Mr. Reynolds, My name is Chris and I am a medic in the US (central Ohio area). I recently bought your book at a 2nd hand bookstore and quickly finished it. I just want to say thank you and good luck. The thank you is for your ability to publish our thoughts to the public without making them seem like the ill-tempered rants we might sometimes turn them into. I have also quite enjoyed seeing the differences in our work from our Brittish counterparts. Over and over again I find little things here and there that we do so differently. Yet, it's always erie the comonalities, especially in the thoughts and emotions of our work. This specifically brings to mind one of the stories near the end of your book talking about smoking parents, more specifically the arrest of a young girl who's father 'lit up' in the resus room after her death. I happened to read that while at work and it put me in a foul mood for a long while. The good luck is for your continued interest and devotion in this blog, but more importantly, in your passion for your career. From your blogs I believe that we view our jobs somewhat similarly. At the moment, I do a lot of work in the private EMS sector, so I see more indifference, apathy, and good ol' burn-out than I care to admit. Here's to the simple things in life (a shift without "incident reports", strange body fluids on your uniform, a never-solicited but honestly-ment 'thank you'... and maybe a good cup of tea?) The AmeriMedic