Originally Posted by
lyeinyoureye
This isn't about whether or not you can multitask. It's about where your priorities lie. If you're doing something where people depend on you, some asinine thread on BF shouldn't be popping up when you're doing what you're doing. On your down time. Sure, whatever. Maybe even as a fleeting thought. But to go so far as to think about, then isolate and respond to something so trivial during an emergency where you're saving lives? If you really are a First Responder, Medic, and/or K9 Handler your priorities should lie with helping out those in need and not some POS thread on BF.
By "supposed" I mean I don't know whether or not you are what you say you are, but I am assuming your are in this instance.
I didn't question your competency. If I did, I would say something along the lines of "You're incompetent."
I'm going to try hard to give you the benefit of the doubt and attempt one last time to explain this to you.
Once again, I will direct you to my initial response. Rescue shifts can last for hours and hours. There are periods of downtime within a shift. It is a hard concept to grasp I guess for somebody who hasn't been there. I have shown time and time again where my priorities lie, that isn't even a reasonable question to ask. My priority is with saving lives, very obviously. I make personal sacrifices for this I'm not sure you'd be able to comprehend. But every second of a rescue shift isn't generally spend with 100% of my brain cells tunnel visioning on the task at hand. That is not only impossible, it is unhealthy, and it is bad for situational awareness. It is also doubly important for me to entertain myself as a K9 Handler when I work a disaster with my pooch. If I'm stressed, he'll eventually get stressed. I need to stay upbeat and somewhat happy in the presence of great human suffering and tragedy. Otherwise I will lower the drive of my K9 and the game he plays will stop being a fun one. To do this, I do let my mind wander from time to time and think about things that make me chuckle. Otherwise, I'm not doing my job well by not allowing my pup to do his job well. Not sure what else I can say to help bridge this concept for you. Maybe this seems obvious to me as somebody trained to a high level of tactical and situational awareness. I don't find an internal comedic dialog to be a distraction. In fact I find it improves my performance, my K9's performance, and keeps me awake and on my toes. It is something I can instantly switch off if the need arises, and switch on if the need arises (often this sense of humor is an important piece of the bedside manner puzzle). I've said it before and I'll say it again. Humor helps prevent PTSD, intense tunnel vision and stress for hours and days on end helps to cause PTSD. PTSD is a serious wound I don't take lightly.
Bed time for me...zzzzzzzzz