Originally Posted by
Drum
2 days is not enough to get Malarone especially when you get awarded that DSS trip on a Friday for a Sunday departure.
Just happened to me. That's why I hate ****ing reserve on the ER. When I was a line holder (I'm 50% in category and getting reserve BTW - not by choice) I would bid avoid any malaria destination. Unfortunately as reserve you don't get a choice. I don't keep malarone on the shelf either. See above line holder comment.
I tried frantically to get some malarone on a Friday before my trip. No luck. Heck if I was a junky and needed methadone, I could walk into a local clinic and get it for free no questions 24/7. Try to get Malarone in a day? Two? No dice. Hopefully I put enough deet on me to prevent from getting bitten. Guess I'll find out if that worked soon enough.
I am really starting to hate my decision to come to DAL 5 years ago. Should have gone with FedEx. At least there you get better service for going to places that require this crap. Our reserve rules suck. Our union sucks since the ATL surrender mob took over. Been really quiet lately. WTF.
Rant over. and hoping I didn't get malaria.
I’m uber super senior on the ER. I always carry some Malarone in case of a green slip to Africa, which I normally avoid. It’s really not that difficult to be a little proactive, since you are on reserve, to get some. Being that you prefer not to get malaria and all that it entails. If you’re going to DSS on a 16 hour layover in the middle of nowhere you’re probably safe since there is no where to go (haven’t seen many parties on the 16 hour layover … but I could be getting ditched too at 9am, lol) and you’re in a desert where it’s the dry season at the moment. Some people just skip the Malone and DEET themselves like crazy.
Go get some Malorone. Geez.