Hiya, well its quarter to 9 (L) time and I am sat in Piacetto coffee shop with a cup of tea and watching a movie on BFBS. I have just finished the night shift but because I got a decent amount of sleep I don’t feel inclined to go to bed and all my roommates are asleep, hence me sat in the coffee shop! The only coffee shop I know with a gun rack! Unfortunately Op Minimise is on so there is no surfing the net or contact home, it’s been in place for almost 48 hours now, as frustrating as it is, it’s not nearly as bad as for the families receiving bad news. So every so often you won’t hear from me for a while it just depends how long it takes to notify family.
Well I am getting into the swing of things now, did the day shift on my own the other day. After checking the equipment there wasn’t much to do. It wasn’t a flying day so nothing to prep for that, no patients so I took some of the first photos of my trip. There is some amazing art work on the blast walls around the ASU extolling the virtues of previous Aeromed teams. So we as a team have to think of a similar bit of wall art. Stu has A level art so we have nominated him. It was warm and sunny so there was a little sunbathing but as uniform is worn all the time there will be lines! It is a plane spotter’s paradise because there is constant aircraft activity and I did stand and watch for a while It is an Afghanistan International Airport as well. I wrote a couple of blueys so exciting stuff. I did go and do my minibus familiarisation which involved a drive round camp. That was interesting there is a roundabout on camp; take your life in your hands I would say. Well that is an exaggeration as the speed limit is 20km/hr....but some of the vehicles are HUGE.
Last night’s shift was busy, we had 2 admissions to the Role 3 so had to help with that, my first experience of driving up to the back of aircraft an American Herc in this case and deplaning ITU patients. Neuro patients are treated at KAF. Later on had to meet the 3 escorts returning from Strat flights. It’s surreal driving onto the airfield watching the plane touchdown and taxi to the ramp then driving up to the steps and going onboard to off load all our kit. Completely different to my day job. After prepping for the next Strat flight we got to bed about 1am and I slept, I mean I slept I didn’t hear anything unlike my first night when being beside the runway the aircraft noise kept me awake. It was only the fast jets that woke me about 7am.
Have been to breakfast with my relief and now as I say am in the coffee shop. Will go to the ED Centre in moment to do some more on the ECDL I have signed onto. Then I hope to play Badminton with Evo mid morning otherwise I will go to the gym and do some cycling.
Went to the “Jingly” Market again yesterday bought a couple of things so much to choose from. Then we had coffee and donut from Tim Hortons.
That’s my exciting life at KAF.
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