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  • Dec 14, 2008, 04:58 PM
    KBC
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Curlyben View Post
    Just checked and nothing has been has been changed, moved, removed, merged, edited or owt.
    Time for different glasses maybe ;)


    Yeah they like cake ;)

    You were right Ben(as usual) :o The thread I thought it was on wasn't the one it was actually on,, I must have been delusional last night, too much info,not enough brain power for all of it.:rolleyes:
  • Dec 14, 2008, 07:45 PM
    Alty

    It's the meds Ken, blame it on the meds, that's what I do. I'm to young to blame it on old age. Nope, I'm not old, I'm young challenged. ;)
  • Dec 14, 2008, 09:11 PM
    KBC
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Altenweg View Post
    It's the meds Ken, blame it on the meds, that's what I do. I'm to young to blame it on old age. Nope, I'm not old, I'm young challenged. ;)

    OK that's a good excuse(I know how OLD you are... lol starby told me... :) )
  • Dec 14, 2008, 09:15 PM
    starbuck8

    Nuh uhhh... he's fibbin!
  • Dec 14, 2008, 09:24 PM
    KBC
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by starbuck8 View Post
    nuh uhhh....he's fibbin!!

    Prove it:mad: I want facts:mad: call a lawyer:mad: call for that pizza(it STILL hasn't shown up)... BTW if you need the number its XXX-XXX-XXXX Illinois state police :eek:
  • Dec 14, 2008, 09:38 PM
    starbuck8
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KBC View Post
    Prove it:mad: I want facts:mad: call a lawyer:mad: call for that pizza(it STILL hasn't shown up)...BTW if you need the number its XXX-XXX-XXXX Illinois state police :eek:

    I called that number and got your pharmacist out of bed! :eek: He's peeerttyyy maaaddd!
  • Dec 15, 2008, 05:18 AM
    KBC
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by starbuck8 View Post
    I called that number and got your pharmacist outta bed!! :eek: He's peeerttyyy maaaddd!!

    Oh great,now I need to write ANOTHER sign??

    Dear Mr. Pharmacist,Due to the late night phone call I understand my medications won't be available anymore,OK,I am going to Canada with the rest of the well informed to receive the less expensive,non generic medications available to the public... nee ner need ner neeeee ner phfffft :p
  • Dec 15, 2008, 08:31 AM
    starbuck8

    Anyone care to take a guess at what the temp. is here this morning? Guess... c'mon I dare you... just guess!
  • Dec 15, 2008, 02:09 PM
    JoeCanada76

    Hey you.

    Popping in to say hello again.

    Starby, Not allergic to dogs, not as severe anyway, remember my puppy sammy? She lived until she was 18.

    Alty, looks like we are on the same page about Commercialism Christmas.. I would sign up for the BAN.
  • Dec 15, 2008, 06:16 PM
    starbuck8

    Hey Joe! That's right, you had Sammy. Sorry, I had forgotten.

    So no one wanted to take a stab at the temp eh? It was -51 Fahrenheit, -46 Celsius this morn. Eeeekkkkk! But it's warmed up! It's now a balmy -38F, -36C. WOOHOO!
  • Dec 15, 2008, 11:41 PM
    starbuck8

    Rant time!

    I posted an ad on a public site where I live for a dog walker for Niki. I explained that I am on a very limited budget right now because of my back and hip, so I wouldn't be able to afford much, but I would try and be fair.

    I got a response right away from a wonderful girl. She took Niki to the dog park everyday with her two dogs, and exercised them all. She just happened to be almost 9 months pregnant, when she first started coming. I was shocked that she still wanted to take Niki. She even took her dogs and Niki up steep hills for an extra work out! On top of that... she refused to take a dime from me! She's definitely getting a nice C'mas gift from me and Niki. She just had her baby a week ago, so won't be coming for a bit, but says it won't be long until she's at it again.

    Then a teenager offered to walk Niki in the eves. Although she sometimes doesn't come when she says she will (teens, lol) she still does come. She only asked for $10-15 a week. and that is when she walks Nik every night. (although I have pd her a little more because it's C'mas) The time usually varies from a half hr. to actually 3 hrs. one time. She came tonight and walked her for about 20 minutes or so... but it was freakin -40! It's damn cold! But she was bundled up good, and wanted to take Nik.

    So now to the rant! I just got another message. From a girl who said she would be happy to take Niki, because she takes her kids out on walks all of the time, and lives right near me. So I thought, well a spare is always good too, so I wrote her back and said that would be great, and I gave her my phone #. She msg'd me back, and said she could walk Niki 3 morns a week. but would like to bring her kids over for about an hr. first to meet Niki, and then she started talking price. She said she thought a fair price would be $25 dollars a WALK! Are you KIDDING ME? I hope she would be taking Niki on 6 hr walk! I could put Niki in doggie daycare for $14 a day for 8 hrs. and they are walked two or three times, played with when they aren't sleeping, they play games with them and teach them things, and they feed them with their own food! If I was working outside of my home I would have considered that for Niki. But $25 dollars a day for probably not more than an hr? Is that not INSANE?? Geez, some people!
  • Dec 16, 2008, 07:43 AM
    HistorianChick

    All right... my rant... (blame it on the lack of caffeine... )

    I love texting as much as the next person... I admit I'm addicted to it. BUT GOLLY!! Come ON people! Why do you think that texting an ex is going to make it better? If anything else, texting makes it worse! Rah...

    Sorry - I was going to ask a question about it, but felt that the rant would be better.

    I feel much better. Thank you, all!

    Starby, how you be?
  • Dec 16, 2008, 10:42 PM
    KBC

    OH big rant for today.

    I got this call from the anesthesiologists office asking about my 'wife's' call to the doctor about this condition that runs in the family?? It's called malignant hypothermia,I have never heard of it.And to boot,I haven't even SPOKEN to my(ex)wife in over 5 years(not to any extent anyway)And surely not about this surgery for sure!

    I was at a total loss as to an explanation.I said that they were misinformed or they had someone else's information put in my case file.

    The lady called back a few minutes later and was sure it was for me and that my 'wife' had made the call.NOW I was getting wacked out,to say the least.

    She asked if I had any surgeries in the past and did they use general anesthesia?I said yes and yes,but I didn't have any problems with it and don't know why some kind of information like that would be on my records??

    Later I descovered it was my mother who called the doctors office,ad she had neglected to tell me... hmmmm.

    2 days ago she decided to call the surgeon to tell them dads cousin died on the surgery table from some kind of reaction to the anesthesia called malignant hypothermia,I have never heard of it.(nor had I heard that his cousin had died from it.)

    I was a little livid,I said I AM NOT 12 YEARS OLD!YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE CALLED HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE,(that for her to call them I felt was out of line)and secondly,to call when she didn't even tell me this(much less explain the death when it happened 3 years ago, like where the hell was I that she couldn't tell me?? )OK that is a rant for another time... :(

    So,upon cooler heads,we discussed the call and her thoughts that it was necessary to tell the doc this possibility was something that should be addressed.OK

    The anesthesiologist made a clear statement.IF you have this on your health records,NO INSURANCE COMPANY WILL COVER YOU.The risk of loss of life is apparently enough grounds for a company to deny coverage,forever.

    Needless to say,the information(as I played it off being as I really didn't know about any of it being true)I had removed from the statement as misinformation and I clearly stated my last surgery had no complications.

    Mom was defensive(as usual,she has to cover her lifestyle of drinking and being on a pain patch,, good mix,, for an alcoholic) :( She pulled the old,But I was worried for you,statement.That got me,I know she cares, but to be such an alarmist over something that hasn't been evident in my past,and is what,4 bloodlines away from mine... sheesh.

    OK,I needed to rant and I did.I am antsy, worried about tomorrow but it'll pass(as soon as the pre-op shot is given:) )

    Keep me in your thoughts( OK if you must pray do it... lol:) )

    I'll be back on in the afternoon(for those who care):p
  • Dec 17, 2008, 12:12 AM
    starbuck8

    Oh man Kenster! Now that is a reason for a rant! Holy crap, that is insane! I just can't believe that. I would be furious too! You didn't need that right before your surgery. Your Mom probably meant well, but geez, you could have lost your coverage! I'm also wondering about Dr./Patient confidentiality!

    That was not very professional of them at all! They should not be able to give any information out, just because you are a relative, or not at all actually. What were they thinking? They not only didn't know who they were speaking with, they discussed your case with someone who could have been a complete stranger! That would burn my A$$ too!

    Of course we will be thinking about you in the morning, and yes, prayers whether you like them or not! :p It will go smoothly I'm certain. Try not to think of the big mix-up, no matter how aggravating it was, and just concentrate on getting better! :)
  • Dec 17, 2008, 12:20 PM
    starbuck8

    Rant... rant! Fed Ex is going to drive me nuts! They keep changing pick up times on me! They changed their pick up time from this morn. to later this afternoon, then back to morning, then back to afternoon! Now I just got a call saying they might not make it today, and my overnight pkg won't make it by the morning, because they have closed our hwy's! Okay, maybe my rant should be directed to Mother Nature... but I can't find her number in the book! Of course she has an unlisted number! She just thinks she's all that and a bag of chips doesn't she?!

    Ps. Sorry guys... you're not getting your Christmas presents... LOL! (that's my story, and I'm sticking to it!) :p
  • Dec 17, 2008, 01:42 PM
    KBC
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by starbuck8 View Post

    ps. Sorry guys...you're not getting your Christmas presents...LOL! (that's my story, and I'm stickin to it!) :p

    You know what,I heard that same excuse from you neighbor(4 hours away,, you know the one)about my PIZZA!:D

    And she is sticking to her story too... can anyone say conspiracy?
  • Dec 17, 2008, 02:10 PM
    starbuck8
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KBC View Post
    You know what,I heard that same excuse from you neighbor(4 hours away,,,you know the one)about my PIZZA!:D

    And she is sticking to her story too...can anyone say conspiracy?

    Conspirators?. Us? The anesthesia has affected your brain. Lay down down now... sleep it off... you are hallucinating! :eek:
  • Dec 17, 2008, 02:35 PM
    JoeCanada76

    I have a rant and a big one. It has been waiting for a long time, but I think I will save it for another time.

    Hook,
  • Dec 17, 2008, 03:17 PM
    KBC
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by starbuck8 View Post
    Conspirators?...Us?? The anesthesia has affected your brain. Lay down down now...sleep it off...you are hallucinating!! :eek:

    Now I can't sleep,I think I am enjoying the effects too much... :rolleyes:
  • Dec 17, 2008, 04:48 PM
    magprob

    I'll tell you, it really pisses me off when people rant. RANT RANT RANT! Every where I go, people RANTING about silly crap that means nothing. Nothing I tell you! Ranting cause the dish network guy is late. "My doctor made me wait" Whaa Whaa Whaa! "The Fed Ex driver didn't bring me the useless crap I bought on the internet!" Whaa Whaa Whaa! "Some jerk stopped in the middle of the road just because he had a load of lumber he needed to unload and wanted to back in right in front of me and made me late getting to the mall so I could buy more useless junk that I couldn't find on the internet!" Whaa Whaa Whaa!
    "Some old lady walked in front of me at the store slowing me down for 5 seconds!" Whaa Whaa Whaa!
    Well you know what? I do all those things to piss people off plus more and I fart in public to boot. So all together now:
    WHAA WHAA WHAA!
  • Dec 17, 2008, 05:14 PM
    KBC
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by magprob View Post
    I'll tell ya, it really pisses me off when people rant. RANT RANT RANT! Every where I go, people RANTING about silly crap that means nothing. Nothing I tell you! Ranting cause the dish network guy is late. "My doctor made me wait" Whaa Whaa Whaa! "The Fed Ex driver didn't bring me the useless crap I bought on the internet!" Whaa Whaa Whaa! "Some jerk stopped in the middle of the road just because he had a load of lumber he needed to unload and wanted to back in right in front of me and made me late getting to the mall so I could buy more useless junk that I couldn't find on the internet!" Whaa Whaa Whaa!
    "Some old lady walked in front of me at the store slowing me down for 5 seconds!" Whaa Whaa Whaa!
    Well you know what? I do all those things to piss people off plus more and I fart in public to boot. So all together now:
    WHAA WHAA WHAA!

    FINALLY,a rant you can sink your teeth into!! :cool:
  • Dec 17, 2008, 07:22 PM
    starbuck8

    Mag! I should have ran you over in the parking lot today when I had the chance! But, you farted, and startled me! I thought it was the guy behind me honking his horn, so I swerved and accidentally ran into a little old lady, so I jumped out of my car to see if she was all right. Well, she was unconscious but breathing, so in order not to cause another accident, I picked up her pkgs. and put them into my car. Whew... at least I got my C'mas shopping done! That little ole lady had sum good stuff! I'll get you next time though Mag!
  • Dec 17, 2008, 08:14 PM
    magprob

    There you go, RANTING again!
    Actually, that was pretty good Starbuck8. I mean the part about you thinking my fart was a Truck Horn. Makes me proud. Thank you.
  • Dec 17, 2008, 09:58 PM
    Alty

    Mag, on a scale of one to ten on the loud fart meter I give you a 9.9. ;)

    Ken, you're in my thoughts and prayers, not worries, you'll be fine. :)

    Starby, maybe you should be the one writing books, not me. ;)

    I have a ton of rants but they're all my own doing so I'm not telling. :(
  • Dec 17, 2008, 10:06 PM
    starbuck8
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by magprob View Post
    There you go, RANTING again!
    Actually, that was pretty good Starbuck8. I mean the part about you thinking my fart was a Truck Horn. Makes me proud. Thank you.

    RANT! People that don't call me Starby! :p
  • Dec 17, 2008, 10:09 PM
    Alty

    Starbuck8, calm down, breath, you don't want to get your feathers all ruffled. ;)

    Oooh, my show is on, and it's new. I'll be back in an hour, maybe. ;)
  • Dec 17, 2008, 10:21 PM
    starbuck8
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Altenweg View Post
    Mag, on a scale of one to ten on the loud fart meter I give you a 9.9. ;)

    Ken, you're in my thoughts and prayers, not worries, you'll be fine. :)

    Starby, maybe you should be the one writing books, not me. ;)

    I have a ton of rants but they're all my own doing so I'm not telling. :(

    I'll tell on you! You got up in the middle of the night, and fumbled around for your slippers, to go and get a snack. You mistook one of the dogs for a slipper, and he bit your foot! You hopped on one foot to get to the bathroom, and slipped on bunny poop, and fell on your A$$! You got up and did the bunny hop to the kitchen and tried to find the light! You ran into the bird cage, and the door popped open and the bird flew out and got caught in your hair! You flailed around and knocked over the fish bowl, and the goldfish was squirming on the floor. You cut your foot on the glass from the fish bowl and started to cry! You went back to bed, the dog was mad and pissed in your bed, you had a sore A$$, a bird in your hair, a bloody foot, a dog sleeping in your spot, so you went and slept in the dog kennel! Wiggy got up in the morning, kissed the dog, gave you a bowl of water, and smiled to himself, because his work was done!
  • Dec 17, 2008, 10:33 PM
    Alty

    LMAO, I love it Starby, only one problem. The fish tank is plastic! ;)

    We should collaberate on an adult children's book. Why adult? Because I'm pretty sure you can't say a$$ in a kids book. I'd have to check to make sure though. ;)

    So, that's why I got water in a bowl this morning. That Wiggy! ;)

    Commercial break over, back to my show. Can you tell I'm addicted to both the show and AMHD?
  • Dec 17, 2008, 10:43 PM
    KBC
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by starbuck8 View Post
    I'll tell on you! You got up in the middle of the night, and fumbled around for your slippers, to go and get a snack. You mistook one of the dogs for a slipper, and he bit your foot! You hopped on one foot to get to the bathroom, and slipped on bunny poop, and fell on your A$$! You got up and did the bunny hop to the kitchen and tried to find the light! You ran into the bird cage, and the door popped open and the bird flew out and got caught in your hair! You flailed around and knocked over the fish bowl, and the goldfish was squirming on the floor. You cut your foot on the glass from the fish bowl and started to cry! You went back to bed, the dog was mad and pissed in your bed, you had a sore A$$, a bird in your hair, a bloody foot, a dog sleeping in your spot, so you went and slept in the dog kennel! Wiggy got up in the morning, kissed the dog, gave you a bowl of water, and smiled to himself, because his work was done!

    WOW,you should be writing the book... one for the TOTALLY INSANE!! :eek:

    NO seriously, that was really good(and it might be true?? huh?? )
  • Dec 17, 2008, 10:54 PM
    magprob

    I'd like it better if she had stuck her foot in the dogs but and walked around for a while wearing it.
  • Dec 17, 2008, 11:17 PM
    KBC

    OUCH,, That Christmas spirit is folding it's wings
  • Dec 17, 2008, 11:28 PM
    starbuck8
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by magprob View Post
    I'd like it better if she had stuck her foot in the dogs but and walked around for a while wearing it.

    This dawg says he will NOT be used as a slipper!

    YouTube - chrismas dogs & cats song
  • Dec 17, 2008, 11:32 PM
    Alty

    No dog butt slippers, that's not okay!

    Chewy (the beagle baby) had massive diarreaha yesterday morning at 5am. I was up for an hour cleaning it up. The sound of him pooping woke me up, that's how bad it was. I will not stick my foot up that butt, no way, no how!
  • Dec 17, 2008, 11:49 PM
    KBC

    Not without a rubber on anyway... :D
  • Dec 18, 2008, 12:52 AM
    starbuck8
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KBC View Post
    Not without a rubber on anyway...:D

    Ewwwwww!! Who's going to remove that? :eek: I think I'll pass on my midnite snack now! ::gag::
  • Dec 18, 2008, 06:39 AM
    HistorianChick

    Whoa... what happened here? https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/workpl...-293132-4.html

    Read it from the beginning... I have to say, I'm as appalled as IMFHB...
  • Dec 18, 2008, 07:00 AM
    JudyKayTee
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by HistorianChick View Post
    Whoa.... what happened here? https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/workpl...-293132-4.html

    Read it from the beginning... I have to say, I'm as appalled as IMFHB....



    I'm a participant on that thread (as you know) - what has you appalled? (And what does IMFHB mean?)


    BYOB, that I get.
  • Dec 18, 2008, 07:03 AM
    HistorianChick

    Ha ha... byob... yes...

    IMFHB - IAmFromHuntersBar

    I'm just appalled at the seeming tempers. It just seems like a verbal wrestling match now. The OP isn't going to change her morals/values because we yell at her, and answerers aren't going to change their opinions. It just seems like the question should be done.

    I guess it is my non-confrontational personality coming out - even through a website.
  • Dec 18, 2008, 07:04 AM
    JudyKayTee
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by HistorianChick View Post
    Ha ha .... byob... yes...

    IMFHB - IAmFromHuntersBar

    I'm just appalled at the seeming tempers. It just seems like a verbal wrestling match now. The OP isn't going to change her morals/values because we yell at her, and answerers aren't going to change their opinions. It just seems like the question should be done.

    I guess it is my non-confrontational personality coming out - even through a website.



    Should it be closed? Sure - a long time ago. It is no longer about the OP's question. It's about moral values, confrontations about "what would you do"?

    Ahh - if it were within my power to close it...

    Best I can do - which I've done - is walk away. I've had my say.
  • Dec 18, 2008, 07:06 AM
    HistorianChick

    I do agree... I think its been done for a while now.

    Unfortunately, we can't change the world - nor can we fix other people's lives when they don't ask for it. I think that's what everyone means...

    *sigh*... :)

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