Day 1256: Rainy days and Mondays

The radio started going off about 6:15.  Someone with chest pain in Westfield needed help.  The dispatcher put out the call and no one answered.  Steve got up to listen.  The dispatcher toned out Portland, then Brocton, then Ripley.  Steve took off to respond and then finally someone from one of the nearby communities responded.  It happens too often and I feel so bad for the fearful, sick people seeking help and it doesn't come for a long time.  There is a serious shortage of EMTs in rural areas around the country and Chautauqua County is emblematic of the problem.

I spent the day getting ready for my trip to Atlanta with my sisters.  It should be a hoot!

Flowers from the succulent garden on Temple St.