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Started by Tank, June 26, 2010, 03:13:35 PM

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jumbojak

No. The one actual doctor I have seen didn't restrict me in any way and I am not going to sit around for months waiting to see a GP. Especially when this is the one bright spot in my days.

"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

"I'd be incensed by your impudence were I not so impressed by your memory." - Siz

Tank

Quote from: jumbojak on May 15, 2019, 09:17:40 PM
No. The one actual doctor I have seen didn't restrict me in any way and I am not going to sit around for months waiting to see a GP. Especially when this is the one bright spot in my days.

Ok :)
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"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Icarus

JJ I get the impression that you are somewhere near the Virginia shore. Some of your marvelous pictures give me that impression. Where in hell in eastern Virginia can you not get a timely appointment with a suitable physician for a need that might be critical? 

It is certainly true that there are some, even many, of the areas of the US that are underserved by the medical community.........I am thinking Northern Montana,  or some other god forsaken place where there are few humans and even fewer health care professionals. Virginia is not one of those places.........Appalachia maybe, somewhere in the depths of the  Blue ridge, but not the eastern part of the Virginia Commonwealth.

I / we are concerned about your plight

jumbojak

Surry Virginia, there are few doctors in the area. One in Surry itself but not accepting new patients. One doctor in Smithfield would see me but he's a quack, and very few in Suffolk, etc. are accepting new patients. There are "med express" type places but they don't generally let you see an actual doctor and the assistants can't refer you to specialists  and will call you an ambulance to pawn you off on the nearest hospital after you pay their $200 fee.

"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

"I'd be incensed by your impudence were I not so impressed by your memory." - Siz

Dark Lightning

Quote from: jumbojak on May 21, 2019, 01:49:27 AM
Surry Virginia, there are few doctors in the area. One in Surry itself but not accepting new patients. One doctor in Smithfield would see me but he's a quack, and very few in Suffolk, etc. are accepting new patients. There are "med express" type places but they don't generally let you see an actual doctor and the assistants can't refer you to specialists  and will call you an ambulance to pawn you off on the nearest hospital after you pay their $200 fee.

Wow, that's pretty ate up. I lived in a small town of 2000 people in Idaho for almost a year and there was better medical service available, back in '75.

jumbojak

The population of the town is only about 400 people. The county as a whole is about 7,000. It's a small, small place.

"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

"I'd be incensed by your impudence were I not so impressed by your memory." - Siz

hermes2015

Quote from: jumbojak on May 21, 2019, 04:19:07 AM
The population of the town is only about 400 people. The county as a whole is about 7,000. It's a small, small place.

I Google Mapped it and it does look small. I love Farmer Joe's Garden Shop, though.
"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

jumbojak

Old Joe is a Hungarian immigrant. Very, very odd man who was recently diagnosed with dementia, so Farmer Joe's may not be around much longer. He had this talent for popping up behind you, and not just at the shop. You could be in Farmer's United next door, all by yourself,  and the BAM! There's Joe.


"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

"I'd be incensed by your impudence were I not so impressed by your memory." - Siz

Tank

Quote from: jumbojak on May 21, 2019, 05:31:01 AM
Old Joe is a Hungarian immigrant. Very, very odd man who was recently diagnosed with dementia, so Farmer Joe's may not be around much longer. He had this talent for popping up behind you, and not just at the shop. You could be in Farmer's United next door, all by yourself,  and the BAM! There's Joe.

Why don't you see about taking over his store?
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

jumbojak

Quote from: Tank on May 21, 2019, 08:07:41 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on May 21, 2019, 05:31:01 AM
Old Joe is a Hungarian immigrant. Very, very odd man who was recently diagnosed with dementia, so Farmer Joe's may not be around much longer. He had this talent for popping up behind you, and not just at the shop. You could be in Farmer's United next door, all by yourself,  and the BAM! There's Joe.

Why don't you see about taking over his store?

First, there's the money. Second, I have no patience for gardening! I really couldn't stand the work.

"Amazing what chimney sweeping can teach us, no? Keep your fire hot and
your flue clean."  - Ecurb Noselrub

"I'd be incensed by your impudence were I not so impressed by your memory." - Siz

Dark Lightning

Quote from: jumbojak on May 21, 2019, 05:31:01 AM
Old Joe is a Hungarian immigrant. Very, very odd man who was recently diagnosed with dementia, so Farmer Joe's may not be around much longer. He had this talent for popping up behind you, and not just at the shop. You could be in Farmer's United next door, all by yourself,  and the BAM! There's Joe.

The yo-yo in the "Senile Delinquent" thread does that. It's called "reconning". One gets up close behind someone undetected and cuts their throat. When asked what I wanted out of the discussion about the threat by the Parks & Rec manager responsible for our little playground, I said, "Don't touch my tools, don't touch my projects, and stay away from me!" That precludes him from getting close enough to be considered a threat, and stops the reconning, to boot. That's cheerful-making, right there! The yo-yo is 70 years old, I discovered. You'd think he'd know better.

Tank

Quote from: jumbojak on May 21, 2019, 12:45:45 PM
Quote from: Tank on May 21, 2019, 08:07:41 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on May 21, 2019, 05:31:01 AM
Old Joe is a Hungarian immigrant. Very, very odd man who was recently diagnosed with dementia, so Farmer Joe's may not be around much longer. He had this talent for popping up behind you, and not just at the shop. You could be in Farmer's United next door, all by yourself,  and the BAM! There's Joe.

Why don't you see about taking over his store?

First, there's the money. Second, I have no patience for gardening! I really couldn't stand the work.

Bugger :(
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

Buddy

My SIL's baby shower is this weekend and my aunt and uncle from Pennsylvania are coming out for them. I haven't seen them since 2017.
Strange but not a stranger<br /><br />I love my car more than I love most people.

Tank

The snails and daphnia are clearing the water in the little wildlife pond in my garden :)


If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

xSilverPhinx

I'm going to take a short trip by myself in June. Going back to my hometown for a few days.
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey