Vern McCandlish: Me: I am not superstitious. Them: But you won't say the "q" word that rhymes with diet even though you're now retired. Me: That is because all those 911 dispatchers, police, fire, EMTs, and ED nurses & doctors don't deserve that. Them: That is being superstitious. Me: No, that is just a fact.

Me: I am not superstitious. Them: But you won't say the "q" word that rhymes with diet even though you're now retired. Me: That is because all those 911 dispatchers, police, fire, EMTs, and ED nurses & doctors don't deserve that. Them: That is being superstitious. Me: No, that is just a fact.