Civility among emergency
Day in and day out, emergency personnel tend to Guilford County's most urgent needs, rushing from here to there, speaking a language that's foreign to most.
Their constant communication cackles across the newsroom scanner.
"10-50 PI!"
"Greensboro Station 44 -- Standby!"
"Discharged firearm in the area of..."
But when the day is done, they too clock out and enjoy the slower pace of Southern living.
Just after lunchtime Friday, a voice came across the scanner:
"Y'all have a good weekend. We'll do it again on Monday."
"10-4," a different voice responded. "You have a good weekend too."
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