This is painfully true.

Sometimes you get a forward that is just too true. My thanks to Jeremy for this one.

You know you have been in the Red Cross for too long when...

• You've put more into the training night tea kitty than you have into your pension.
• You no longer watch sporting events to see the scores but to see how the medical crews handle the accidents.
• You refer to motorcyclists as "organ donors".
• Your Hi-Viz is no longer Day-Glo yellow but faded in the sun to dishwater white.
• You stop looking at clothing for fashion, and look at it for function and durability.
• Reflective clothing patches become a searched-for fashion plus.
• Your Christmas wish list only includes items from Britcross, SP and Laerdal catalogues.
• You have a pet name for your defib.
• Your spouse/partner has his/her hands on you but it's to practice body checks, not passion.
• Matters of the heart refer to CPR and not romance.
• You put your shoes on as soon as your home phone rings.
• You refer to "Blues & Twos", "999" and "Casualty" as "educational television".
• Your greatest fear in life involves a pregnant woman shouting; "IT'S COMING!"

You know you have been on duty for too long when...

• You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says, "it's really quiet".
• Your idea of a great meal is one that's warm.
• You've been thinking up ways to convert a wheelchair into a dune buggy.
• You get very, very scared when a child is "too" quiet.
• You are convinced that the amount of complaining by a patient is inversely proportional to how sick they are.
• You've ever said (to anyone) "so, did you find the finger?"
• You've ever wanted to put a notice in the First Aid post saying: "If you are moody, irritable or just plain rude, there will be a £10 surcharge for putting up with you".
• You automatically multiply by two the answer to the question "how many drinks did you have today?"
• You automatically multiply by three the answer to the question "how many cigarettes did you have today?"
• Your own dog won't let you into the family house because it no longer recognises you.
• You won't let your own dog into the family house because you no longer recognise it.
• You are the only one at the dinner table NOT allowed to talk about your day.
• Your greatest fear in life involves a pregnant woman shouting, "IT'S COMING!"

The next question you should be asking is 'so why do you do Red Cross then?'
That's a good question.
Why do I do Red Cross..? ;-)

Must be something to do with the people involved, helping people, and working for an organisation that believes in Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary service, Unity and Universality