Preemptive Karma...

Just the other day I was working a rescue shift. Nothing too exciting so far that morning. Just a chest painer and a dead guy. So we get sent to go to post because everyone else was busy. Well, except for one of the MICU trucks which was at the same post. As my partner and I drive up, we notice that both people in the vehicle are asleep. Obviously, the first thing that pops into my head was "how can I mess with these two"?
     So I do the logical/mature/smart thing and decide to drive right up next to them and blast the siren. This apparently was more of a problem than I thought it would be. Now before I go any further, let me paint you a better picture of the area. The other (larger) ambulance is parked in a small parking lot next to a curb and a tree with enough space to drive my ambulance between the two. I obviously miss judged the turning radius of my vehicle and as I am pulling next to the other truck I look in my mirrors just in time to have the back bumper of their vehicle "kiss" my left rear wheel well. This promptly wakes up the other crew who for some reason decide to back up their truck. Don't ask me. I was driving the other truck. So I actually have to get over the PA system and tell them to stop moving. From all the grinding, rubbing, and all around bad sounds that came from the contact of these two mobile infirmaries, I thought the damage would be pretty bad.
     Much to my surprise, the larger ambulance didn't have a scratch on its bumper ( the area I came into contact with). However, my vehicle now as a 9 inch by 3 inch "beauty mark" on the rear driver side wheel well. Every one was OK and after much moaning and groaning I give the supervisor a call to tell him what happened. He wasn't exactly enthusiastic about what I had just told him, but he was professional and gave me clear instructions on what to do from there. Basically it involved me not driving for a week and everyone writing an incident report.
     Moral of the story? Being a smart ass can be fun, but it can and will bite you in the ass. Am I still going to be a smart ass? Am I still going to try and pull a prank or two from time to time. Absolutely. However, I not going to do so with company equipment. Now I have to take CEVO...again. For the third time in less than a year. This is why I need a flight job.