tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post2296403903898903605..comments2023-07-02T19:23:47.154+10:00Comments on scuze i: tip top health tipsFruitCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-48500778508855347502013-08-20T01:20:09.843+10:002013-08-20T01:20:09.843+10:00Ha ha. Of course no one is speaking to or listenin...Ha ha. Of course no one is speaking to or listening to us! I live in an extremely marginal electorate and still nobody is speaking or listening to me.FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-87787667956321810752013-08-19T21:02:04.580+10:002013-08-19T21:02:04.580+10:00OK, my head's spinning ... all I 'know'...OK, my head's spinning ... all I 'know' is that I'm a member of the public BUT no one in politics is speaking to or about me. And I wish I could say so little as eloquently as you can!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-63473130874701645972013-08-05T22:41:21.420+10:002013-08-05T22:41:21.420+10:00To be honest Diane, this was my paltry attempt to ...To be honest Diane, this was my paltry attempt to make an amusing report from a real situation.<br /><br />On the Sunday evening in question, the ambos were not ramping, and the ED was relatively empty. The rest of it was mostly true.<br /><br />Never, not once has TO ever called for help and not been advantaged by how many medically connected people know her which is good for her but an indictment overall, really.<br /><br />[The comment about complaints from oldies being dismissed as unpleasant personalities is a dig at the several institutions where TO's Mum has lived]FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-67955530375362314982013-08-05T22:37:27.603+10:002013-08-05T22:37:27.603+10:00Red, your comments always provoke such long stream...Red, your comments always provoke such long streams of thought that I don't know where to begin and so say little. Sneaky.<br /><br />He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun him; He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is a child, teach him. He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep, wake him. He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise, follow him.<br /><br />What <i>do</i> you know? Hmmm?FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-3260827883230140472013-08-05T22:31:45.117+10:002013-08-05T22:31:45.117+10:00The older people in my family have always kept Go ...The older people in my family have always kept Go Bags. Strangely enough TO, who is of my generation, does not have one but seems to be in and out of hospitals more frequently than a Bishop goes into a brothel.<br /><br />But the Go Bag is a good idea, and I shall work on it. FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-53552141846723158512013-08-05T21:52:02.481+10:002013-08-05T21:52:02.481+10:00This is one of those rare moments that I would lik...This is one of those rare moments that I would like to go back a few years when TOH had a heart attack and the service was excellent. Quick ambulance, bed in emergency straight away etc etc .<br />I hope this isn't a real experience that you have had recently.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-22328596242352829422013-08-05T21:48:30.577+10:002013-08-05T21:48:30.577+10:00We asked for it, we got it. Sadly, this is not en...We asked for it, we got it. Sadly, this is not entirely inconsistent with experiences interstate, so perhaps I can (actually, I HAVE) extrapolate that this means the public hospital system around the <i>WHOLE COUNTRY</i> is stuffed. Strangely, this hasn't yet trickled down into election-speak from either party. We apparently need half a billion dollars of what the cynical would call 'vote buying spending' WAY more then we need a good health care system. Or an actual health care system. But what would I know??Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-47410656478411286492013-08-04T19:55:56.507+10:002013-08-04T19:55:56.507+10:00Rule 16: old ladies like me, keep a Go Bag with e...Rule 16: old ladies like me, keep a Go Bag with everything<br />(crucial items not readily duplicatable, are always in a heap ready to scoop) ready to ... <i>Go</i>.<br />I would suggest soft foam earplugs be added to block the noise of bed neighbours visitors. and air freshener.Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-73386290818941392542013-08-03T10:25:07.324+10:002013-08-03T10:25:07.324+10:00Where is your sense of adventure?Where is your sense of adventure?FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-32989869440147073192013-08-03T09:23:50.920+10:002013-08-03T09:23:50.920+10:00Might be better to die first.Might be better to die first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-6260150005512700112013-08-03T00:45:12.469+10:002013-08-03T00:45:12.469+10:00Certainly not a public one, M Stacks.Certainly not a public one, M Stacks.FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-41000313304289529372013-08-02T21:52:42.053+10:002013-08-02T21:52:42.053+10:00Rule 10 was as far as I could get - so very true.
...Rule 10 was as far as I could get - so very true.<br />A hospital is no place for a sick person.iODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394268529143990889noreply@blogger.com