red crossssss

so i did a stint at the local red cross office last night, spending the time answering calls that come in to the emergency services lines.

wild.
i had no training whatsoever, basically was shown a bunch of forms that need to be filled out when people call.

why are they calling?
well, they've had some kind of disaster happen to them, usually a fire, or a they are family of military who are trying to locate service-people for various reasons.

or they are looking for training classes, how to volunteer, where to donate, and so on and so forth.

it was kind of surreal b/c you would think that the people on the other end of the phone when you call the red cross are highly trained personnel.

well, it's not.

it's me.