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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2019, 01:46:35 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2019, 02:03:09 PM » |
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In the words of Ron White, You can't fix stupid.
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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2019, 02:10:45 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2019, 05:07:00 PM » |
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As you go in to the world today keep in mind that about half the people with whom you come into contact will be below average in intelligence.  |
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« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2019, 05:22:14 PM » |
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As you go in to the world today keep in mind that about half the people with whom you come into contact will be below average in intelligence. And yesterday wasn't much better.  What this video reminded me of more than anything... when I worked in heavy industry, we got WAY the hell out of the way of things that could fall over or down on us, or explode. There's no injury from a coil of new steel falling on you, there's just instantly being converted to one millimeter tall. There were trains and giant trucks to run you over, dynamite to blow you up, wildly powerful electricity to light you up, cranes to drop things on you, and buildings, ore docks, elevated pipe and conveyors to fall off of. When people yelled to look out, you never looked up (with your hard hat on), you ran. |
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« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2019, 08:45:20 PM » |
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As you go in to the world today keep in mind that about half the people with whom you come into contact will be below average in intelligence. There are many days when I think only the lesser half survived....judging by those with whom I have the "luck" to interact. Case in point this past Thursday.....my wife recently rec'd. a replacement debit card and at this stage in her life is unable to sign the back of it. I had her/our checkbook in my back pocket(we have a joint account obviously) and when I went to use her new card in the machine at the checkout counter, the girl noticed it wasn't signed so questioned it. I explained it was a debit card on our joint bank account and told her of my wife's inability to write her name. She insisted it had to be signed before I could use it, which was ridiculous since the card is inserted with the chip and not scanned by her. I asked to speak to a manager, who immediately backed up the checkout girl. I showed them both the card and the checkbook....still wanted it signed. So I asked for a pen and while they both looked on, I signed Rita's name on the back of the new debit card. With that, they were satisfied and allowed me to use the card.  |
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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2019, 04:53:53 AM » |
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John, I recently changed health insurance due to retirement. I got a note from the new insurance that one of the prescriptions I had filled was not on their list and would need to be confirmed. I got a call in which the operator, nice lady, explained to me that they needed me to tell them it was alright to contact my primary care physician and have him confirm the medicine.
"You mean you need confirmation that it's okay for me to take that medicine from the doctor who prescribed it? Does that make sense to you?"
"No."
I gave my permission. They called. It turned out I was okay to obtain the medicine that had been prescribed.
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« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2019, 05:03:54 AM » |
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As you go in to the world today keep in mind that about half the people with whom you come into contact will be below average in intelligence. LOL. And some of them get elected to Congress |
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« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2019, 07:52:58 AM » |
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John, I recently changed health insurance due to retirement. I got a note from the new insurance that one of the prescriptions I had filled was not on their list and would need to be confirmed. I got a call in which the operator, nice lady, explained to me that they needed me to tell them it was alright to contact my primary care physician and have him confirm the medicine.
"You mean you need confirmation that it's okay for me to take that medicine from the doctor who prescribed it? Does that make sense to you?"
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I gave my permission. They called. It turned out I was okay to obtain the medicine that had been prescribed.
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« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2019, 11:56:08 AM » |
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And Carl's note about permission re. a prescription reminded me of nearly seven years ago when I was in the hospital following a major heart attack. They kept an IV bag pumping stuff into me 24 hrs. a day, and kept taking blood tests for blood sugar which they kept telling me was extremely high. Not sure a reading of 125-140 is "extremely high" but it caused them to keep hitting me with insulin which I've never had a need for in the past. Finally one day my daughter Toni was with me and she asked about it, then asked what was in the IV bag. The nurse looked at it then announced it was a saline/glucose mix fluid. Toni stormed out of the room headed for the nurses station and returned with the charge nurse. She then asked why are you giving him glucose then shooting him with insulin. The charge nurse got this deer in the headlight look, removed the bag and walked out....followed by Toni who let it be known rather loudly; "you people are idiots."  |
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« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2019, 02:18:37 PM » |
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Sad. Reminds me of the old joke where they kept giving the patient blood tests, and finally determined he just needed blood.
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« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2019, 04:46:11 PM » |
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And Carl's note about permission re. a prescription reminded me of nearly seven years ago when I was in the hospital following a major heart attack. They kept an IV bag pumping stuff into me 24 hrs. a day, and kept taking blood tests for blood sugar which they kept telling me was extremely high. Not sure a reading of 125-140 is "extremely high" but it caused them to keep hitting me with insulin which I've never had a need for in the past. Finally one day my daughter Toni was with me and she asked about it, then asked what was in the IV bag. The nurse looked at it then announced it was a saline/glucose mix fluid. Toni stormed out of the room headed for the nurses station and returned with the charge nurse. She then asked why are you giving him glucose then shooting him with insulin. The charge nurse got this deer in the headlight look, removed the bag and walked out....followed by Toni who let it be known rather loudly; "you people are idiots." As a Type 2 diabetic - 125 - 140 is not "THAT high" - I pretty much consider that normal. High is above 140, and low is below 85-90. If you get too low - you have a problem, you can die from this if it gets too low (below 50, one friend said he had been down to 30). |
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