00:37:12.960
It's quite a few of the firemen that actually, some of the firemen that showed up that they wouldn't draw their blood.
00:37:13.119 --> 00:37:13.360
Yeah.
00:37:13.599 --> 00:37:14.559
So they're gonna do manual.
00:37:15.360 --> 00:37:16.880
They're not using the machine this year.
00:37:16.960 --> 00:37:19.280
So who needed the most emotional support last year?
00:37:19.440 --> 00:37:21.039
Was it police, fire, EMS?
00:37:21.199 --> 00:37:21.760
Oh, it was fire.
00:37:21.920 --> 00:37:22.559
Was it fire?
00:37:25.440 --> 00:37:26.400
Yeah, they've been fired.
00:37:28.559 --> 00:37:29.119
All right.
00:37:29.360 --> 00:37:32.000
Um, so who goes there just for the snacks?
00:37:32.159 --> 00:37:33.599
Do we have anybody that's like just raise the stuff?
00:37:35.199 --> 00:37:37.039
Because they usually have pretty good snacks, don't they?
00:37:37.599 --> 00:37:37.840
Oh, yeah.
00:37:38.079 --> 00:37:39.440
It's who is doing the years.
00:37:39.920 --> 00:37:46.880
So this this year I I went to Morning Glory Donuts, and there is gonna be Of course you did.
00:37:48.719 --> 00:37:57.760
Why didn't you say 16 dozen uh donuts, half of them are glaze, half of them are chocolate.
00:37:57.920 --> 00:38:00.639
But you can't get a donut until after you give blood.
00:38:00.800 --> 00:38:01.280
There you go.
00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:02.880
Well, you gotta give blood and give donut.
00:38:03.039 --> 00:38:08.880
Yeah, and Baynerville uh hospital is gonna donate uh breakfast to the workers, to the blood assurance and the first responders.
00:38:10.639 --> 00:38:12.000
They're gonna be there working.
00:38:12.239 --> 00:38:14.960
We hope that they're working non-stop while they're there.
00:38:15.039 --> 00:38:15.920
That's what our whole thing is.
00:38:16.239 --> 00:38:17.679
What are the times again, Chucky?
00:38:18.079 --> 00:38:20.159
Time's gonna be from 9 a.m.
00:38:20.480 --> 00:38:21.360
until 6 p.m.
00:38:21.599 --> 00:38:24.960
And that's gonna be Tuesday, September the 22nd.
00:38:25.360 --> 00:38:30.719
If you want to go the day before, if you're on duty on that day, you can go the day before from 1 p.m.
00:38:30.960 --> 00:38:31.760
to 6 or 7.
00:38:32.079 --> 00:38:32.719
Yeah, 2 to 6.
00:38:33.360 --> 00:38:34.719
2 to 6 on the 21st, yes.
00:38:35.039 --> 00:38:36.880
The day before, if you want to give blood the day before.
00:38:36.960 --> 00:38:39.039
So our before you give blood on duty.
00:38:39.280 --> 00:38:42.719
R SOPs don't allow us to donate if we're on duty.
00:38:43.440 --> 00:38:48.800
But um, but the day before, if you're post service and you're on duty that day, you can go the day before if you're not on duty.
00:38:49.039 --> 00:38:49.440
Law enforcement.
00:38:49.599 --> 00:38:50.000
First responders.
00:38:52.400 --> 00:38:54.400
First responders and second responders, right?
00:38:54.800 --> 00:38:57.840
Second responders don't go day before off duty.
00:38:58.079 --> 00:38:59.679
All right, which brings us to another thing too.
00:38:59.760 --> 00:39:09.199
Willie I brought up something a while ago, the uh the 9-11, uh, and how that has affected really uh a lot of what we do and how we do things, right?
00:39:09.360 --> 00:39:10.800
Wilkie, you brought it up.
00:39:11.039 --> 00:39:18.000
Um you know, so when you hear about September the 11th, 2001, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?
00:39:19.360 --> 00:39:20.159
Sacrifice.
00:39:20.400 --> 00:39:21.119
Sacrifice.
00:39:21.280 --> 00:39:21.679
Yeah.
00:39:22.559 --> 00:39:23.199
Anything else?
00:39:23.360 --> 00:39:24.719
I mean, that's probably number one.
00:39:24.880 --> 00:39:34.960
I mean, because while people were running away from out of the building, first respondent, I got goosebumps just right here, just you know, goosebumps on top of goosebumps.
00:39:35.280 --> 00:39:37.760
They were running into that building.
00:39:38.000 --> 00:39:43.519
Knowing, knowing they had to know that they were probably not coming out of here when they went in.
00:39:43.760 --> 00:39:48.880
So And not only did they go into it when it was standing, they were still running into it after it fell.
00:39:49.199 --> 00:39:49.679
Absolutely.
00:39:50.000 --> 00:39:59.440
Yes, so yeah, so you know, you know, and this is going to be around the 9-11 event, so uh, you know, that's I think you said that's a part of Wilkie brought it up earlier.
00:39:59.599 --> 00:40:02.719
Uh that's kind of it's hard to believe it's 25th anniversary.
00:40:02.960 --> 00:40:03.119
I know.
00:40:03.360 --> 00:40:05.199
But we got officers that wouldn't even be.
00:40:05.280 --> 00:40:06.960
Right, that's that comes bringing to another point.
00:40:07.039 --> 00:40:11.920
25 years later, what should today's generation of first responders understand about 9-11?
00:40:12.079 --> 00:40:23.039
Because if you think about it, they they was not like you just said, we have a bunch of people that work with us that that don't remember 9-11, probably not around 9-11.
00:40:23.119 --> 00:40:26.800
I mean, you know, so what do we need to teach them about the 9-11?
00:40:26.960 --> 00:40:28.480
What do they need to know about 9-11?
00:40:28.800 --> 00:40:32.480
That in a moment of crisis we all come together, we all unite regardless.
00:40:32.800 --> 00:40:33.280
Absolutely.
00:40:33.360 --> 00:40:41.039
You know, and we had a lot of fun going back and forth uh and giving each other a hard time, and that's just part of the relationship between public service.
00:40:41.280 --> 00:40:46.079
Um, but but there is a serious reason uh why we're doing this flow drive.
00:40:46.320 --> 00:40:58.639
And uh there's there's seriousness around why we all come together at a table and uh yeah, and what's the biggest lesson 9-11 taught public safety about working together?
00:40:58.800 --> 00:41:06.880
As when I know we sit here, we cut up, we we joke with each other, we call each other first responders, second responders, uh, but we're all in it together.
00:41:07.039 --> 00:41:18.000
I mean, here's the deal is like there's not one person sitting in this room that that doesn't wake up in the morning and know that they may have to give their life for the person sitting next to them.
00:41:18.559 --> 00:41:25.039
You know, so what's the biggest lesson that 9-11 taught us about that unity uh within public terms?
00:41:26.480 --> 00:41:33.039
It showed how selfless these these heroes were because they were truly selfless individuals.
00:41:33.199 --> 00:41:44.639
Uh, you know, I'll never forget the faces, you know, some of those that we see on the videos and uh the still photos, you know, the the ghost like face where the blood has to left the outer extremities.
00:41:44.719 --> 00:41:53.679
They're in a survival mode, you know, that fight or flight syndrome, and that they still press forward uh trying to save uh people's lives.
00:41:54.880 --> 00:42:08.800
I think too the preparation is critical when you think about you know all the drills that we we run as a community um within our different agencies, and then how we bring all that preparation together is just critical.
00:42:09.920 --> 00:42:11.519
I agree, it's very critical.
00:42:11.760 --> 00:42:21.440
And you know, the the final question I have for the 9-11 is how does donating blood uh fit the idea of ordinary citizens stepping forward to help people they've never met?
00:42:21.760 --> 00:42:29.280
Because we know that you know in public service, we're that's what we do, that's what's in our blood, that's what our heart is, uh, and that's what we do.
00:42:29.440 --> 00:42:35.760
But how do we uh how can we explain to the citizens how important it is for them to help somebody that they don't know?
00:42:37.039 --> 00:42:43.599
I think it just a tiny, they need to consider it's a tiny piece of the of the great big puzzle, right?
00:42:43.760 --> 00:42:52.239
I think if you if everybody's going and doing their tiny uh piece of the puzzle, it does all come together for for a greater cost.
00:42:53.119 --> 00:42:53.840
Absolutely.
00:42:54.159 --> 00:43:07.840
I'm reminded of the the famous true story scene of the movie Pearl Harbor when the uh attacks came, they were uh donating blood just right there on site, uh collecting in coke bottles and being able to supply that blood.
00:43:08.000 --> 00:43:14.079
And if we can do something that the greatest generation uh did and be like them, that's what I aspire to be.
00:43:16.800 --> 00:43:20.480
And uh so that's kind of how we can relate it to uh today's generation.
00:43:21.360 --> 00:43:22.000
Anybody else?
00:43:22.239 --> 00:43:26.480
Well, you know, the majority of the population is familiar with September 11th, 2001.
00:43:26.800 --> 00:43:39.039
And that's again why I think this Battle of the Badges is much more unique than normal because it is the 25th anniversary and we've named it Battle of the Badges to hopefully get everybody to come out.
00:43:39.199 --> 00:43:44.000
And like I said earlier, commemorate those heroes sacrificed their souls uh that day.
00:43:44.880 --> 00:43:48.480
Uh everybody is familiar with September the 11th, whether he was born or not.
00:43:48.800 --> 00:43:53.119
And it'll be aired a lot on TV here in the next uh the coming weeks.
00:43:53.599 --> 00:43:59.760
So uh it's just a good way to remind the citizens, remind everybody, family, friends, please come out.
00:44:00.320 --> 00:44:02.239
Donate and honor those men and women.
00:44:02.639 --> 00:44:03.199
Absolutely.
00:44:03.360 --> 00:44:10.719
And we're coming to a close here for this segment and for our podcast, but just for a few closing thoughts.
00:44:11.039 --> 00:44:23.119
What does it say about our community when police, deputies, firefighters, troopers, EMS, EMA, and the citizens all show up for the same cause?
00:44:32.079 --> 00:44:35.440
Like you said, we're a lot of us are family members.
00:44:35.760 --> 00:44:44.960
You got sons that's in it, that's in a, you know, a lot of us are just a really tight-knit group that we know we got each other's back when we need it.
00:44:45.280 --> 00:44:54.239
Yeah, I think it's very family uh oriented because what Lookie mentioned having two sons, they could probably get into a fight when they were young kids and just beat up on each other.
00:44:54.320 --> 00:44:57.280
But if anybody else came, they would immediately turn against them.
00:44:57.679 --> 00:45:05.519
And I think that's we'll all pick at each other like we're doing in here today, but uh at the end of the day, we're we're on the same team, same family.
00:45:06.639 --> 00:45:07.599
Absolutely.
00:45:07.760 --> 00:45:08.960
Um anybody else?
00:45:09.280 --> 00:45:20.559
I would say too to the community, if I'm I mean they these fellows respond to, you know, all different types of fires, um, wrecks, you know, they're there on the worst day.
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And if there's something that you want to do to honor them, come and donate in memory of, you know, in honoring them to for what they do every day.
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They're like they said, they're giving their life on the line and they can come and give life to somebody else.
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It's just a little small poke to save three lives.
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Absolutely, absolutely.
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All good things.
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And like I said, we know we banker back and forth, we go back and forth with each other, and it's all in good fun.
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But uh, but when when the chips are down, we know we're all gonna come together and we're gonna do uh step up for each other.
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All right, so let's talk about when is the Battle of the Badges blood dry?
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It's Tuesday, September 22nd.
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It's gonna be from 9 a.m.
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until 6 p.m.
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It will take place at the Cooper Arena.
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Cooper Arena is gonna be located at 721 with Orange Street here in Sheppyville, Tennessee.
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And how can someone donate?
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Well, we're going to put up a QR code for you, and you'll be able to scan that.
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Can they show up and just sign up on site that day?
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Do they have the pre-registers that they can just show up and donate?
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They can show up.
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We encourage them to do appointments so that way we have you know who's coming and limit their wait time.
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But yes, they can show up that way.
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They can pre-register by scanning the QR code and uh on the flyer, and we'll we'll put that up here on the Protect and Connect podcast as well.
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Okay?
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So, yeah, so um different uniforms, different agencies?
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As y'all can see, it's plenty of competition here, but at the end of the day, we're all serving the same community.
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Battle of the Badges gives us a chance to compete, have a little fun, and hopefully make a real difference for somebody who may be having the worst day of their life, just like Tammy said.
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Um before we leave, I would just like can anyone here confirm uh that the winner is determined by the donations and not by who has the most emergency vehicles parked out in the parking lot.
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I think before we go from it, is there any announcements?
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I know we got uh Fire's got a charity event coming up.
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You know they can talk about it right there.
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Absolutely, thank you for the opportunity.
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Uh the Shelbyville Firefighters Foundation charity golf tournament is coming up on uh October the 5th of this year at River Bend Country Club.
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So get your golf game on, get your three buddies, uh, sign up, get a team together, and uh let's raise some money for a good cause.
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My mind goes to um fellow firefighter Aldo Gonzalez, who had a horrific, life-changing uh motorcycle accident, career ending, and uh the foundation has been there for him and uh helped him out, and they've helped me out personally so many different ways or scholarships, um, just financial benefits.
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There's a lot to it, so it's a really good cause.
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So if someone's interested in it, how can they find more information about that?
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Okay, uh go on the Facebook page for the Firefighter Shelbyville Firefighter Foundation on Facebook, and uh you can contact someone there or uh just follow the prompts on the on the Facebook page there.
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So thank you for that opportunity.
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Sorry, Cherry Spark, is there anything coming up?
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Uh well well, we got one thing that's just personal to me, but most of y'all have been involved in it before.
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Um September the 13th is on a Sunday.
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That is Hero Sunday at our local edge model Baptist Church, and most everybody in this room is has attended that at some point.
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But I would encourage uh kind of going on with Battle of the Badges, I would encourage everybody uh that can to show up that Sunday.
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Um service is good, of course.
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Uh we're Baptist church, so we're gonna eat afterwards, everybody knows that.
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So uh, but yeah, I would like to encourage everybody to come out and participate in that and September 13th at Edgemont Baptist Church uh here in Shepherdville.
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All right, EMS, you have anything?
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Nothing I can think of that we got going on.
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All right, Cap Wilson?
00:49:10.079 --> 00:49:19.039
Nothing I want to back to blue coming up, uh, but that'll be in uh uh if you watch go back and watch episode one, we'll talk about uh back to blue.
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There you go.
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Um we're gonna have a food drive on September 9th to replenish the food bank here in honor of Dolly.
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We wanted to give something back because she was so generous and it really losing her really touched a lot of people, so we wanted to do something Dolly-like.
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Yeah, she was a very humble uh American idol, in my opinion.
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So Tammy, you think for anything?
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No, sir, just the battle of the badges.
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That's about it.
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All right, any words, wisdom, party words?
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Anybody has anything they want to say before we sign off?
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Nothing?
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Come over and go be flooded.
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I say if you're worried about your time schedule and being there too long, go ahead and get scheduled in so that you don't have to.
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Pre-registered.
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Get that pre-registered done because it will make you move in a lot quicker now, so you're not that there too long.
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Ryan, you wanna sign us off?
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Absolutely.
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Again, Battle of the Bag is blood drives Tuesday, September the 22nd, from 9 a.m.
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until 6 p.m.
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It's gonna be at the Cooper Still Arena, 721 Whithorn Street here in Shelbyville.
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