Oh lord. You'd think medical people would have familiarity and smarts, but then you'd think that about lots of people.JennyB wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 3:55pmI went to get my annual mammogram today, and this is the first year they haven't asked if I could possibly be pregnant. I mean, I get it. I'm 49. But couldn't you have just taken two seconds and asked, and then I could respond with a wink "oh ho, that ship sailed LONG ago." And that would have made my day. But nooooooooo.
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Medical people are jaded as fuck, man. They don't care about shit. A lot of them are also way into themselves.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:09pmOh lord. You'd think medical people would have familiarity and smarts, but then you'd think that about lots of people.JennyB wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 3:55pmI went to get my annual mammogram today, and this is the first year they haven't asked if I could possibly be pregnant. I mean, I get it. I'm 49. But couldn't you have just taken two seconds and asked, and then I could respond with a wink "oh ho, that ship sailed LONG ago." And that would have made my day. But nooooooooo.
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I've never actually had a bad experience with a doctor or nurse as an adult. The "worst" was when I froze my ear by not wearing a toque and the ER doc asked me quite pointedly, "How old are you?" (I was 19.)Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:49pmMedical people are jaded as fuck, man. They don't care about shit. A lot of them are also way into themselves.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:09pmOh lord. You'd think medical people would have familiarity and smarts, but then you'd think that about lots of people.JennyB wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 3:55pmI went to get my annual mammogram today, and this is the first year they haven't asked if I could possibly be pregnant. I mean, I get it. I'm 49. But couldn't you have just taken two seconds and asked, and then I could respond with a wink "oh ho, that ship sailed LONG ago." And that would have made my day. But nooooooooo.
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A fair enough question.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 5:01pmI've never actually had a bad experience with a doctor or nurse as an adult. The "worst" was when I froze my ear by not wearing a toque and the ER doc asked me quite pointedly, "How old are you?" (I was 19.)Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:49pmMedical people are jaded as fuck, man. They don't care about shit. A lot of them are also way into themselves.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:09pmOh lord. You'd think medical people would have familiarity and smarts, but then you'd think that about lots of people.JennyB wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 3:55pmI went to get my annual mammogram today, and this is the first year they haven't asked if I could possibly be pregnant. I mean, I get it. I'm 49. But couldn't you have just taken two seconds and asked, and then I could respond with a wink "oh ho, that ship sailed LONG ago." And that would have made my day. But nooooooooo.
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Well to be fair, you aren't a victim of US healthcare.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 5:01pmI've never actually had a bad experience with a doctor or nurse as an adult. The "worst" was when I froze my ear by not wearing a toque and the ER doc asked me quite pointedly, "How old are you?" (I was 19.)Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:49pmMedical people are jaded as fuck, man. They don't care about shit. A lot of them are also way into themselves.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:09pmOh lord. You'd think medical people would have familiarity and smarts, but then you'd think that about lots of people.JennyB wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 3:55pmI went to get my annual mammogram today, and this is the first year they haven't asked if I could possibly be pregnant. I mean, I get it. I'm 49. But couldn't you have just taken two seconds and asked, and then I could respond with a wink "oh ho, that ship sailed LONG ago." And that would have made my day. But nooooooooo.
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In retrospect, I deserved it.revbob wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 6:16pmA fair enough question.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 5:01pmI've never actually had a bad experience with a doctor or nurse as an adult. The "worst" was when I froze my ear by not wearing a toque and the ER doc asked me quite pointedly, "How old are you?" (I was 19.)Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:49pmMedical people are jaded as fuck, man. They don't care about shit. A lot of them are also way into themselves.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:09pmOh lord. You'd think medical people would have familiarity and smarts, but then you'd think that about lots of people.JennyB wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 3:55pmI went to get my annual mammogram today, and this is the first year they haven't asked if I could possibly be pregnant. I mean, I get it. I'm 49. But couldn't you have just taken two seconds and asked, and then I could respond with a wink "oh ho, that ship sailed LONG ago." And that would have made my day. But nooooooooo.
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Yet to hear American pundits describe it, Canadian healthcare is a step below a Stalinist gulag.Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 6:23pmWell to be fair, you aren't a victim of US healthcare.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 5:01pmI've never actually had a bad experience with a doctor or nurse as an adult. The "worst" was when I froze my ear by not wearing a toque and the ER doc asked me quite pointedly, "How old are you?" (I was 19.)Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:49pmMedical people are jaded as fuck, man. They don't care about shit. A lot of them are also way into themselves.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:09pmOh lord. You'd think medical people would have familiarity and smarts, but then you'd think that about lots of people.JennyB wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 3:55pmI went to get my annual mammogram today, and this is the first year they haven't asked if I could possibly be pregnant. I mean, I get it. I'm 49. But couldn't you have just taken two seconds and asked, and then I could respond with a wink "oh ho, that ship sailed LONG ago." And that would have made my day. But nooooooooo.
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Me neither. I was also joking around. I don't really care, it was just kind of depressing.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 5:01pmI've never actually had a bad experience with a doctor or nurse as an adult. The "worst" was when I froze my ear by not wearing a toque and the ER doc asked me quite pointedly, "How old are you?" (I was 19.)Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:49pmMedical people are jaded as fuck, man. They don't care about shit. A lot of them are also way into themselves.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:09pmOh lord. You'd think medical people would have familiarity and smarts, but then you'd think that about lots of people.JennyB wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 3:55pmI went to get my annual mammogram today, and this is the first year they haven't asked if I could possibly be pregnant. I mean, I get it. I'm 49. But couldn't you have just taken two seconds and asked, and then I could respond with a wink "oh ho, that ship sailed LONG ago." And that would have made my day. But nooooooooo.
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That's what we think of Canada in general.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 6:28pmYet to hear American pundits describe it, Canadian healthcare is a step below a Stalinist gulag.Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 6:23pmWell to be fair, you aren't a victim of US healthcare.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 5:01pmI've never actually had a bad experience with a doctor or nurse as an adult. The "worst" was when I froze my ear by not wearing a toque and the ER doc asked me quite pointedly, "How old are you?" (I was 19.)Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:49pmMedical people are jaded as fuck, man. They don't care about shit. A lot of them are also way into themselves.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:09pm
Oh lord. You'd think medical people would have familiarity and smarts, but then you'd think that about lots of people.
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Pundit? More like "fund it." And by "it," I mean your own healthcare costs.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 6:28pmYet to hear American pundits describe it, Canadian healthcare is a step below a Stalinist gulag.Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 6:23pmWell to be fair, you aren't a victim of US healthcare.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 5:01pmI've never actually had a bad experience with a doctor or nurse as an adult. The "worst" was when I froze my ear by not wearing a toque and the ER doc asked me quite pointedly, "How old are you?" (I was 19.)Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:49pmMedical people are jaded as fuck, man. They don't care about shit. A lot of them are also way into themselves.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:09pm
Oh lord. You'd think medical people would have familiarity and smarts, but then you'd think that about lots of people.
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Embrace your geezerhood. Xers were built to get old if not gracefully, then sardonically. Or maybe it's just me—I feel like my personality has finally hit its proper age.JennyB wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 6:43pmMe neither. I was also joking around. I don't really care, it was just kind of depressing.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 5:01pmI've never actually had a bad experience with a doctor or nurse as an adult. The "worst" was when I froze my ear by not wearing a toque and the ER doc asked me quite pointedly, "How old are you?" (I was 19.)Kory wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:49pmMedical people are jaded as fuck, man. They don't care about shit. A lot of them are also way into themselves.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 4:09pmOh lord. You'd think medical people would have familiarity and smarts, but then you'd think that about lots of people.JennyB wrote: ↑02 Mar 2021, 3:55pmI went to get my annual mammogram today, and this is the first year they haven't asked if I could possibly be pregnant. I mean, I get it. I'm 49. But couldn't you have just taken two seconds and asked, and then I could respond with a wink "oh ho, that ship sailed LONG ago." And that would have made my day. But nooooooooo.
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That's what we think of Canada in general.
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He's quite wealthy, you know.
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