I fully understand the frustration about the references to you as an ambulance driver. Many moons ago, while working for Surrey Ambulance, I recall off duty bodies milling about in Boots the chemist trying to raise money for a lifepak 5 or an I & I kit for our motors. The service would pay for the training, but not the kit. We were breaking away from the old 'swoop and scoop' model to 'stay and stabilise'. The biggest insult I recall was during an industrial dispute in the mid to late 80's. A prominent Tory minister said something along the lines that ambulance crews were just "van drivers". Good. If he suffers from an MI, do not call 999, ring Pickfords, or DHL instead, the b#####d. Sorry Tom, Did'nt mean to bring the blog into disrepute.