air force fall-ies (poem) by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner on AuthorsDen

air force fall-ies
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winter 1983 carswell air force base fort worth texas my duty station i am a medical services specialist a medic or on really bad days a bedpan pusher HA workin' the medical floor ward 2-b 2-b or not 2-b that is the question HA the hospital i work at usaf rgn hosp carswell is old and kinda run down but we provide excellent service at least we try to to our active duty retired veterans and dependents been workin' 12 days straight and i'm tired finally finally get a day off whoo-hoooooooooooooooo i'm gonna sleep i'm wiped sound asleep someone's bangin' at my door in the barracks i live in lemme lone karla ya gotta phone call lemme lone lemme sleeeeeep it's the hospital ya gotta go to work what time is it 0900 hours nine in the morning awwwwwww man air force says ya gotta work ya gotta work okay i get up get dressed look outside major ice storm everything coated in a solid sheet of white great i don't have a car gotta walk three miles slip and sliiiide my way there without bustin' my yo-yo get to work glad ta see ya three medics that live off base couldn't make it in they're gonna try but it will be later when they come in if they come in sorry 'bout that know it was your day off yeah WAS but we sure need your help get into bathin' patients checkin' vital signs checkin' i.v.'s and n.g.'s checkin' catheter bags all the fun stuff ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww doin' paperwork always always paperwork finally around 1100 hours two of the medics finally show up the captain of the ward a nurse very sweet lady on ward 2-b or not 2-b tells me go home you've got the rest of the day off thanks for coming in i'm outta there walkin' home cut through the parkin' lot base headquarters who comes out but the base commander a full bird colonel he's an officer i'm not gotta salute salute feet shoot out from under me i fall landin' flat on my back whhaaammmmm still holdin' the salute the commander cracks up whaddaya call that airman a salute sir he's dyin' laughin' i'm goin' ow get up slowly say let's try this again salute from me salute from him he turns around feet go out from under him whhaaammmm he falls out lands flat on his back i'm doin' everything i can to keep from laughin' are you all right sir he shoots me a glare you laughin' at me airman mumbles no sir are you sure mumbles yes sir why ain't you openin' yer mouth mumbles i know better sir 'cause if i'd opened my mouth i'd a-died laughin' a full bird bustin' his ass now that's funny

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Reviewed on April 1, 2003

Quite a fun poem. Excellent.

Reviewed by Calendula Petal (Reader)

What a briliant read....I cant help laughing when someone falls over, I cant look at anyone or it makes it worse... this had me giggling too

Reviewed by jude forese

Reviewed on March 31, 2003

keep up the light-hearted spirit ;)

Reviewed by Madame X (Reader)

Karla, wonderful write. ((((((Hugs))))))

Reviewed by Retta (Reindeer) Mckenzie

Oh my..this just made me laugh and laugh..This was just excellent! thank you for that Karla, been awhile since I smiled,

Wonderful!

Reindeer

Reviewed by Woman Words (Reader)

thanks for sharing the smiles :-)

Reviewed by E T Waldron

methinks you're one of those hard-working types that never complains, so they call on you for everything;-) Great rant Karla, and funny finale!lol

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)

Reads funny too.
Bravo.

Reviewed by Alexander Shaumyan (Reader)

Great poem, Karla. Loved it. Excellent descriptions.

Reviewed by Lady Peg (Reader)

This is another wonderful write and tale.
{HUGS}}PEG

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

LM*O! love the title; it fits the nature of this poem perfectly! what a riotous write! could just imagine that "full bird" bustin' his yo and you trying all you possibly can to keep from busting a gut! i can see WHY you mumbled "no, sir" or "yes, sir" under your breath 'coz I would be bustin' my gut with laughter! you know me; whenever i see someone fall, or else if *i* fall, you KNOW there is bound to be some hysterical, out of control gigglin' from ME! right? :) love these air force tales; bet you have a MILLION of 'em! :) would like to pitch an idea to you..could you do one on kitty in the air force? that would be FUNNY! :) "AWRIGHT, airman first class purrbucket..drop and give me 50 for purrin' out of order!" screams the t.i. :) thanks for sharing this whimsical write; you sure do have a gift for storytelling! :) outstanding work, karla! :) love, and (((HUGS))), your twin, karen lynn. ((((SAAA-LUTE))))

Reviewed by Cathy Montgomery (Reader)

Thanks for sharing this, Karla. Love the "fall-ies" title and your humorous recollection in this memoir!!