Ask HN: How are you spending your Christmas Day?

Re:Ask HN: How are you spending your Christmas Day? by jrnichols on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @12:17PM (#18758134)

I'm a paramedic, so I'm at work today. Fortunately it's not at my 911 job but at an urgent care, so the chances of it being a little less busy are much higher.

Even better, the nearby Starbucks still has my favorite holiday drinks.

We did all of our Christmas stuff at home last night.

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Re:Ask HN: How are you spending your Christmas Day? by trcollinson on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @02:25PM (#18758820)

Thank you for what you do. Luckily (fingers crossed) I haven’t needed an Urgent Care on Christmas Day for the last few years. But I did slice open a finger two years in a row (same finger, same stupid slicing accident, I’ve grown better with knife skills) and needed stitches ASAP. I am so grateful for the professionals in the medical field that serve us even with our own stupidity. Thank you and have a happy holidays!

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Re:Ask HN: How are you spending your Christmas Day? by jrnichols on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @03:33PM (#18759091)

Slicing accident?

it might not come as a surprise to hear that a lot of the lacerations/etc we see are related to opening mail/packages/Amazon stuff. ;-)

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Re:Ask HN: How are you spending your Christmas Day? by trcollinson on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @06:58PM (#18759710)

I was actually preparing a standing prime rib roast! And trimming the fat. I held the roast with one hand and slices towards that hand with the other. Twice! The first year, shame on the roast. But the second year... lol

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Re:Ask HN: How are you spending your Christmas Day? by FlyMoreRockets on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @11:20PM (#18760490)

Retired from EMS last year. The resulting calmness and serenity is sublime. Keep on keeping on, brother.

This Christmas, I'm not doing much at all and it's really nice.

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