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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on February 12, 2013, 04:54:33 PM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022355725
Oh my.
Glamrock (85 posts) Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:58 PM
Best health care system in the world my ****in ass!
Last night my other mom (step mom) fell at the roller rink. The poor thing broke some bones in her wrist. The fall also pushed a bone out of place and through the skin. According to my dad and my stepbro, her arm had a couple 90° angles that should not have been there. So, off to the hospital they go. Aaaand let the ****ing bullshit marathon begin.
They arrive at the hospital and of course, a bone sticking out of your arm, blood everywhere, and obvious excruciating pain isn't nearly as critical as the ****ing paperwork that has to be done. Fine. Now it's time to sit for an hour waiting to be seen. Okay, they're finally seen. The open wound is cleaned and dressed. Now it's off to another hospital 15 miles away for surgery. Mom's gonna get an ambulance ride! Oh boy! My brother drives 25 miles to pick up dad, and then twenty miles to the hospital. They beat the ambulance there!
Now for the second round of ****ing bullshit. The hospital has to call the surgeon who is on call for directions (meds, schedule surgery, etc.). Really? There's not a qualified doctor on the premises for this? Are you ****ing kidding me? Aaalllright. So she finally gets some pain meds and is told surgery will be in the morning. Can't eat anything of course, due to the upcoming surgery.
So this morning comes and goes and guess what? No ****ing surgery. Apparently, the surgeon has appointments at his office so surgery is now set for 3. Of course, she still hasn't eaten. And the pain meds on an empty stomach are causing her to become nauseous. And, of course, if she does get sick they can't do the surgery until tomorrow. Get that? Sorry lady, if you get sick because of our ****ing incompetence you'll have to be in excruciating pain until tomorrow. Dumb****s.
Well, the surgeon has a bad day at the office and she doesn't get into surgery until 4:30. My poor mom has been in absolute agony for a mere ****ing 21 hours now, but the worst is behind her. The wife and I meet the rest of the fam in the cafeteria a little after 5 and head up to her room to wait. We have to go down to the nurses station to get them to change the sweaty, bloody sheets. Un-****ing-believable! Okay, it's now 6:15 and they bring her in. Good news, they were able to get everything in her wrist back in place without having to open her up. Cool! Some pins and a cast and she's good as new! Still in pain, but not quite as severe. She still hasn't eaten however. We wait 10 minutes for the nurse to come back. 11. 12. **** it. We call down to order her dinner at 6:35. The ****ing kitchen is closed and the only thing she can get is a cold sandwich. Again, are you ****ing kidding me? The kitchen is closed at 6 ****ing 30? We certainly wouldn't want to upset the ****ing shareholders with a couple $10 an hour employees! Or a surgeon on premises for that ****ing matter. We're in the business of making money after all. Bastards. Anyway, now I have to jump in the car and make a ****ing trip to Wendy's. ****ing bullshit! Now, for the record, I'm not pissed because I'm inconvenienced. I'm pissed because my 62 year old step mom hasn't eaten in 24 hours and now has to wait another 25 ****ing minutes.
I am absolutely disgusted by what she had to endure since the fall. It's complete bullshit. I guarantee the price tag is going to be more than my Mini Cooper S. However, when I show up at the dealership, the bonnet (hood for those who don't know mini-speak) is up in 10 minutes or less. It's a sad ****ing state of affairs when my car gets better service than a human being. I'm so ****ing pissed I can't see straight.
Thanks fer lettin' me vent ya'all.
A big campfire, so only PoPs (primitives of prominence) are quoted here.
It's well worth reading the whole thing at the link above.
nadinbrzezinski (116,139 posts) Tue Feb 12, 2013, 12:56 AM
8. Not you, why did the basic ER not route her to a regional trauma center?
Oh never mind.
Watch for infections due to the compound fracture (bone sticking out)
undergroundpanther (11,365 posts) Tue Feb 12, 2013, 04:12 AM
33. It is scary
I have been in severe pain,after awhile I couldn't hold back,and started screaming it hurt so much.Then they got pissed but I couldn't take it. They saw my hair and look and assumed addict. I have no addiction history or issues,so they let me sit for hours crying and screaming,until they decided my pain was genuine enough to help. I would have loved to have someone there.
^^^ :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:
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We certainly wouldn't want to upset the ****ing shareholders with a couple $10 an hour employees!
Why is the glamrock primitive is suggesting that the hospital should keep staff on at less than a living wage to cater to them?
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Using words like Bro? Fam? and only 85 posts? I say mole!
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This will be known as SUPREME CARE compared to what it will be under Zerocare. :evil:
OWN IT, DUmmies.
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Sounds like rsmithnumbers has a sockpuppet.
The only way even an ounce of this could be true is if the DUmmy is in Canada or Mexico.
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Sounds like rsmithnumbers has a sockpuppet.
The only way even an ounce of this could be true is if the DUmmy is in Canada or Mexico.
Or some blue-state hell. :lmao:
(I know that was being somewhat redundant.)
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Sounds like rsmithnumbers has a sockpuppet.
The only way even an ounce of this could be true is if the DUmmy is in Canada or Mexico.
Yeah, this is a rather stupid bouncy.
Unless of course the ambulance driver is accustomed to taking folkes to med-check in the local strip mall.
I have a very hard time believing there going to let a little old woman sit in the waiting room for an hour with a compound fracture (especially in the wrist, there is a reason some people cut their wrists) in order to do the paperwork. Remember she was supposedly accompanied to the hospital, the idiot primitive could have the the ball rolling on that.
And why would the ambulance have been cleared into a hospital that couldn't possibly treat a compound wrist fracture, I'm sure that EMT could look at the wrist and tell that it was a compound fracture and that it was reported to dispatch.
So this is how it was supposed to work...
EMT responds, puts the poor woman on a gurney, and goes to a "medical facility" where she sits for an hour. After that hour they give her a painkiller and bandage the wound then ship her to another hospital that doesn't have a ER doc available?!?
This kid must live in Chicago's war zone where they need remote triage.
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I read this earlier and so much bullshit you could fertilize all Iowa with it.
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All of the problems with our health care system can be traced back to one Democrat or another.
You can start with HMO Teddy.
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:yahoo: Ugpee showed up!!1!11! Cool, DUde. :rotf:
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:yahoo: Ugpee showed up!!1!11! Cool, DUde. :rotf:
This screech in its' yowl caught my attention:
They saw my hair and look and assumed addict.
Weeeell, lessee . . . You claim to be a male panther trapped in a female human's body.
I think I see the problem here. Hint--it ain't them.
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Yeah - lets nationalise the healthcare system to fix this.
Then if you're in a regional area like I am - you can wait several hours on the ramp for a bed before getting a massive MRSA post surgery.
That's assuming the medical staff are competent to figure out what's ailing you and don't send you home with a packet of acetaminophen and their best wishes.
But hey. At least it's "free".
There's a good reason people fly to the US from all over the world for leading edge medical treatment.
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This screech in its' yowl caught my attention:
Weeeell, lessee . . . You claim to be a male panther trapped in a female human's body.
The subway cat had that all wrong, about the way they looked at her.
They didn't look at her and assume "addict;" they looked her over and reasonably concluded "waste of human skin."
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Glamrock (85 posts) Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:58 PM
Best health care system in the world my ****in ass!
Last night my other mom (step mom) fell at the roller rink. The poor thing broke some bones in her wrist. The fall also pushed a bone out of place and through the skin. According to my dad and my stepbro, her arm had a couple 90° angles that should not have been there. So, off to the hospital they go. Aaaand let the ****ing bullshit marathon begin.
They arrive at the hospital and of course, a bone sticking out of your arm, blood everywhere, and obvious excruciating pain isn't nearly as critical as the ****ing paperwork that has to be done. Fine. Now it's time to sit for an hour waiting to be seen. Okay, they're finally seen. The open wound is cleaned and dressed. Now it's off to another hospital 15 miles away for surgery. Mom's gonna get an ambulance ride! Oh boy! My brother drives 25 miles to pick up dad, and then twenty miles to the hospital. They beat the ambulance there!
Now for the second round of ****ing bullshit. The hospital has to call the surgeon who is on call for directions (meds, schedule surgery, etc.). Really? There's not a qualified doctor on the premises for this? Are you ****ing kidding me? Aaalllright. So she finally gets some pain meds and is told surgery will be in the morning. Can't eat anything of course, due to the upcoming surgery.
So this morning comes and goes and guess what? No ****ing surgery. Apparently, the surgeon has appointments at his office so surgery is now set for 3. Of course, she still hasn't eaten. And the pain meds on an empty stomach are causing her to become nauseous. And, of course, if she does get sick they can't do the surgery until tomorrow. Get that? Sorry lady, if you get sick because of our ****ing incompetence you'll have to be in excruciating pain until tomorrow. Dumb****s.
Well, the surgeon has a bad day at the office and she doesn't get into surgery until 4:30. My poor mom has been in absolute agony for a mere ****ing 21 hours now, but the worst is behind her. The wife and I meet the rest of the fam in the cafeteria a little after 5 and head up to her room to wait. We have to go down to the nurses station to get them to change the sweaty, bloody sheets. Un-****ing-believable! Okay, it's now 6:15 and they bring her in. Good news, they were able to get everything in her wrist back in place without having to open her up. Cool! Some pins and a cast and she's good as new! Still in pain, but not quite as severe. She still hasn't eaten however. We wait 10 minutes for the nurse to come back. 11. 12. **** it. We call down to order her dinner at 6:35. The ****ing kitchen is closed and the only thing she can get is a cold sandwich. Again, are you ****ing kidding me? The kitchen is closed at 6 ****ing 30? We certainly wouldn't want to upset the ****ing shareholders with a couple $10 an hour employees! Or a surgeon on premises for that ****ing matter. We're in the business of making money after all. Bastards. Anyway, now I have to jump in the car and make a ****ing trip to Wendy's. ****ing bullshit! Now, for the record, I'm not pissed because I'm inconvenienced. I'm pissed because my 62 year old step mom hasn't eaten in 24 hours and now has to wait another 25 ****ing minutes.
I am absolutely disgusted by what she had to endure since the fall. It's complete bullshit. I guarantee the price tag is going to be more than my Mini Cooper S. However, when I show up at the dealership, the bonnet (hood for those who don't know mini-speak) is up in 10 minutes or less. It's a sad ****ing state of affairs when my car gets better service than a human being. I'm so ****ing pissed I can't see straight.
Thanks fer lettin' me vent ya'all.
Stop adding letters to some words and leaving them off other words and you won't seem so douchey. Oh and I just knew you either drove a mini cooper or a miata. Just knew it! :rotf:
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Using words like Bro? Fam? and only 85 posts? I say mole!
It's Kyle Ricky.
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Glamrock (85 posts) Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:58 PM
Best health care system in the world my ****in ass!
Last night my other mom (step mom) fell at the roller rink. The poor thing broke some bones in her wrist. The fall also pushed a bone out of place and through the skin. According to my dad and my stepbro, her arm had a couple 90° angles that should not have been there. So, off to the hospital they go. Aaaand let the ****ing bullshit marathon begin.
They arrive at the hospital and of course, a bone sticking out of your arm, blood everywhere, and obvious excruciating pain isn't nearly as critical as the ****ing paperwork that has to be done.
Not saying I buy any of that bullshit, but maybe your "other mom" should just take a pill for it. Also, why would a bone be sticking out of my arm? Your "other" mom is the one that fell. Not me.
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I am absolutely disgusted by what she had to endure since the fall. It's complete bullshit. I guarantee the price tag is going to be more than my Mini Cooper S. However, when I show up at the dealership, the bonnet (hood for those who don't know mini-speak) is up in 10 minutes or less. It's a sad ****ing state of affairs when my car gets better service than a human being.
If automobile service centers were the same as medical centers you would end up with the same issues and at higher cost.
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undergroundpanther (11,365 posts) Tue Feb 12, 2013, 04:12 AM
33. It is scary
I have been in severe pain,after awhile I couldn't hold back,and started screaming it hurt so much.Then they got pissed but I couldn't take it. They saw my hair and look and assumed addict. I have no addiction history or issues,so they let me sit for hours crying and screaming,until they decided my pain was genuine enough to help. I would have loved to have someone there.
Do you know why you are destined to die alone UGP? It's because you have shoved away anyone who tried to help you, ever.
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Do you know why you are destined to die alone UGP? It's because you have shoved away anyone who tried to help you, ever.
Being ugly as **** doesn't help matters either.
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It's Kyle Ricky.
That would be pants!
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Duers are famous for taking a single event, extrapolating that event to a whole system and then pronouncing judgement on the system. I got a bad burger from McDonald's so all McDonald's suck.
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Duers are famous for taking a single event, extrapolating that event to a whole system and then pronouncing judgement on the system. I got a bad burger from McDonald's so all McDonald's suck.
McDonald's does suck for the most part. Unless you can actually get one hot off the grill and that is rare since they cook a bunch of meat then put it in warmers and microwave it when you order it.
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Duers are famous for taking a single event, extrapolating that event to a whole system and then pronouncing judgement on the system. I got a bad burger from McDonald's so all restaurants suck.
Better analogy. :-)
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Comrade, no like $10 services? We have $5 services too.
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That story was just made up so the OP could talk about the mini they had, and use the word "bonnet" to sound cool. I know several people who own minis. Not one says bonnet. :thatsright: Of course, none of them are in England either.
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That story was just made up so the OP could talk about the mini they had, and use the word "bonnet" to sound cool. I know several people who own minis. Not one says bonnet. :thatsright: Of course, none of them are in England either.
The new Mini is a German vehicle. To call any part of that car by a British term is ridiculous.
Using 'bonnet' is the cooking-and-baking forum equivalent to using some bullshit french alphabet soup word to describe something we use every day over here, but with a huge dose of pompous ass.
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That story was just made up so the OP could talk about the mini they had, and use the word "bonnet" to sound cool. I know several people who own minis. Not one says bonnet. :thatsright: Of course, none of them are in England either.
Pretentiousness goes hand in hand with being a DUmmie. I drive a Mini because I like how it looks, I like its gas efficiency, it is good for my anglophilic heart (even if it is technically a BMW), and I get a kick out of the name. My Facebook friends can figure out why I like the name of the car :rofl: I've never heard of anybody use the term "mini-speak" before.
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Pretentiousness goes hand in hand with being a DUmmie. I drive a Mini because I like how it looks, I like its gas efficiency, it is good for my anglophilic heart (even if it is technically a BMW), and I get a kick out of the name. My Facebook friends can figure out why I like the name of the car :rofl: I've never heard of anybody use the term "mini-speak" before.
So, do you call the hood a 'bonnet'? :popcorn:
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The glamrock primitive with his 'bonnet' makes me think of the PT Cruiser owners that show up at car shows. They think they're being cool, but everybody is pointing and laughing at them behind their back.
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Using 'bonnet' is the cooking-and-baking forum equivalent to using some bullshit french alphabet soup word to describe something we use every day over here, but with a huge dose of pompous ass.
You mean like things we refer to as pot, pan or spoon? :-)
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Pretentiousness goes hand in hand with being a DUmmie. I drive a Mini because I like how it looks, I like its gas efficiency, it is good for my anglophilic heart (even if it is technically a BMW), and I get a kick out of the name. My Facebook friends can figure out why I like the name of the car :rofl: I've never heard of anybody use the term "mini-speak" before.
Yes. My boyfriend drives one, for all of the above reasons, with the exception of the name part. :-) I even know someone who is in one of the Mini clubs around here, she has never used any "mini-speak."
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Cottage Grove is about 10 miles away from me and it has a very small hospital, maybe 20 beds. Complicated cases, surgeries, severe illness are sent to Eugene. The hospital is almost 40 miles away. But even IF stepmom had to wait for surgery they would give her pain meds so the fact that she's laying there in pain is bullshit. Even the emergency room that sent her to the larger hospital would've given her pain meds before transporting. And the DUmmies buy it...not one of them is capable of logical thought.
Cindie
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Yes. My boyfriend drives one, for all of the above reasons, with the exception of the name part. :-) I even know someone who is in one of the Mini clubs around here, she has never used any "mini-speak."
My good friend had a mini clubman and hated it.
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My good friend had a mini clubman and hated it.
The clubman looks stupid. Quite unfortunate.
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The clubman looks stupid. Quite unfortunate.
They should have stuck with the old Traveler. It was a stretched version of the original Mini.
(http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1387/604907189_d9114e8ddb_z.jpg)
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They should have stuck with the old Traveler. It was a stretched version of the original Mini.
(http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1387/604907189_d9114e8ddb_z.jpg)
Exactly. It could of been done right. Dang Germans put all this plastic all over it and it looks stupid.
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The original Mini doesn't have that curved roof. The new Clubman looks like a retarded Toyota FJ Cruiser.
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The original Mini doesn't have that curved roof. The new Clubman looks like a retarded Toyota FJ Cruiser.
YES! :cheersmate:
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The original Mini doesn't have that curved roof. The new Clubman looks like a retarded Toyota FJ Cruiser.
Double negative alert !
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What, you guys aren't overrun with them? All the cool guys up here have them.
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What, you guys aren't overrun with them? All the cool guys up here have them.
I see a few of em getting around town. Don't like em.
You want a "off-road" Toyota in this part of the country and you get a Landcruiser or a Hliux.
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I see a few of em getting around town. Don't like em.
You want a "off-road" Toyota in this part of the country and you get a Landcruiser or a Hliux.
Is the intake snorkel standard equipment on those, or an owner add-on?
Seems like every pic I see of an Aussie off-roader has one.
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Is the intake snorkel standard equipment on those, or an owner add-on?
Seems like every pic I see of an Aussie off-roader has one.
I'm not entirely sure with Toyota - I am a Nissan fan - but I'd assume some models it is supplied with the vehicle, others it's an "accessory" you can add at the showroom or after.
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Using 'bonnet' is the cooking-and-baking forum equivalent to using some bullshit french alphabet soup word to describe something we use every day over here, but with a huge dose of pompous ass.
But, Jeremy Clarkson can say it all he wants, for all I care.
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But, Jeremy Clarkson can say it all he wants, for all I care.
There's an exception to every rule. :-)
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Jeremy Clarkson doesn't live in the USA, so he's good to go. Even if he did, I'd still give him a pass, since he's not from around these parts. :-)
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Wait til Obamacare comes. So they can whine about it.
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Jeremy Clarkson doesn't live in the USA, so he's good to go. Even if he did, I'd still give him a pass, since he's not from around these parts. :-)
And, he's as funny as all getout.