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[Arielle]

Quote: Oz-- my point was that even good doctors are caught in a system that stymies the good intentions . . . . and I would like to have a doctor that understands how much I know about myself and respects that . . . I agree most have good intentions and good ethics.

 

[ozexpat]

Oz-- my point was that even good doctors are caught in a system that stymies the good intentions . . . . and I would like to have a doctor that understands how much I know about myself and respects that . . . I agree most have good intentions and good ethics.

I agree with most of what you say and i applaud you for taking responsibility for your own healthcare decisions.

I have just had a rough day with my hand on someones heart and then dealing with families who were not properly prepared.

 

[Arielle]

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[Arielle]

Today the 50% sign was up and I bought $85 of veg seeds !! Whoot!! SUre hope the ground hog has relocated and will leave my vegies alone. A little electric fencing me thinks and I'll toss him a few tomatos now and then.

Hope the cold weather warms up and spring jumps in!!

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Sorry you had a rough day--

 

[superchemicalgirl]

such wonderful opinions.

I do not slag off farmers, beat on teachers, smack around cops.

Please give us medical people the same respect. Most of have good intentions ... and good ethics

We do an often demanding, sometimes frustrating job and most of us are doing our best to navigate this system and help our patients navigate the system.

If you don't like what you got from a doc, nurse, PA, etc tell them why you won't be coming back. Ask around for opinions on who to go to. Get a second opinion.

Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to head back to work today, unpaid. We've been incredibly short staffed the last few months, which has become significantly worse the last 2 weeks, and we've been working extra to ensure that our doctors, nurses, PAs and especially patients don't have any delay in care or decrease in quality of care. Because that's what we do.

 

[gryeyes]

Having spent 37 years in the Public Safety community (in three different parts of California) and immersed in my career all that time, I am often surprised by the general public's view of The Police, which I've encountered in my short retired experience. Amazing misconceptions.

'Nuff said about that.

We got the ground leveled and the first set of boards constructed to outline the pond. 10 X 15 rectangle is a BIG pond. Whoot! Some of the footprint uses the spot where the 300 gallon stock tank rested; I found six duck eggs in the bottom when it drained. Silly ducks.

The ganders are not happy ... Both make little mournful honks when they walk to the spot where there used to be the ramp into the tank. The two kiddie pools are in high demand, now.

Several chickens helped till the pile of excavated soil. One, Stella, followed John around any time he had a shovel in his hands. Sarge the turkey gobbled in response to construction sounds all day long.

I do wish to have some pond plants, but I am sure the waterfowl will destroy anything green and tasty. (I followed Wifezilla's thread on trying to grow duckweed and other plants in her pond duck-ponics experiments.) So, we will see. I have had a pond pump squirreled away -unopened- which is one rated to handle muck better than most, and plan to build a "Skippy Filter" to assist in keeping the pond water cleaner, longer, between wash outs.

 

[dsqard]

Linda, two things in response to your thread.
Point #1 there are going to be good apples and bad apples in every bunch no matter what bunch you are talking about.
Point #2: Where are the accompaning pictures? I thought we made it abundantly clear that you are to document the activities especially since we know you can use your camera now that it "speaks" to you in English.

 

[gryeyes]

Stand by. I am editing photos today and will upload the best.

 

[dsqard]

Stand by. I am editing photos today and will upload the best.

Well alright (tapping foot impatiently) I guess we can wait.