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October 26, 2024

I cancelled my subscription to the Washington Post today.

I know it is only a drop in the bucket of money but it seems money is all Jeff Bezos cares about. Hopefully I am not the only one that drops the WP.

September 30, 2024

The last thing the states in the south need right now is to have to take workers away from rescuing people in order to

provide all the security etc. for a famous (or infamous) person. They need food, water, battery operated lights, blankets etc. for people that are stranded. Those things are being delivered by FEMA and other agencies already. They don't need to be diverted from that job because some yahoo wants to pat himself on the back and throw rolls of paper towels at people trying to look good.

IMO the proper response is to send manpower, equipment, food, water etc. and wait until the missing have been found and the work of cleaning up is well underway before viewing the destruction. Someone gawking is not helping at all.

Of course it is just my opinion.

February 7, 2024

TY to whoever gave me the hearts.

I do more reading than posting here so I really was not expecting hearts and appreciate your kindness.

January 18, 2024

What happened to curtesy and manners in this country?

I had to have a steroid shot in my spine yesterday at the local hospital, a recurring thing. A couple months ago when I had to have a sonogram done, I noticed a note posted by the check in desk. It basically said: We do not call people in the order of when they arrived. We have many specialty rooms in this department and we call in the order that a technician becomes available for the procedure you need done. Please do not confront the receptionist or cause a scene in the waiting room if you are not called immediately." Thank you for your understanding in this matter. Then a couple weeks later, I went for routine bloodwork. The same type of notice was posted there.
Yesterday I arrived and was checked in at Ambulatory Surgery. When I was called in for the pre workup, I was given something I had to read and sign. It was a list of things I would not be allowed to do while in the office. Do not be verbally abusive to staff. Do not be physically abusive to staff. Do not attack or throw things at staff. and so on and so forth. It then said if I did anything of the sort, law officers would be called and I would be charged. Do you understand this as you have read it. I then had to sign it. It was like being read my rights before arrest.
Is it like that everywhere now? I am 80 years old and I have never physically assaulted a doctor or a nurse in my life when they were trying to help me. Nor have I thrown things at staff in restaurants or airports or on planes. Am I the only one that feels this started when the tarnished gold idol became president? How can our society work if people all think they are more important than everyone else? Or that you have the right to attack if you don't get your own way in everything? It saddens me that my grandchildren and great grandchildren will have to deal with this sort of crap.

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