One of the problems with crewing an ambulance is that you're more or less stationary the entire time, unless of course you're called to an incident. Okay so you can walk a little distance from the ambulance but you can't go too far, especially when you're reliant on the vehicle radio.
Being in the position of not being able to escape is when the 'uniform responsibility' issue rears its ugly head. I've said in the past that being in uniform often makes you the target of people's irritations, regardless of what your role is and what you do. If you're in uniform then you're official, if you're official then you're a target. This I experienced yet again at an event I was at recently.
You'd think a big national televised event coming to a small city would please some people. It brings the crowds in who then spend money (maybe not always) and it helps put the place on the map.
Clearly it doesn't please everyone though as my colleague and I were accosted by a local businessman who felt his business was being "ruined" by a few road closures. I don't think in this case he was actually blaming us, I think he just felt that we should share his pain and suffering. Perhaps he thought that as we were in uniform it was, at the very least, our duty to listen to him. Maybe he expected us to show some solidarity by declaring ourselves to be put out by such a large event.
Agreement was never going to happen, personally I enjoy these events. My colleague did listen though and nodded dutifully.
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