Comments on: “I’m going to grab your vitals”

By: Marlene

Marlene — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 03:40:02 +0000

physicsguy:
As Huxley wrote: Great to hear of your recovery!!
And I’m sorry that the “every 6 month’s” … “full med workup” is so stressful!
I’ve been there with my husband.
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And, to compare our blessed “luck” of being in America, i read earlier today of a 71 year old man in the UK who died because the nursing staff didn’t know how to use the medical breathing equipment that he needed.
God please: Stave off DEI, and socialist medicine!!

By: TR

TR — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:40:38 +0000

For some reason, I was flagged for extra TSA screening after I went through the scanner at the airport last weekend. They literally grabbed my vitals.

By: Betsybounds

Betsybounds — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:39:40 +0000

SHIREHOME: So your first name is “Guy”?

By: Oldav8r

Oldav8r — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:31:58 +0000

My main complaint is that they always want to grab them at 4 in the morning. No worries I get too much sleep anyway.

By: Tom Murin

Tom Murin — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:56:26 +0000

I prefer “glom” to “steal.”

By: F

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:40:05 +0000

Speaking of misused words, I had a friend who preface any self-correction he would make with the words “no, I lied.” As in, “Did I say it was four o’clock? No, I lied. It’s 4:15.”

I always thought it was a kind of self-deprecating humor. But I never found it funny — just strange.

By: Mike Plaiss

Mike Plaiss — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:28:42 +0000

I have an affinity for black humor. I don’t know why – something very human about it I suppose. Years ago i decided I wanted a motorcycle and signed up for a riding class at the local Harley dealership. Such classes, there and elsewhere, are almost always done in the Spring. Or, as the guys teaching the class liked to call it, Organ Donor Season.

By: R2L

R2L — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 03:26:47 +0000

@ Miguel: ” … the idea of personal space seems to have been erased along with most signs of courtesy.”
Yes, would it be too much for them to supply an inspection gown that has cords that are long enough to reach around to the front for easier tying? Or easily reached Velcro tabs for open-in-back versions?

SHIREHOME on August 16, 2025 at 1:56 pm: I am pretty sure the non-sexual version of “guy” is now pretty well established in our culture today.
And you said: ” I do not like to be referred by my first name by total strangers.” I have to admit that as I passed through the ages of 17 to maybe 22, it was interesting to have more and more store clerks refer to me as “Sir”. Shortly after that I was drafted into the Army and then no one called me Sir.

AesopFan on August 16, 2025 at 3:41 pm:
“My mother and unmarried sister were vacationing together and had a car accident which resulted in both of them having broken legs, one the left and one the right.”
If they had been placed in different rooms, I could envision the necessity or wisdom of displaying signs over their bed that showed their specific names and which leg was damaged, just to reduce the chances for some unhappy error.

Kate on August 16, 2025 at 6:27 pm:
“Many mothers agree with me that once you’ve gone through labor and delivery at the hospital there’s no modesty left.”
If the child is a girl, you could then name her Modesty; and if it is a boy, you could nickname him Lefty!! 🙂

Surely many of us have found an item on sale and said “gee, that is a real steal at that price!”

By: huxley

huxley — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 03:07:53 +0000

so I suspect it’s “medical humor”.

Barry Meslin:

My sister was a nurse for thirty years or so. She said there is a lot of black humor exchanged by medical personnel, though they are careful to keep it away from patients.

By: Geoffrey Britain

Geoffrey Britain — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 02:40:11 +0000

Question; ” “Can I steal these baskets?”

Answer: If you do, I’ll be forced to call the manager…