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Not really, we had a few periods when it went quiet. It was mainly rubbish jobs though, very demoralising, we have a big mental health problem over here, and there really is nowhere for these people to get help, so they just wait till 3 in the morning and call us!! i feel sorry for them, but we are the wrong service for them, crisis teams etc won't come out to see them, they just don't seem bothered, so they have no choice!!

ooh, thats my old avatar!!! its only 12 months old, but i tried to put a new one on!

Oh, that's sad!  Don't the powers that be see this as a problem? 

they don't really care i don't think, its seen as a good thing to have as many as poss living in the community, but some people just can't, and we see all the ones that can't! People that make these decisions need to come out with us for a few nights, and see it from a different angle. I'm not someone that can solve these problems but i certainly see them. Trouble is, these people are persistent emergency callers, so become regulars to us, and the A&E departments, so people just get sick of seeing them, they become 'timewasters' . We also have a bit of a 'nanny' state, where people think they should phone 999 because they have cut their finger slightly, or their baby is crying!! no other signs/symptoms, oh and they were never told in hospital you have to wind babies!!! thats a real job!! it comes down to basic life skills!! basic education!!!      .........phew....rant over..

think i'm going to change my avatar back!! i'm sick of looking at this one already!!

Stephanie...you are soo cute!!!  I wish I had old pics!  I would love to see everyone as a little kid!!

I think i must be seeing different avatars to everyone else!!! i can see Stephanie's old avatar still!!! Stephanie can obviously see my new one, but Krissy, you can still see my old black and white one????   i'm confused